Quantity Surveyor - North London

Position: Quantity Surveyor (Painting)

Location: North London

Salary: up to £65k plus package

The company:

Our client is a National Property Services contractor that are looking to recruit an experienced Quantity Surveyor for their growing painting division.

The Quantity Surveyor Role:

To manage and control all financial and technical aspects of contracts including procurement, invoicing and payment to minimise costs & maximise value. The allocated surveyor is fully responsible for the financial performance of the project through to collection of cash.

Quantity Surveyor Key Responsibilities:

• Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders.
• Check contract/tender documents and highlight risks.
• Understand the Health & Safety requirements of tenders and contracts.
• Assist the Branch in developing specific method statements.
• Understand the cost base and production levels to secure work for the Branch.
• Develop and maintain several specialist subcontract and supplier contacts, sufficient to avoid reliance on any one company.
• Ensure production targets are issued and contract CVR's are set.
• Ensure contracts have targets at detail and summary levels, from operative to contract manager.
• Ensure the quality of subcontract orders are sufficient to avoid situations leading to potential claims against the Company.
• Ensure all contracts have measure in place to track and record financial progress.
• Monitor all ongoing contract costs against those detailed in the original tender.
• Highlight variations from anticipated costs and resolve promptly.
• Record all variations, extras etc. and agree with the client.
• Ensure that all Company Policies and Procedures are followed.
• Make applications for payment on time and in a format agreed with the client to ensure prompt payment.
• Ensure submitted invoices are paid on time.
• Monitor and accrue sales rebates.
• Approve payments to subcontractors in accordance with Company Policy.
• Complete final accounts within the contractual timescale.
• Ensure that financial reports accurately reflect the status of contracts in respect of progress, valuations, billings and collectable cash.
• Ensure work is delivered to achieve forecast gross margin.
• Be responsible for Monthly CVR's in group format.
• Monitor and assist with the agreement and collection of aged debt.
• Support commercial tender decisions within Branch, contribute to pre-tender submissions and deliver supporting documents & presentations as required.
• Contribute fully to weekly branch meetings to consider cost, value & progress of projects.
• Provide commercial assurance through forecasting, project review as required and identification of issues giving rise to commercial risk.
• Assist BM/RM with portfolio analysis, focussing on the following issues: WIP reduction; under-performing contracts; retention release; general branch profitability.
• On any projects that are not adequately performing commercially, assist in any way possible to improve performance (potentially through better variation recovery processes, more detailed use of bonus control, applications of extensions of time).
• To fully comply with the requirements of the Third-Party installer accreditation scheme (FIRAS or IFC).

Quantity Surveyor Knowledge/Experience:

• Professional industry standard or equivalent
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Previous experience surveying or estimating painting works within the construction industry and having knowledge of the financial and contractual controls required on a contract.
• CSCS Card - Manager / Professionally qualified person
• Excellent team player whilst also holding the ability to work independently on own initiative
• Experienced with direct and subcontract labour
• Excellent time management skills, with ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to encourage and support other members of the commercial team
• Strong IT skills, particularly Excel

Applications

If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on 01474 850707.

Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.