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Quantity Surveyor - Bishops Stortford

Employer
Vistry Group
Location
Harlow, Essex
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
24 Jul 2019

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Job Details

Introduction:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join the Commercial department in our East Division. This role will be based at Bishops Stortford and will report to the Commercial Manager.

About us:

Bovis Homes is one of the UK’s leading PLC homebuilders, managing the full range of development activities, from the purchasing of the land through to the building and selling of the homes on the open market. 

The role

Provide the business with cost management for assigned developments from land procurement to the completion of sub-contract final accounts and statutory authority adoption certificates.

As Quantity Surveyor your main responsibilities will be to:

  • Agree tender list and review site build strategy, site overhead provision, build programme and site resource requirements. Compile tender packages for all sub-contract trades and despatch via Viewpoint ‘E-tendering’ in accordance with Commercial Best Practice Manual.
  • Receive tenders and qualify against latest trade specification (scope of works) & general specifications (sales specification)
  • Obtain authorisation to ‘let’ all sub-contract orders.
  • Complete monthly valuation ticks with the site team and certify payments via self-billing where applicable.
  • To liaise with Company Management and provide all necessary forecast and site budget information to meet the business’s reporting requirements.
  • Control and report post contract cost movements per development every month.  Provide such monthly reporting as required by the Commercial Manager.
  • Present at monthly CVR meeting regarding the commercial performance of designated developments
  • Review monthly Site Overhead expenditure with the Area Build Managers.
  • Review Professional Fee provisions and statutory service cost, and credits, with the Technical Department.
  • Complete and agree sub-contract final accounts within 3 months of the last legal completion on-site and prior to the first release of retention to the individual sub-contractors.

About you

  • HNC / HND in Surveying
  • At least 2-year experience working within a residential house builder

What will you get in return:

  • Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
  • 26 holidays per complete year, plus bank holidays
  • Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
  • Group Personal Pension Plan/Life Assurance
  • Private Medical Insurance & Voluntary Dental Scheme
  • Experience maybe gained from a similar position or promotion
  • A good understanding or building regulations and legal obligations
  • A good knowledge of construction methods and materials
  • Ability to assess and analyse information
  • Good understanding of budget management
  • Car Scheme
  • Share Schemes

Company

Vistry Group brings together the energy, talents and deep-rooted experience of Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Vistry Partnerships (formerly Galliford Try Partnerships).

At Vistry Group we develop sustainable new homes and communities across all sectors of the UK housing market.

We do this with an ethos of doing the right thing across all operations, and with our people acting by our values of integrity, caring and quality.

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