Senior Quantity Surveyor

Mcr Property Group; Bedford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A national real estate developer in the UK is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to ensure financial delivery and budget management for various projects across the South of England. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of QS experience, strong negotiation skills, and a willingness to engage in both office and site-based work. This role requires dealing with multiple stakeholders while preparing cost plans and managing subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' QS experience on various projects.
• Experience in pre and post contract administration.
• Hold a full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are procured and delivered within budget.
• Run monthly reports, costs, and contract packages.
• Work closely with Project Managers and Quantity Surveyors.

Skills

Understanding of sub contract procurement process

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Technical knowledge of building materials

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

MCR Property Group are a national real estate investment and development company with offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh. The focus of MCR is residential and industrial new build and asset management of existing assets, currently with a pipeline of approximately 7000 residential plots and a commercial / industrial portfolio with a value in excess of £2bn.

MCR plans to expand significantly within the coming few years and is seeking motivated people with construction experience to grow with us.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor you will be working with a development team based in London covering the South of England, working between the office and sites typically within 50 miles of the M25 around London. Your place of work would be split between the office and site depending on where you reside.

Position

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will provide commercial expertise and support / be responsible for the financial delivery of the assigned projects to ensure that they are procured and delivered within budget, to programme.

You will be reporting to the Construction Director, Commercial Director and directly to the board, running monthly reports, costings, contract / sub-contract packages and variations. There will be a team of Project Managers and Quantity Surveyors working alongside you on these projects. Primarily office based with site visits for meetings and valuations dependent on your level and location.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the sub contract procurement process
• Minimum 5 years’ QS experience working on a range of projects and values
• Have worked for a developer, main contractor or sub-contractor
• Experience of both pre and post contract administration including preparing cost plans, estimates, measurement for bills of quantities, tendering & procurement, value engineering, tender reporting, valuations and final accounts
• Wide knowledge of Construction Industry processes and procedures
• Technical knowledge of building materials, techniques and systems
• Computer literate – excel/word/etc.
• Hold a full clean driving licence

Personal and Professional Attributes

• Must approach problematic situations head-on, be prepared to be a sounding board and able to provide appropriate solutions
• Strong Interpersonal Skills
• Comfortable negotiating with subcontractors
• Professional approach
• Confidence to deal with people at all levels