Senior Quantity Surveyor

Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor who excels at contract negotiation and value engineering?

Shanly Homes - the privately-owned, award-winning regional housebuilder - is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Thames Valley region and be part of a successful team developing bespoke, high end properties in and around Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and North London.

About the role

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will:

• Place contracts for all relevant subcontractor work on our developments
  • Prepare subcontract enquiries, send out for pricing and ensure that contracts are placed in line with the build programme
  • Produce a detailed trade specific scope of works and qualification notes for all enquiry documentation
  • Analyse subcontractor quotes and form a recommendation on who to appoint
  • Ensure standard terms and conditions are agreed with all orders/contracts placed
• Manage subcontractor payments
  • Process stage payments to subcontractors when due
  • Ensure all contra charges are managed
  • Carry out checks for UTR status of subcontractors
  • Review and process variations in accordance with terms and conditions
• Work in partnership with other teams to ensure key dates for the build programme are achieved
  • Check drawings to ensure the proposals are practical and commercially viable
  • Regularly attend project meetings on site
  • Provide cost advice for the sales team
• Produce regular reporting
  • Compile full cost reports for each development, to include services, materials, sub-contract and prelim costs

About you

We re looking for someone with:

• Strong experience in a similar surveying role within a residential house builder
• Excellent numerical skills with strong attention to detail
• Great team player with good communication skills
• Organised and able to work well in a busy team

What we offer in return

• Friendly, supportive team and a welcoming culture
• Impressive, modern office space (only just renovated) providing an enjoyable space to work from located in beautiful Beaconsfield Old Town, close to many cafés, restaurants and a Tesco Express
• Easy to commute to with great road connections being just off the M40 and within a 10 minutes walk to Beaconsfield train station
• A privately-owned business with all the benefits of a financially strong company that has stood the test of time
• Competitive salary and discretionary annual and long-term bonus schemes (up to 15% of annual salary)
• Annual leave starting at 25 days to a max of 30 days
• BUPA cover, enhanced pension scheme through salary exchange and free life assurance
• Many wellbeing benefits a cycle to work scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, free weekly fitness sessions
• Discount scheme with savings across a range of sectors
• Social events throughout the year.