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Senior Quantity Surveyor

  • Location: Manchester
  • Salary: £55k - 68k per year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 2 months ago

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Projects - Hotels, Apartments

Salary - £55,500 - £68,000 - Plus Car allowance / Pension / Bonus scheme / Holidays

The company

An award winning leading regional contractor is looking to appoint a Senior Quantity Surveyor to their Manchester based operation. A dynamic company delivering new build projects for private and public-sector clients. They are already an established medium sized regional contractor with a strong presence within the North West area.

My client has a solid pipeline of work into 2024/25 and has a portfolio of exciting projects including:

New Build Hotels: £30M – £45M

Industrial / Cold Stores: £6 – £20M

New Build / Refurb high-end office space: £16M – £95M

An opportunity has arisen to join the Business as a Senior member of the Commercial Team.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in the field & will have experience of:

Leading teams and/or operating in a Senior Position in large project commercial teams.

Carrying out the commercial function throughout the lifecycle of schemes from pre-contract and pre-construction through construction into the aftercare period.

Preparation of Main Contract Documents including preparation of Contractor’s Proposals and Employers Requirements as well as Sub-Contract Documents and Consultants Appointments.

Maintaining and building relationships with all Project stakeholders, i.e. Clients and Employers, Funders, Consultants and Supply Chain.

Working closely with the Pre-Construction Departments, Operational Leads, HSEQ Teams, members of the Senior Management Team and Board Directors.

Completing all commercial fundamental elements of construction schemes, i.e. timeous and accurate procurement, internal cost budgeting and reporting, risk and opportunity management, operation of the mechanisms of commonly used forms of contract.

Supporting Employee development of all staff, especially direct reports via mentoring, Personal Development Review process and active involvement with the Building Student Programme.

Key attributes will also include:

The ability and willingness to face challenges, solve problems and motivate Teams

Commercial & Contractual acuity

Attention to detail, planning and logical thinking whilst meeting deadlines

Excellent working knowledge of construction techniques, sequences, methodologies and processes

Highly organised and methodical

Solid presentation skills – verbal & written

Excellent negotiation skills

Salary Details

£55,000 - £68,000

Competitive Car allowance / Company car

Healthcare

Life Insurance


Alexandra Smith at AndersElite is a specialist civil engineering and building recruitment consultant. To register your interest in this excellent career opportunity, please submit your most recent CV to myself or call me if you have any questions on 07980 006 436 for a confidential discussion

I am also offering a referral fee to anyone you recommend who is not already known to me or AndersElite