Role overview

Vistry Cornwall South West are looking for a Quantity Surveyor to be based on site in Exeter, you will be responsible for being the commercial lead for mixed tenure developments. You must have experience of successfully delivering major open market affordable and contracting housing schemes with values in excess of £5m. The successful candidate will have worked in a similar level role for a main contractor or developer. You must be proven in commercial and risk management on similar schemes for similar sized contractors. You will have a reputation for integrity, maturity, and sound business judgment; be totally comfortable working in a team; and possess the creativity, commercial expertise, and commitment to successfully play an important role within the commercial and site teams.

• Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private Healthcare
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary
  • Share incentive schemes
  • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
• In return, what we would like from you...
  • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
  • HNC in Surveying or Construction or equivalent
  • Experience of working within the Construction industry for a residential housing developer
  • Excellent IT, analytical and communication skills
  • Strong mathematical ability
  • Ability to assess and analyse information
  • Good business sense
  • Good understanding of budget management
  • Negotiating and networking skills
  • COINs user experience
  • Enthusiasm
  • Flexibility
  • Able 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 to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it

  Desirable...

  • HND or higher qualification
  • Professional membership of MCIOB or RICS preferable or working towards such qualification
  • National House builder experience
  • Different methods of construction ie Timber Frame
• More about the Quantity Surveyor role...
  • Customer focused mindset.
  • Work within an Operational delivery Team for your sites.
  • Managing less experienced member(s) of the Surveying Team
  • Prepare Commercial section of Site Start Execution Plans for your schemes.
  • Collating and issuing tender packs for sub-contractor work packages
  • Negotiation and Analysis of Sub contractor tender returns
  • Producing tender recommendations for sub contract work package awards
  • Completion of Sub Contract orders and variations
  • Ensure invoices/applications for payments are processed in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract and in line with business timetable
  • Completing monthly CVRs
  • Robust Cost reporting and Budget control
  • Completion of monthly cashflows
  • Attending site project meetings
  • Responsible for project lead with HA, including prepare and issue monthly HA valuations, cash flow forecasts, key date trackers

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...

We’re Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they’re needed most.

You’re probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there’s nowhere better to build your career. We’re proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.

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