Quantity Surveyor Team Leader

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Working as Quantity Surveyor Team Leader for this high quality construction contractor based near Southampton, South Coast. Recognized as experts in a niche sector, they are a specialist construction company delivering projects of the highest quality to new and repeat customers, specializing in the delivery of bespoke environments, predominantly in the leisure sector. They promote a positive and open culture, a high customer focus, and the desire to be the ‘best in class’. This is an ambitious growing company and this is an exciting role will be key in taking them to the next level.

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This link-pin role for Quantity SurveyorTeam Leader where you will enhance and lead a busy established team.  This role will appeal to those with ambition, ready to make their mark in an long standing construction business with a coveted reputation and exemplary track record.

More specifically, reporting to the Operations Director, this role will be predominantly office based but regular site visits will be expected, and you will have the following responsibilities:

QS Team Leader specific

• Manage, assist and advise a small team of Quantity Surveyors
• Producing budgets, monitoring against expenditure and reporting on profitability
• Ensuring procurement is in accordance with the required delivery programmes
• Reviewing incoming projects with the pre-construction team & Ops Director at handover stage
• Allocating internal resources for each project
• Agreement and uploading of budgets onto financial accounting software package
• Supporting QS team as required on site for larger meetings
• Signatory to sign off larger invoices and purchase orders
• Preparation and presentation of cost control CVRs and cash flow forecasts (weekly)
• Attending weekly management meetings

And, QS specific

• Responsible for the financial success and cost control of concurrently running projects from handover meeting to include attending team and site meetings
• Production of budgets, monitoring against expenditure and associated reporting
• Requests for quotes from suppliers and sub-contractors, assessing tenders, placing orders and achieving the best possible terms
• Completion of design value engineering exercises
• Efficient procurement of materials and sub-contractors
• Authorising sub-contractor procurement
• Liaison with site managers, clients and sub-contractors; managing variations, producing cost reports
• Production of cash flow forecasts, assessing drawings and measurements, take offs etc
• Resolving financial issues, negotiating final accounts, costing for defects

You will have      

• HNC/HND or Degree in Quantity Surveying essential
• A proven background in construction and a clear understanding of architectural drawings, specification documents and relevant terminology
• Proven experience of managing multiple projects and teams
• Buying exposure, preferably in development
• Excellent interpersonal skills, organized, practical and diplomatic

You will get 

As Quantity Surveyor Team Leader you will get £55K (negotiable), generous bonus, car/car allowance, healthcare, pension and more…..

You can apply 

To this Quantity Surveyor Team Leader job by pushing the button on this job posting (recommended), by sending CV in confidence to anthony@macstaff.co.uk , or if you prefer feel free to give me a call at 01275 331307.