Senior Quantity Surveyor

Posted 28 October 2024
Salary £450 - £500 per day
LocationGreater London
Job type Temporary
Sectors Built Environment
ReferenceBH-37427
Contact NameAndreas Vella

Job description

Role: Senior Quantity Surveyor

We are currently in the process of hiring a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage and oversee estimating costs, material quantities, and project timelines; on a large-scale construction project located on a major project infrastructure upgrade based in Central London, with one of our longest-tenured clients.

Type: Freelance.
Location: Central London.
Duration: Ongoing.
Salary/Rate: Up to £450 per day via Ltd Company or PAYE Umbrella, dependent on skills and experience. This role is on a long-term contract, with the duration being at least 9 months. This role has also been deemed to be outside IR35 if necessary, if it passes the IR35 assessment, this will be assessed for each candidate.

As a Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor, your principal roles and responsibilities will include:
  • Undertaking cost analysis for repair and maintenance project work.
  • Prepare and analyse project costings for tenders, such as materials, quantities, labour, and time.
  • Perform risk and value management, and cost control during construction.
  • Identify, analyse, and develop responses to commercial risks.
  • Negotiate contracts and work schedules.
  • Managing project budget, ensuring value for money.
  • Managing commercial, planning, and design teams on various strategies to ensure project delivery on time and within budget.
  • Analyse outcomes and write detailed progress reports.
  • Advise and implement a procurement strategy.
Essential criteria:
  • Must have 4+ years of Quantity Surveying Experience.
  • Experience working for a main principal contractor.
  • Effective analytical thinking skills.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Able to be based in Central London on site 4 days a week.

If you fit this role and would like to find out more then please do not hesitate to get in touch with Andreas; andreas.vella@peoplegroup.com or send in your CV for consideration and we will be in touch.