Quantity Surveyor

Overview

In this role you ensure commercial control across the entire structural steel project lifecycle, from pricing and budgeting to final account. You work closely with estimating, project management, design, buying and production to keep costs in check and support profitable delivery. You will influence decisions from design through erection, contributing to large-scale steel projects across the UK and Europe. This position offers growth within an established specialist team and the opportunity to shape project outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• Pension
• Sick pay
• Health plan
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Long-term opportunity

Responsibilities

• Price structural steelwork from drawings and specifications, including labour, materials, fabrication, transport and erection
• Create project budgets and procurement packages once work is secured
• Control costs, variations and forecasts throughout the project
• Measure completed work, manage applications and valuations, and progress subcontract accounts
• Challenge unnecessary costs across materials, fabrication and bought-in services
• Close projects through live commercial management to final accounts
• Collaborate with delivery teams on-site and in the factory to ensure commercial decisions are practical

Key requirements

• QS experience within structural steel, steel fabrication or heavy fabrication environment
• Experience measuring from drawings and pricing labour, materials, plant, subcontract and preliminaries
• Understanding of construction contracts, variations, payment mechanisms and final accounts
• Commercial judgement to link design, fabrication and site programme with costs
• Strong communication with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams
• Relevant Quantity Surveying/construction commercial qualification or equivalent experience
• strong communication
• commercial judgement
• stakeholder management
• pricing from drawings and specifications
• measuring quantities and preliminaries
• cost forecasting and budgeting

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