Job description
We have a current opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor on a permanent basis. The position will be based in Aberdeenshire. For further information about this position please apply.
Your new company
You will have an excellent opportunity to join a Housing business within a larger group who are widely known and recognised in the North East of Scotland. They have an exceptional reputation for quality and their unique design. Having been established for over half a century they can build a home that will suit everyone from first-time buyers right the way through to customers looking for something that is exclusive to them. You will be joining a company that believes they are a leading brand that has an unrivalled reputation and one that can accommodate city living with excellent apartments through to spacious family homes in the country.
The project is for a social housing scheme with 35 units, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team and lead a fantastic development in Aberdeen.
Your new role
As an experienced Senior Quantity Survey, you will report to the Commercial Manager and be a key part of the commercial team. This is a full commercial job role that will involve all stages of commercial work. You will be responsible for all aspects of finances relating to the project. Your job will comprise issuing targets to ensure maximum productivity for the company, along with constant remeasures of works carried out to date and works to completion, to ensure your new company is paid in full for work carried out. Your job will also involve financial reports, cost value reporting, and payments internally and externally. You will be required to prepare an extension of time claims where applicable, contra charges, payment notifications, notification of delays, tender cost analysis, day works, forecasting, valuations, final accounts negotiating, and measuring. Along with the acceptance of subcontractors and issuing tender enquiries.
Your new job will be based in Aberdeen, your employer is offering the possibility to have the flexibility to work a hybrid working pattern.
What you will need to succeed
You will come from an academic background in Quantity Surveying accredited by the RICS. You will have experience in Construction, Housing, and Timber Kit and know your way around SBCC and NEC contracts.
You will have a practical and logical mind and a methodical way of thinking. You will have a creative and innovative approach to problem-solving with a strong numeracy and financial management skill set. You will have the ability to learn sophisticated design and costing IT Packages and the ability to write clear and precise reports and be able to explain complex information in a simple way to a diverse group of people. You will have excellent negotiation skills and work well in a team. A good knowledge of construction and building technology, processes, materials, and business would be essential.
What you'll get in return
You will have the opportunity to work with a leading developer in the North East of Scotland who has a genuine interest in career progression and stability. Salary package £50,000-£57,000K DOE company car allowance. Pension 34 days Holiday entitlement and private health care.
What you must do now
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Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
