Quantity Surveyor Job at 360 Resourcing Solutions (Epsom or Tonbridge)

Job Description

Following an internal promotion, our flourishing South London cyclical painting team is looking for a Quantity Surveyor based in either the Epsom or Kent areas. We're looking for someone who shares our values and can support the long-term goals for stability and future growth in the South East. Honesty, integrity, and teamwork will be at the heart of what you do. A driven, people-focused and entrepreneurial Quantity Surveyor, you'll join the dedicated commercial and operational team, which specialises in painting, decorating and associated planned refurbishment works in the South London and Kent areas. You'll be working for clients across a variety of sectors including commercial property development, education and social housing. In return, being a critical part of our commercial success will bring you security. Working collaboratively with your operational and commercial teams to make things happen together, you will go further with us, enabling a prosperous career with opportunities to develop, within a stable but organically growing business, holding people at its core.

Job Responsibility

Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting any commercial risks and mitigation for these
Prepare cost value reconciliations for contracts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning from the outset
Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity labour targets are agreed and issued before contract start, including direct labour incentives where possible
Build strong client, supplier, and subcontractor relations, to ensure any variations and progress of contracts are discussed and mutual, commercially viable solutions are sought, always
Complete and analyse weekly reporting from site, ensuring it has adequate cost information (including labour rates and performance expectations, budgets, value, progress, quality, and safety)
Actively tender, estimate and measure onsite

Requirements

Proven experience in a similar estimating and commercially focused surveying role
Experience of the commercial ownership of projects and contracts from tender and estimation stages through to final account
Experience of working for a painting or refurbishment contractor would be very advantageous
Experience of successfully managing commercially, a total value of works up to £2 million annually
Entrepreneurial spirit, with a key eye for identifying business opportunities, and areas for negotiation and better gains
You will describe yourself as commercial, analytical, and accurate in your approach
Inquisitive, organised, and honest
Genuine ‘people person’ who thrives when collaborating with clients, trade teams and immediate colleagues
Enjoy being part of a genuine team environment

Nice to have

Experience of working for a painting or refurbishment contractor

What we offer

Be part of the company profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year)
Private mileage scheme and a fuel card
Enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme
Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance
Annual leave, 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
Annual pay reviews
Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
Training and development opportunities
Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family, and Specsavers vouchers

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