Quantity Surveyor

In a Nutshell

We have a new opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our team within Vistry South East, at our office in Caterham, Surrey. As our Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing all costs related to our projects. Your focus is to minimize project costs and enhance margin and value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. This includes procurement, subcontract management, contract administration, monthly payments, and final account settlement.

What's in it for you

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance, or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to up to 39 days with service
• Private medical insurance, with employee-paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits

What we expect from you

• Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring, and Quality
• HNC in Surveying or Construction or equivalent
• Experience working within the Construction industry for a residential housing developer
• Excellent IT, analytical, and communication skills
• Strong mathematical ability
• Ability to assess and analyze information
• Good business sense and understanding of budget management
• Negotiating and networking skills
• Flexibility and ability to work within a busy team and under pressure
• Good team working skills
• Accurate with an eye for detail
• A methodical approach
• Willing to work extra hours to meet deadlines as required
• HND or higher qualification
• Professional membership of MCIOB or RICS (preferable) or working towards such qualification
• Experience with National House builders and different methods of construction, e.g., Timber Frame

About the Quantity Surveyor role

• Collaborate with departments including Land, Development, and Construction to advise on cost implications during design meetings
• Attend development, pre-start, and subcontract review meetings
• Check contract drawings for errors, omissions, and areas of unnecessary cost upon receipt of documentation
• Assist in preparing tender lists and updating procurement programmes
• Distribute design packages and tender drawings, and prepare tender documentation and letters
• Analyze construction costs, quotations, and prepare budgets
• Assess staffing levels and build programmes to determine preliminary costs
• Coordinate budget settlement meetings and prepare stage payment schedules
• Manage subcontractor orders, negotiate contracts, and handle variations and final accounts
• Ensure costs are posted and reconciled accurately, and provide monthly cost analysis
• Authorize subcontractor payments and finalize accounts
• Prepare documents for external valuation and coordinate with the client's agent
• Maintain RAMS schedules and liaise with Customer Service on post-completion issues
• Attend various project meetings as required
• Perform other duties as directed to support the team

About us

We build more than homes; we're making Vistry. As a responsible developer and award-winning employer, we live by our ethos of doing the right thing. Our values of integrity, caring, and quality guide us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We operate through renowned brands such as Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes, supported by Vistry Works, our manufacturing arm, and Vistry Services. We are a UK Green Building Council member, a top five housebuilder in the UK, with a five-star customer satisfaction rating from the House Builders Federation (HBF), and have received numerous awards including Top Employer and Global Top Inspiring Workplaces.