Quantity Surveyor in Cleckheaton

Headley Professional Recruitment are currently recruiting a new Quantity Surveyor vacancy for our client in Liversedge.

The client is a regional main contractor who work across a number of sectors including new build and refurbishment projects.

They work on projects in the leisure, industrial, healthcare, education, residential and commercial sectors between £1 million and £10 million in value.

They have an excellent reputation and history of producing quality projects.

They are wanting to recruit a Quantity Surveyor who will join their commercial team at their Liversedge office with some hybrid flexibility.

The Quantity Surveyor is to provide commercial support on projects to ensure that they are procured and delivered within budget and to the highest quality whilst exceeding customers' expectations.

The QS will be responsible for the delivery of the projects to meet financial targets.

You will have good communication skills with the ability to nurture relationships with both the supply chain and customers.

Duties and responsibilities: * Effective commercial control of allocated projects including provision of timely and accurate documentation in accordance with the reporting timetable, in particular CVR’s, forecasts, Commercial improvement documents, cash flow forecast, Commercial register etc… * Effective cash management including timely application / certification / invoicing / payment / receipts and careful administration of subcontract accounts.

* Ensuring that payments and notices are affected in accordance with the subcontract agreement and Construction Act and ensure that any commercial threats or risks to projects are identified and communicated to line manager.

* In conjunction with the Procurement team ensure that the procurement of sub-contractors and suppliers is undertaken in a timely and cost-effective manner ensuring that the packages are robust with buying gains optimised.

* Manage the timely production of the Subcontract Final Accounts, including re-measurement as necessary to ensure the best result, evaluation and agreement of all variations, extensions of time, loss and expense claims.

Requirement: * Candidate must have at least 5 years of previous quantity surveying experience * Main contractor experience * Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying (preferred) * An excellent communicator at all levels * Excellent IT skills