Senior Quantity Surveyor

About Us

Exyte Hargreaves is a mechanical HVAC contractor, specialising in Ventilation and Smoke & Fire Safety. We offer a comprehensive service spanning Design, Engineering (including Digital & BIM), Procurement & Manufacture, Installation and Testing & Commissioning). Our business operates across many core market sectors, including Energy & DECOM, Defence, Transport, Residential and Commercial.

For over 150 years we’ve delivered some of the most complex, challenging, iconic projects in the world.

The Role

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for the overall day to day management of the commercial and surveying aspects of new-build/install, refurbishment and design and build/install projects.

Key responsibilities will include the following:

• Assist on managing, monitoring, and reporting on commercial aspect of EHL Projects
• Assist with the cost control documents using information from final agreed contract pricing documents.
• Identifying commercial risk, opportunities, value engineering and change.
• Monitoring and measuring actual expenditure against budgeted project expenditure in the form of CVR (Cost Value Reconciliation Reports)
• Forecasts for future revenue, costs and cashflow will be required – you’ll check and challenge them before they are issued to finance, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• You will be responsible for ensuring that WIP is accurately reported in the accounts.
• Lead on providing mentoring and guidance as required to Assistant Quantity Surveyors and Quantity Surveyors. This includes advice on legal, technical, and procedural issues, ensuring adherence to quality management and other office procedures.
• 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
• Handling of contractual frameworks and standard form of contract.
• Managing all contract communication including Early Warnings, Project Managers Instructions and Compensation Events, and accepting/rejecting Contractors Notifications.
• Managing disputes/potential disputes through negotiation, collaborative working, and escalation

About You

It is essential you have the following:

• BSc Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management or similar
• Experience as a project QS in a Contractor or Sub-Contractor organisation
• Working knowledge of NEC and JCT forms of contract
• Multi-site experience
• Experienced in holding responsibility for a project including all internal / external reporting.
• Practical communicator in a dynamic business – via oral and PowerBI etc.
• Full UK driving licence.

Experience in the M&E sector and membership of RICS, CIOB, ICES or CIArb would be an advantage.

Our Core Competencies

Our five Core Competencies set the foundation for collaboration, learning and development. They will help turn our Vision and Values into action; provide a common language to talk about our skills; and offer a common basis to drive success across our business.

• Grow Talent. Our goal as an organisation is to attract competent people, retain dedicated employees and develop talented colleagues within each operational level to build a future-ready company.
• Drive Results. To keep and grow our strong market position, we must transform our corporate strategy directly into measurable and sustainable results.
• Take Ownership. We strive to establish an appreciative culture in which all employees feel empowered and take responsibility.
• Embrace Change. To develop products and services that go beyond what is imaginable today.  We, as an organisation, must be agile.  As individuals we must remain curious.
• Inspire Customers. Creating value for our clients is a key component of our growth strategy.  Therefore, client satisfaction should be an important motivator for us individually and collectively.

Exyte Hargreaves is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, religion, race, ethnic origin, disability, marital status or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.

To apply please get in touch by emailing careers@exyte-hargreaves.net or use the application form on this page to submit your application directly.

Open until: December 31, 2024