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Our long-established Amesbury Capital team continues to flourish and we are looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor. Honesty, integrity, and teamwork will be at the heart of what you do. Ultimately, we are a commercially focused business, but we focus on people, sustainability, and exceptional client delivery/customer satisfaction to achieve this. We seek a Quantity Surveyor to genuinely share in this ethos and to actively impact our commercial success. You will thrive in collaborating with the operational team, while managing the full commercial responsibility for the financial and commercial aspects of our planned works for our local authority client.
Job Responsibility:
Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting any risks and solutions for mitigating these
Prepare budget cost value reconciliations, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning from the beginning
Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity targets and contract milestones are agreed and issued before contract start, including direct labour incentives
Build strong client and supplier relations, to ensure any variations and the progress of contracts are discussed and resolved proactively
Take purchase, credit and debtor responsibility using COINS to achieve expected cash flow
Complete and analyse weekly reporting from site has adequate cost information (including labour rates and performance exceptional to budget, value, progress, quality, and safety)
Produce monthly contract valuations
Requirements:
Proven experience in a similar quantity surveying or project surveying role
Experience of successfully managing a value of works up to £3 million
A key eye for identifying areas to save money, reduce costs and maximise value
Nice to have:
Inquisitive, organised, and honest
A genuine ‘people person’ who thrives when collaborating with clients, trade teams and immediate colleagues
What we offer:
Be part of the company profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year)
Private mileage scheme and fuel card
Enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme
Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance
23 days annual leave, with option to buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice
Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
Annual pay reviews
Training and development opportunities
Trade discounts from preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family