Quantity Surveyor

Location: Lune Gorge, CumbriaHours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

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What will you be responsible for?

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Lune Gorge team, supporting them in delivering commercial excellence across the project. Assisting with the control of costs, maximising value, minimising future liabilities and maintaining the required standard of quality and safety. This is a predominantly site-based role where you'll play a key part in the commercial success of the project.

Your day to day will include:

-Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin through the placement and control of contracts and subcontracts

-Providing commercial expertise including production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring and contract performance data

-Assessing, reviewing and mitigating commercial and contractual risks

-Managing and developing more junior members of the team

-Maximising cash flow through control, measurement and valuation of work, and invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers

You hold a relevant academic qualification in a construction related degree

-You hold a full driving licence

-You have demonstrable experience working in a commercial role for a contractor at the level of a Quantity Surveyor

-You have confident IT skills and are proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel

-You have excellent communication skills both written and verbally, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team