The Company

Our client is a leading national Building Services Contractor involved in a wide range of design and build schemes across the UK. A full order book until September 2025 has created new opportunities for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team.

The Position

The role will be based out of their Nottingham office, however projects will be overseen nationally.

The Quantity Surveyor will be overseeing their own projects and reporting to the Commercial Manager. Requires the ability to work as part of a project team and provide project financial and contractual control, alongside commercial management / guidance.

You will be expected to help co-ordinate the efforts of all parties involved in the execution of a project to budgeted cost and programme parameters. There are also opportunities within the department to become a mentor and offer support and guidance to the apprentices we have within the team who are at various stages of their training.

Duties & Responsibilities;

• In conjunction with the relevant Project Management Team, you will be accountable for the profitability of the project, and develop an appropriate commercial strategy to ensure delivery of required margins
• Contribute to the management and maintenance of a project cost reporting system ensuring all financial information and cost heads are managed
• With other members of the team, produce and provide accurate forecasts of project cost to completion and final value
• Ensure contract variations are identified, valued and turned into agreed variation orders with the customer in a timely manner
• Manage the sub-contract tender process, including the selection of sub-contractors and issue of secondary subcontract orders
• Provide accurate monthly CVR reporting in line with the Company’s reporting process
• Submitting and agreeing interim valuations and monitoring project cash flow
• Liaising with Main Contractors and Clients on commercial matters including, but not limited to, the
• agreement of the primary subcontract, client and domestic variations, interim valuations and the final account agreement

The Person

• The successful candidate will be offered a position within the growing commercial department, which has a wide spread of skills sets and abilities.
• They are looking for candidates with an appropriate degree level qualification, ideally, but not essential, having achieved a Chartered status and be able to demonstrate a sound working knowledge with a proven track record.
• A portfolio of projects demonstrating their quantity surveying and commercial management experience in the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing sector.
• The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of the various standard forms of contract, construction and contract law, basic plant, equipment, materials and labour costs, employment legislation and working rule agreements.

Apex Resourcing Solutions is a recruitment agency acting on behalf of this company