Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor - Intermediate or Senior Level - refurbishment / fit-out Milton Keynes



A leading consultancy in Milton Keynes has openings for a Quantity Surveyor or a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their growing team



Working on a range of industry-leading schemes, they operate within a range of sectors, including education, healthcare, leisure, and retail. The majority of their workload is refurbishment, and they are most prominent in the retail sector



Lots of benefits:



* 27 days' holiday plus bank holidays.



* 6% pension



* All expenses covered for work purposes



* Hybrid working – 2-3 days office & home



* 8.30 to 5 – again flexible – you can start earlier/ finish earlier if you prefer



* Private health insurance and can add your family



* Open plan office



* Informal working environment



* Trust people – manage your workload



* Casual dress



* Regular social events



* Plenty of room to progress



* RICS support



The role Quantity Surveyor



You will be joining an established team and will enjoy working in a collaborative environment in a modern, open-plan office.



You will focus on work for 1 large client undertaking refurbishment and fit out works, and alongside this, could be looking after improvement works on education schemes, such as re-roofing works, fire upgrades, etc.



Office/home-based in the main, out seeing clients roughly once a week.



Job Objectives:



* Establishing friendly, professional relationships with clients and being an extension of their team



* Subcontractor tendering and reviewing costs.



* Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with the budget.



* Proactively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow, and ensuring that applications are made correctly and promptly.



* Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.



* Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.



The right person



You will either have experience working as a Cost Manager or a Quantity Surveyor.



Main contractor or consultancy experience



Refurbishment experience is key (walls, ceilings, floors, M & E)



You will be used to working at pace on fast turnaround projects



Cost Manager / Cost Management / Quantity Surveyor