Construction Project Manager/Quantity Surveyor

Our client, a residential and hospitality developer, are looking to appoint a Construction Project Manager/Quantity Surveyor. As this is working in house for the Developer, it will be varied, all encompassing role.

Necessary experience

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• Professionally qualified with a construction background.
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• Budget estimating, budgetary control and pricing experience.
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• Be able to estimate costs for appraisal purposes based on designs produced by Architects
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• Supreme knowledge of JCT Building Contracts and warranties required from main contractors / subcontractors and experience of negotiating terms.
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• A strong understanding of development procurement (subcontractor and suppliers)
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• Good practical knowledge of the construction process on site, and be able to challenge timelines given by the site teams.
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• Checking through subcontractor applications, responding back in a timely manner and obtaining invoices for draw downs by the required dates.
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• Preparing and agreeing interim valuations.
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• Preparing estimation of direct costs.
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Nice to have

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• Co-ordination of development sales
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• Assist with project management of development opportunities
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Skills required

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• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
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• Excellent interpersonal skills
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• Ability to organise own workload and work to deadlines
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• Ability to communicate at a professional level with both construction and non-construction individuals
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• Experience in constructing and preparing detailed written reports
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• Ability to defend your written report under scrutiny and if necessary, explain via evidence any changes deemed necessary
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• Ability to multi task and manage multiple developments
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• Computer literate, especially in Microsoft Word and Excel
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