Senior Quantity Surveyor

Overview

In this role you will lead the full commercial management of multiple housing projects from concept to completion, including cost planning, budgeting, and value engineering. You’ll ensure accurate cost data feeds for land purchases and monitor health and safety information flows from the Commercial Department. You will collaborate with site teams to optimise profitability while maintaining compliance and efficient project delivery, contributing to Taylor Wimpey’s mission to build homes that matter.

Pay / Benefits

• retail discounts
• company-funded life insurance
• private healthcare
• pension scheme with company contributions
• discounted house purchase scheme
• car leasing scheme

Responsibilities

• Full commercial management of housing projects
• Calculate prime costs and monitor movements since land purchase
• Maintain and reconcile site infrastructure budgets and reconciliations
• Provide detailed cost budgets to Site Manager
• Implement value engineering to optimise profit and efficiency
• Prepare and price schedules of quantities for prime costs
• Prepare site budgets for Business Unit Management Team approval
• Manage adoption of public works and Housing Association contracts
• Manage Housing Association valuations and site meetings
• Procurement and management of subcontractors including payments and final accounts
• Undertake monthly production valuations and analyse profit for work in progress
• Report on savings and variances against budget to the Director
• Ensure surveying team follows consistent processes and procedures
• Input and maintain computer-based databases and systems
• Attend site regularly to support commercial functions and site teams

Key requirements

• Wide experience in house building industry
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and HSE requirements
• Industry related business qualification
• Strong managerial and negotiation skills with internal and external clients
• Working knowledge of contract law
• IT literate (COINS system preferred)
• Preferably member of CIOB or RICS

• Negotiation and stakeholder management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• COINS system experience
• Budgeting and cost control
• Preparation of site budgets and valuations

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