Job Description
Overall Objective:
To successfully commercially manage a number of new build and refurbishment schemes, being responsible for either a single, or team, of quantity surveyors, depending on business requirements.
Key Accountabilities:
- Engender good relations between existing and prospective Clients
- Reporting results to commercial management team on a timely basis
- Act as mentor, demonstrating best practice standards for Quantity Surveyors
- Day to day line management responsibility for a team of Quantity Surveyors
- Ability to manage multiple sites
- Plan Coordinate monitor work of Quantity Surveyors
It is not possible for this document to totally encompass or define all tasks that may be required of the post holder.
The outlined duties may therefore vary from time to time without materially changing either the character or level of responsibility.
General Responsibilities:
- The Group is committed to achieving a high standard of Health and Safety in all its activities and the post holder will be expected to contribute to maintaining standards to ensure compliance with all appropriate legislation
- To take a full role in the implementation of personal development through appraisals and to participate in any identified training or development opportunities
- To recognise the importance of fairness and equality in the workplace, to treat everyone with dignity and respect
Key Measurements:
- Accuracy of information
- Personal development reviews
Experience & Qualifications:
- Quantity Surveying Degree preferable
- At least 7 years occupational experience in Quantity Surveying environment
- Experience of having worked on a variety of building contracts, in particular JCT design and build contracts and other JCT forms, NEC contracts and other partnering forms of contract
- Proven track record of working on both refurbishment and new build schemes
- In this dynamic business unit the ability to work to deadlines is essential
- Clear understanding of contractual terms and conditions both sub-contract and main contract
Personal Skills:
- Attention to detail
- Develops openly communicates self insight such as awareness of owns strengths and weaknesses
- Plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances
- Demonstrates financial awareness
- Builds wide and effective networks of contacts inside and outside the organisation
- Recognises the impact of change on others (directly or indirectly) and support them through it
- Motivates and empowers others
- Consistently makes decisions which bring benefit to customers
- Builds rapport with all customers and service users
- Career focussed
