Quantity Surveyor

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Kendal

Salary: Negotiable

Main Purpose:

To assist Senior Quantity Surveyor in their role and commence undertaking own minor contracts and specific tasks to other contracts for Senior Quantity Surveyor.

Skills Required

• NVQ Level 3, A Level's, HNC, Degree or equivalent qualifications or equivalent experience
• Good knowledge including Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• Strong attention to detail Good time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Main Responsibilities:

• Measure every material/quantity required for site by analysing drawings.
• Liaise with subcontractors for quotations.
• Compare prices from different costs
• Chase subcontractors for prices.
• Prepare Subcontract orders for approval by Senior QS.
• Prepare subcontract payments with current contracts and final accounts/ check retention value.
• Pass quotation costs to Senior Quantity Surveyor for authorisation, approval or feedback.
• Adhere to budgets and source quotations which provide best value and best quality.
• Pass procurement information to relevant Quantity Surveyor for approval.
• Input cost data for subcontractors.
• Monitor and review quotations and costs and where necessary negotiate with subcontractors to secure best value and best quality.
• Liaise with subcontractors on site work issues.
• Visit site to observe progress of works including recording any subcontract issues.
• Attend progress meetings.
• To consult with Quantity Surveyor for continuous mentoring support including discussing good practice and work-related issues on a daily basis.
• Progress own minor contracts from commencement through to completion including undertaking all roles as done by a Quantity Surveyor requesting assistance where required.
• Providing monthly budgets recently for own contracts.
• Develop writing correspondence to subcontractors on site issues including ensuring specific outcomes in discussion with Quantity Surveyor.
• Develop knowledge of filing system for subcontractors' correspondence for site.
• Control the drawings issued from the office rack and ensures other Assistant Quantity
• Surveyors/ Trainee Quantity Surveyors comply with their duties for placing and sorting of the drawings as required.

In return you will recieve a negotiable salary, 20 days holiday plus the 8 bank holidays.

To apply for this role please send an up to date CV to Elizabeth.tagg@velosi-intec.com, or call Elizabeth on 01524 86 55 51 for more information.

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