Quantity Surveyor

The award-winning Springfield Group are recruiting for an enthusiastic Quantity Surveyor to join our busy team in our Glasgow office.

About the role

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a client facing role and establish career longevity given our current developments and continual acquisition programme. You will be involved in a variety of projects and will be highly motivated and ambitious.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day financial control of a variety of projects, subcontract procurement and management, and will be required to produce development appraisals, budgets, valuations, and cost to complete whilst meeting monthly reporting timetables.

Experience of affordable housing contracts is preferred but not essential.

What you will do:

• Full responsibility for the procurement of Subcontractors.
• Liaise with the material Procurement team to ensure all material and plant orders and contracts are awarded on time.
• Lead the groundworks and specialist subcontract procurement cycle for your developments, working closely with our technical team.
• Collaborate with departments across Springfield to improve cost effectiveness and ensure timely delivery of projects whilst providing cost advice on any aspect of the build as required.
• Develop a close relationship with the site production teams and a detailed knowledge of your allocated sites by maintaining a visible site presence, ensuring all developments are visited regularly and attending site meetings as required.
• Compile and process subcontractor payments, variation orders and dayworks.
• Ensure subcontractor and supplier payments are made accurately and on time with any payment disputes resolved timeously.
• Evaluate and agree variations and site instructions, ensuring that appropriate approval is in place.
• Monitor payment / invoicing procedures and resolve any issues in conjunction with the finance department.
• Carry out monthly valuations of site progress.
• Complete a bi-monthly Cost & Value Reconciliation (CVR) for each development, prepare and present reporting information at the CVR meeting, explaining cost to date, estimated final cost, and all cost movements.
• Identify and minimise any cost excesses and pursue and maximise any cost saving or value improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with contract conditions and manage any contractual queries or disputes with subcontractors.
• Liaise with subcontractors in order to ensure sufficient resources are available and deployed in accordance with the production programme.
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of contractor performance. Ensure that all specifications are complied with and that quality is not compromised.
• Assist in Work in Progress (WIP) / cash flow forecasting.
• Compile monthly valuations on relevant Partnership (Affordable) development.
• Assist with closed site procedures including site adoption works and manage closed site cost provisions.
• Work closely with the production and technical teams to promote and monitor site budget cost control throughout the development cycle. 
• Support the development of less-experienced members of the team.
• Ensure compliance with all control procedures and deadlines.

About you

A strong work ethic, good communication skills and excellent commercial acumen are essential. Previous experience in a similar role is required and a relevant qualification would be advantageous. 

In return, we can offer a challenging and rewarding career, excellent working conditions, remuneration and prospects within our award-winning company.