Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior QS Job To manage a steel frame Residential New Build Development in South London

Your new company is a contractor that has been awarded a prestigious project to build a set of large high-rise steel-frame residential buildings in South London starting in August 2025. The value of the project is £15m and consists of 50 units and is scheduled for a 24-month program.
Your new role is as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, acting as the number one financial contact on site, reporting to the board of directors for the organisation. You will have a management team consisting of a Project Manager and a Construction Management team with you. You will be responsible for creating and delivering a financial program of completion with your specialist subcontractors and direct staff. The contract is self-delivery where you would need to forecast and procure materials directly from suppliers and instruct your subcontractors to adhere to call-off orders and achieve their targets. You will need to interpret drawings, understand technical specifications, be familiar with categories of products that need to be installed and staggered formally in the program and review them in regular site meetings.
What you'll need to succeed is substantial experience in the UK as an on-site Project Surveyor that specialises in high-rise or medium-rise residential buildings. You will have a degree in a construction industry qualification from a UK university and have a solid, reliable work history in main contracting or large development schemes. Your application will be backed up with excellent references. You will have an expert eye for detail and confidence in solving site-based roadblocks in the contract, program changes, technical queries, an elevated level of communication, an eye for detail and fiscal intellect. You will have excellent IT skills in Microsoft Office Suite, project management skills, technical knowledge of products and their procurement, as well as value engineering. Only UK-based candidates living locally need to apply.
What you'll get in return is a permanent appointment with a highly competitive salary, 5 weeks' holiday plus bank holidays and a pension plus the opportunity to continue future projects in the South of England. You would be offered a hybrid working agreement allowing you to work from the head office in Sussex and the site in South London.

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