Senior Quantity Surveyor

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Reporting to the Operations Director, this is a full time position based at our Office in Eversley, Hampshire and will involve travelling to a number of sites throughout the South of England and occasionally beyond for larger projects. This position will suit a dynamic QS with industry experience seeking a key management position and long term career progression opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Producing applications for payment including valuation of variations and loss and/or expense
• Monitoring when payments are due / received / outstanding
• Preparing project budgets in conjunction with the Contracts Managers and Operations Director
• Monitoring budgets against costs and projections on a monthly basis
• Sending subcontractor enquiries, analysing quotations, placement of orders
• Ensuring that we fulfil all our contractual obligations
• Advising contracts managers regarding all commercial matters (variations, delays etc.) and ensuring that they are identified and recorded
• Site visits to monitor for possible variations and similar matters and ensure that site records are produced
• Assisting with the production of tenders
• Maintaining and developing good relationships with clients, consultants and colleagues

The Successful Candidate will:

• Have an understanding of the JCT Standard Forms of Contract and similar
• Have a Quantity Surveying Degree or professional qualification (MRICS or MCIOB)
• Have excellent IT skills (particularly Microsoft Excel)
• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role ideally this should be within the demolition and/or earthworks industry
• Be looking to develop a long term career with the Collard Group

What’s on Offer

• A competitive salary depending upon experience but starting from £60,000 per annum
• Company car or pickup
• Mobile phone and laptop
• Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life assurance (4 x Salary)
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Training & development opportunities
• Supportive team operating as part a family run business with free company social events

Company description

The Collard Group is one of the largest privately-owned waste management companies in the South of England and a leading demolition specialist nationwide.

Our 400-strong team operate from nine recycling facilities across five counties and contracts across the UK. With over 150 lorries our recycling operations cover Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey and we have the capacity to process over 1m tonnes of waste and recycled aggregates every year.

We have grown year-on-year into a multi-disciplined provider of demolition, remediation, earthworks, waste management, recycling, virgin and recycled aggregates and ready-mix concrete.

We continually invest for the future and typically spend over £5m each year on infrastructure, plant and equipment. We’re committed to providing great products, services and solutions for our customers. For further information, please visit www.rcollard.com