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Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor
Job Posted: 3 hours ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Livingston, West Lothian
Expire in: a month
Job Description
We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team on a permanent basis. This role will assume responsibility as commercial lead on the commercial aspects of high profile M&E construction projects for a prestigious banking framework from inception to completion.
You will be expected to show a great deal of proactivity as the role will be relatively autonomous, with regular meetings scheduled with the Commercial Manager to review overall commercial performance. You will provide monthly reports to the Commercial Manager on all commercial matters; in doing so you will be expected to have interrogated CVR’s, cash, accruals etc., and present your findings in a formal written manner, escalating any risks and proposed action plans.
You will be a key member of the senior team to enhance the delivery of the framework. Ultimately you will work in conjunction with the service delivery team to ensure projects are delivered on time and budget whilst maintaining good client relations with the view to gaining repeat business for the Client.
Ideal candidates will be experienced M&E services-orientated Quantity Surveyors with at least 5 years post graduate experience who are looking for the next career step. Ideally, you will come from either an independent building services contractor or one of the national firms. What is essential is that your background is very much grounded in building services.
Experience /skills required
* Suitable applicants will be educated to BSc Quantity Surveying or equivalent and will be able to demonstrate experience working at Project QS or Senior level for recognised contractors.
* You will have a stable career history and be well versed with NEC contracts & Schedule of rates contracts.
* Be able to take from estimate and covert to clients SOR.
* Previous building services experience as a Senior/Quantity Surveyor in a main contractor or building services business.
* Strong commercial awareness.
* Demonstrates strong attention to detail and produces accurate work.
* Communicates information and ideas proactively and confidentially in a way which is received positively, both verbally and in writing.
* Shares knowledge with others.
* Manages time effectively.
Personal Attributes
The successful individual will be a dedicated and results-driven surveyor with a successful background in the achievement of profitable contracts. An analytical approach and excellent time management skills are imperative to the role.
You will have strong commercial acumen with good negotiation skills, and the ability to liaise effectively with clients and architects to maintain/build robust relationships. You should have good communication skills as you will be required to express yourself in writing, and verbally at internal and external meetings.
You must also have a demonstrable ability to work well as part of a team, interacting positively with colleagues, and with internal and external clients.
Remuneration
Competitive salary dependant on experience
Car Allowance
Couples Health Care
5% Employers Pension Contributions
33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) + an extra 1/2 day off for your birthday
Valuing People at Livingston
Livingston Building Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
One of our core values is to ‘Value People’. We are passionate about investing in people and genuinely take care about what we do and how we do it. This ensures that the working environment, staff, suppliers and the communities we serve always remain at the front-of-mind.
Put simply, a diverse and inclusive workforce opens our business up to a much wider talent pool and greater innovation and creativity through teams with different experiences, backgrounds and education.
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