Quantity Surveyor

Job description

About ISG
ISG is a dynamic global construction services company.
We have had a hand in some of the world's most impactful and recognisable places, but our legacy is about far more than buildings. Across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we deliver places where people and businesses make memories, forge new experiences, and reach their goals.
In short, we deliver the places that enable people and businesses to thrive.

Office: Bradford

Project location: NATIONWIDE

Business Unit: Construction Retail

Sector: Retail

Reporting too: Managing Quantity Surveyor

This is an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Bradford team in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. Retail, hospitality and leisure spaces represent the touchpoint between brand and customer. In a competitive marketplace, they must serve a higher purpose than simply housing services. Our people's pride in what they do allows us to work flexibly with clients, providing inventive solutions to create exceptional spaces that personify the brands at their heart, appeal to customers and inspire supreme customer experience.

Role Purpose

The Quantity Surveyor would manage the delivery and governance of commercial services across a multi-location contract. They will regularly price work, ensuring target costs are met, review contractual agreementswith our contractors, handle commercial management issues and engage with the end client directly. Projects will see you in the retail world, ranging from refurb, newbuild, cut and carve and fitout.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain close relationships with customers, consultants and subcontractors to continuously improve the customer experience and support future repeat and negotiated business.
  
• To take active responsibility for all financial procedures in conjunction with the Senior Surveyor.
  
• Be aware of element costings and costs/ft 2 .
  
• Develop initial project budget and agree detailed cost plan with the Senior Surveyor for agreement with the professional team.
  
• To assist in managing all cost control aspects of the project(s), ensuring the use of appropriate cost , reporting systems.
  
• To assist senior management in the protection of the Company's contractual position
  
• Advise on product selection, specifications and assist with value engineering exercises
  
• Advise on selection of Works Contractors.
  
• Monitor the information flow both to and from ISG to ensure that work undertaken is fully authorised at all times .
  
• Attend and if necessary, chair meetings with the design team and with works contractors.
  
• Manage the change process in conjunction with the extended team.
  
• Instruct accounts to invoice clients and pay subcontractors and suppliers
  
• Prepare 'rolling' final account throughout project and agree at PC
  
• Close out financial account and retention releases
  
• Prepare final account reconciliation (CVR), create regular budget and price updates, update computerised cost control system and prepare the monthly cost and progress report for Interior directors responsible
  
• Provide feedback to trade contractors on completion
  
• Internal reporting via billing monitors, MCR's and interim CVR's
  
• To ensure our HSQE and quality standards, operating processes, company policies, ISO accreditations and all legislative requirements are understood, implemented and adhered to at all times.
  
• Maintain a full understanding of contractual conditions and ISG contractual liabilities
  

Skills & experience

• Substantial experience within the construction industry
  
• Good Understanding of JCT forms of contract & Contract law
  
• Good knowledge and understanding of Word and Excel packages
  
• Good verbal and written communication skills
  

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What's in it for you?

• Ongoing career development and accredited learning
  
• Annual recognition and values awards
  
• Global employee assistance program
  
• Pension scheme
  
• Life assurance
  
• Private healthcare including private GP service and mental health pathways
  
• As part of our wellbeing offering, ISG offers a monthly wellbeing allowance
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
  
• Industry-leading family friendly policies (39 weeks maternity leave and 8 weeks paternity at full pay)
  
• Volunteer day
  
• Discounts such as cinema to ensure you're still loving ISG even when you leave the office
  
• Most Friday's are a 4 pm finish providing work is completed for the week
  
• Your work-life balance really matters to us, so in addition to your holiday allowance we have a You Day to allow you to take an extra day off to celebrate a special event, spend time with your family or just do something that will make your life easier or more enjoyable
  
• Thriving networks including I-NOW (Women's Network), Race and Faith, LGBTQIA+, Armed Forced Covenant and the menopause working group, everyone's invited
  

If you'd like to speak to the Talent Acquisition team, please contact [email protected] below for more details.