Quantity Surveyor

Your new company

My client, one of the biggest players in construction and property across the UK is looking to appoint Quantity Surveyor to work on a project in North West London on a contract basis.

Your new role

You will be joining their housing team to work on the decent homes refurbishment programme project which can include anything from kitchen and bathrooms, boilers, extensions and modular builds up to values of £5 million per annum.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Manage the commercial resources (finance) of the assigned project (or section) to maximise planned gross margin through the placement and control of contracts and subcontracts
• Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/workstream performance data
• Assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks and implement policies for risk management
• Support the authorisation and submission of project variations.
• To authorise the placement of contracts, subcontracts, material and plant orders Maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers
• Value work executed by sub-contractors and certify interim and final payments.

What you'll need to succeed

You will need experience in home refurbishment and have previously managed accounts up to £15 million per annum for local authority and have knowledge of NEC Contracts. You will have had experience with forensic accounting on old files and to settle and close unfinished accounts. The client is a main contractor so previous experience working for a contractor would be advantageous.

What you'll get in return

Working for a top company on a contract basis paying up to £350/day.

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