Quantity Surveyor - Northampton

The Role: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Northampton

Salary Circa: £60k plus car allowance plus bonus

My Client is a SME Residential Developer with a passion for building quality units located in Northampton.

Managing 3- 4 new build development sites in Warwickshire/Oxfordshire/Northamptonshire areas  ranging from 20-75 units. Key responsibilities will be:

•         Monitoring and control of costs against budget.
•         Coordinating the setting up of sites including prestart appraisals
•         Producing bi-monthly cost reports (CVR’s) in COINS
•         Producing fortnightly and monthly sub-contractors payments
•         Prepare and analyse tenders
•         Prepare and negotiating orders with subcontractors
•         Negotiate, review  and instruct variations as appropriate
•         Pricing and processing of sales extras and incentives
•         Final account and dispute resolution.

Key candidate skills are:

•         Organised, self-motivating and analytical.
•         Ability to work within a team, prioritise work effectively and manage deadlines.
•         At least 3-5 years post qualification experience with a volume house builder
•         Excellent knowledge of the industry, suppliers, subcontractors and legislation.
•         Detailed working knowledge of COINS (VAP) for CVR’s and orders.