Quantity Surveyor (Social Housing)

• Job Reference: RAQS
• Job Title: Quantity Surveyor (Social Housing)
• Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 + vehicle / fuel / benefits package
• Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Quantity Surveyor
Are you looking for a Quantity Surveyor role? Interested in working for a leading Construction Company?

VANRATH are recruiting a Quantity Surveyor to work within the Building Maintenance department for a large, leading Construction Company in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Remuneration:
£40,000 - £50,000 + vehicle / fuel / benefits package

Benefits Package Include:

• Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes

Overview:
To take responsibility, ownership and accountability of the successful management and control all aspects of the commercial / financial and contractual elements of the designated project in order to control and maximise the company’s profitability, protect the companies legal and contractual obligations under the contract and to manage proactively the control of all commercial issues.

Key Accountabilities:

• Control all expenditure
• Reconcile cost/value reports and profit forecasts
• To assist the Contract Manager with pre-start planning and programming
• Continual use of the sub-contract data base
• Assisting and liaising with the buyers on materials procurement and buying opportunities
• To manage the day to day cost control, monitoring and reporting
• Measure progress, submit valuations, submit final accounts and retention release and monitor receipt of payment in a timely manner in accordance with the contracts

The Ideal Person:

• Degree qualified or other relevant qualifications
• Experience working as a Quantity Surveyor
• Social Housing background is ideal or other maintenance experience
• Good commercial skills and awareness
• Strong IT skills; MS Office, Excel, Project, Word
• Excellent time management
• Ability to work under pressure
• Self motivated and driven to succeed

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Built Environment job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Robert Apps for a confidential discussion