Senior Quantity Surveyor

We have a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and ambitious Senior Quantity Surveyor who wants to work on exciting residential projects and be part of the Evara’s exciting journey.

The Role

Reporting to Commercial Manager, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will be part of the Commercial Self Build Team.  There will be the opportunity to work proactively and collaboratively with other members of the Evara team as we deliver new neighbourhoods and communities.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure the accuracy and reliability of commercial information by scrutinising the commercial, legal and risk aspects of projects regularly, from inception to completion.

• Monitor project budgets and cost codes while maintaining an auditable reference back to project appraisal and maintaining project contingency.

• Carry out due diligence on all new sub-contractors and suppliers.

• Procure all packages in line with budget.

• Thoroughly review tenders, and prepare tender reports and recommendations.

• Negotiate contracts and/or sub-contracts, ensuring favourable commercial outcomes.

• Administer sub-contracts and ensure all are signed and sealed before the sub-contract works start.

• Ensure payments are made on time and that all sub-contractors are paid for completed work in line with the contract terms.

• Analyse any disputes and prepare recommendations ahead of the agreement and settlement of those disputes.

• Monitor, review and report on Preliminaries monthly.

• Monitor, review and report on Soft Costs monthly, with a full reconciliation completed quarterly.

• Complete monthly cost reporting on time, ensuring accurate reporting on the Anticipated Final Cost (AFC).

• Provide regular inputs of live costs in a standardised form to the Cost Planning Team, with the relevant cost code or where specific information is required of inherent cost and value drivers.

• Ensure we follow our contractual requirements in all respects — not just the timely review of valuations, invoicing, drawdowns, payments, variations, raising POs, retention, and assisting the bank monitor.

• Value engineer and identify savings on budgets and packages where possible.

• Manage the Part V agreement for your relevant site.

• Manage, maintain and agree the Joint Infrastructure Works (JIW) costs for your project(s), in line with or better than the budget set out in the appraisal.

• Manage and maintain the maintenance and “Taken in Charge” costs for your project(s), in line with or better than the budget set out in the appraisal.

• Work and liaise with all relevant departments: Purchasing, Accounts, Finance, Sales, Legal and Development Management.

• Interrogate programmes and analyse their logic.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least 10 years’ experience working in a similar type of organisation.

• Demonstrable experience in residential / housing-development projects.

• A Chartered Quantity Surveying qualification, or to have commenced the application process towards Chartership.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines.

• An excellent attitude to work and a genuine team player is essential.

• Proficiency in cost-management / estimating software, e.g. PowerBI, Cubit, BuildSoft, Mudshark, together with strong MS Excel and report writing skills.

• An excellent attitude to work and team player is essential.