Quantity Surveyor

Job title:

Quantity Surveyor

Company

Norse Group

Job description

Quantity SurveyorLeedsSalary £43,00037 Hours per week, No weekendsNorse Group’s Consulting services is a national, award-winning property consultancy delivering high profile, inspiring developments to a range of public and private sector clients across the UK. NPS Leeds represents the highly successful joint venture between Norse Group and Leeds City Council, promoting sustainability and innovation across a range of property services.With vast prospects for long term growth within the group, we are always dedicated to provide training and development opportunities to those looking to further a career. As such we have an excellent opportunity for an Quantity Surveyor to join our highly experienced, multi-disciplined Quantity Surveying team in Leeds to support the delivery of technical service to new and existing clients, primarily within the Public Sector.This will give you the chance to work alongside an experienced team of surveying professionals and provide a full range of services to a number of development projects. As part of this team, you will be responsible for a number of duties to ensure we provide a comprehensive surveying services to our clients, including:The RoleIn this role, you will provide services at all stages of quantity surveying projects, collaborating with our team, clients and third parties to prepare and present tender documentation, alongside:

• Preparing feasibility studies, preliminary estimates, cost plans, databases, tender and other analysis and advising on the economics of design at the early stages of a project.
• Providing advice on the use of whole life costing techniques.
• Preparing high quality tender documentation undertaking pricing documentation during tender periods.
• Undertaking preliminary analysis of tenders, preparing cost breakdowns and initial cost profile under supervision and negotiating contract sums.
• Controlling all post contract procedures, making valuations for payments, producing financial reports and monitoring actual and anticipated expenditure.
• Assisting Contract Administrators in the preparation of AI’s, evaluation of claims for extensions of time.
• Assisting in the project management of schemes, setting objectives, providing direction, advising on related matters including issuing progress reports and in post contract reviews.
• Preparing final accounts and agreeing with contractor, including verifying claims and dealing with audit procedures.
• Identifying new business opportunities.

Our Successful Candidate:

• Proven experience in a similar Quantity Surveying role, demonstrating the ability to undertake work at all stages of a project.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a related discipline
• Professional Membership of the RICS, working towards (or the desire to achieve) Chartered Status.
• Knowledge of up-to-date Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations and familiar with health and safety legislation and risks and hazards associated with asbestos.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to present findings confidently to all levels of the business.
• Currently hold a CSCS card, or be willing to attain.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience of using BCIS Online and NBS Building (Desirable)
• Project Management experience on a range of building works of differing sizes and types (Desirable)

Our Offer:

• 26 Days Holiday, plus 8 Bank Holiday (with annual option to purchase additional leave)
• A work life balance
• Norse Consulting Sickness Scheme
• Royal London Pension Scheme
• Payment of annual professional subscription
• BUPA Health Cash Plan
• BUPA PMI reduced rate scheme
• Flexible & hybrid working arrangements
• Opportunity to obtain higher education qualifications through Norse Group

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.

Expected salary

Location

Leeds

Job date

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 02:46:28 GMT

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