Quantity Surveyor

Atkins Search have an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join one of the UK’s leading specialist construction main contractors based in Nottingham, delivering major projects across the UK.

Our client is a market-leading, successful construction main contractor operating across the UK. With an enviable reputation for delivering specialist industrial, logistics and manufacturing schemes, you will have the opportunity to be involved with interested and unique projects.

As the sector-leading business, our client delivers new build, refurbishment, and complex fit-out schemes on behalf of public and private sector clients with values of up to £40m.

• Consistently operating as the market-leaders in their chosen sectors
• Dynamic, interesting, and varied schemes
• Profitable, long-standing construction main contractor
• Award-winning main contractor with solid reputation
• Supportive, longstanding team

As the Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of various major projects. You will generally manage 1 project at any one time based out of the Nottingham office with weekly visits to site, supported by a Senior Quantity Surveyor.

You will be responsible for the provision of accurate and timely commercial reports, supporting the operational team and ensuring the project hits the appropriate financial targets.

• Ensure accurate and robust management of Subcontractors
• Procurement of Subcontractor packages
• Prepare Payment Applications and ensuring cash flow targets are met
• Provide key support to the Contracts Managers and Operational Teams
• Conduct profit and loss reporting, providing analysis to the Commercial Manager
• Estimate costs, material quantities and project timelines

The ideal candidate will have experience operating as a Quantity Surveyor working in a construction main contracting environment with experience across the logistic, industrial or manufacturing sectors. You will be operating autonomously whilst stay connecting with the wider business, to assume commercial responsibility for your project.

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management or comparable qualification
• Excellent JCT and NEC knowledge
• Experience working for a construction main contractor on major D&B projects
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to operate autonomously and as part of wider teams across the business
• Framework experience desirable but not essential
• Current or previous Roles: Quantity Surveyor OR Project Surveyor OR Lead Quantity Surveyor

• Competitive salary and package
• Company car or allowance
• Travel allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Regular opportunities for progression
• Variety of projects and reputable business

Atkins Search act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Construction, Consultancy, Residential and Infrastructure recruitment, and service in the East and West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Lincolnshire, Peterborough, and Northern Home Counties regions.