Are you a talented and driven Quantity Surveyor or Assistant Quantity Surveyor looking for your next challenge?
Randstad are working with a well-established property refurbishment company based in the North East looking for a new AQS or QS. Work will involve working with a wide range of contracts for local authorities, prestigious heritage organisations, and private clients. Work spans everything from small residential homes to large-scale commercial and public buildings, including intricate and historically significant listed properties.
- Start: ASAP
- Duration: temp to perm
- Salary: negotiable
The Role:
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will be a crucial member of our project delivery team, responsible for managing all commercial and financial aspects of our refurbishment projects from inception to completion. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Cost Management: Preparing detailed cost plans, estimates, and budgets for various projects, ensuring value for money and adherence to financial targets.
- Tendering & Procurement: Preparing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities, and managing the tendering process.
- Contract Administration: Administering contracts, managing variations, and valuing completed work for interim payments and final accounts.
- Risk Management: Identifying, assessing, and developing responses to commercial risks throughout the project lifecycle.
- Financial Reporting: Producing regular and accurate financial reports, forecasts, and cost analyses to inform stakeholders.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal teams.
- Compliance: Ensuring all commercial activities comply with relevant legal, contractual, and quality standards.
- Value Engineering: Proactively seeking opportunities for cost savings and value enhancement without compromising quality.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Proven experience as a Assistant/ Quantity Surveyor, ideally within the property refurbishment or fit-out sector.
- A relevant degree in Quantity Surveying or a related construction discipline.
- Strong understanding of various forms of contract (e.g., JCT).
- Experience in running own projects.
- Knowledge of heritage building practices and conservation principles would be a distinct advantage for working on listed buildings.
Why Join Us?
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
If you would like to apply, contact Rhianna in the Newcastle office!
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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