Quantity Surveyor

Norwich  |  Up to £55,000  |  Permanent Full Time  |  Ref: 79852

ACR are working with a fantastic house builder located in Norwich who due to a number of upcoming sites and this being one of their newer regions, are looking to recruit two Quantity Surveyors to join their dynamic Commercial team.

Responsibilities include:

• To primarily be responsible for up to 3 or 4 sites of varying complexity whilst setting up budgets, producing bi-monthly valuations (CVR’s), appointing subcontractors and making subcontractor payments to maintain close cost control and enable management decisions.
• Ensure weekly and monthly payments are processed efficiently, any disputed items are resolved, allowing site works to proceed unhindered and give an accurate picture of site financial status.
• Produce site valuations on a bi-monthly basis and present to the Board of Directors to indicate any variation from budgeted figures.
• Undertake negotiations to obtain the optimum rates for sub-contract appointments to maximise margins.
• Utilise the Persimmon Group COINS system to set up new sites and establish budget, predicting site profitability for financial planning verification.
• Liaison with other departments on time to ensure sites run efficiently (Construction, Sales, Customer Care, Accounts).
• Comply with responsibilities as defined in the Group’s Health, Safety & Environment Policy and ensure compliance with the same throughout the team to promote safety in the way we build projects.
• Ensure that on occasion when deputising for the Manager the team are allocated tasks, where quality of work will need to be verified to maintain it is completed to a good standard within company guidelines.
• Given proven experience the role will involve mentoring and training junior members of the team and developing their skills to a sufficient level where they can take on more responsibility and add value to the team, thus improving productivity within the region.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Company car/Car allowance – £4,400
• Health Care
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• 8-12% Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more

For this role:

• You need to have previous experience working as a Quantity Surveyor within the construction sector
• Have a full UK Driving license
• Be hardworking
• Ability to oversee a number of different projects at different stages of development, whilst having exceptional project management and time management skills.

For more information, please get in contact with ACR.