Job Title: Quantity Surveyor
Location: Stanford Bridge Farm, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RU
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full time, Permanent
About Us:
From our head office in Pluckley, Kent FGS Pilcher operates extensively throughout Kent & Sussex, offering a quality, bespoke service to our clients.
FGS Pilcher’s combined skills and experience ensure we exceed our client’s expectations across a wide range of services including land drainage, groundworks, construction and habitat management.
The Role:
The role of QS/Estimator is key to the company’s future development and success in delivering a continuous flow of new business and identifying future opportunities in both competitive tendering and design and build projects.
FGS Pilcher is looking to attract a Quantity Surveyor with broad commercial skills and a strong background in estimating whilst understanding the commercial drivers, risk profiles and key success factors for Clients procuring groundworks, construction and land drainage works. The Quantity Surveyor will ensure robust, accurate and innovative advice is delivered to clients to align with their needs and business objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and organise operations within the business, ensuring they are in accordance with applicable legislation and in the best interests of the company.
- Gain a clear understanding of the Client’s requirements to ensure that the project is structured correctly, to the correct timescales such that accurate project costs are generated and thereafter an appropriate quotation can be presented to the Client.
- Plan and manage work schedules and procuring the necessary materials. Prioritise work efficiently and use delegation skills to meet deadlines.
- Ensure all paperwork and records of operations are completed with as much relevant detail as possible to enable the correct information to be collated such that timely invoicing and reporting are conducted as expected.
- To be able to confidently read and interpret site plans, drawings and identify any variances.
- Be proficient in the use of CAD, site setting out /surveying skills – GPS or total station
- Good knowledge of CDM regulations
- Ensure effective communication and interpersonal skills are used to establish good working relationships.
- Comply with all Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures, monitoring improvements that could be made to maintain a safe working environment.
- Respond positively to instructions and suggestions. Be able to carry out your work without close supervision, meet targets and take ownership and responsibility for own work.
- Physically be able to carry out all manual handling tasks as required.
- To bring in new initiatives and efficiencies to enable cost savings and increase profit margins.
- Optimise business opportunities from networking events and to follow through all substantial leads.
- Identify training requirements that will be beneficial to staff that will meet the business needs.
- Demonstrate and build upon appropriate knowledge and skills; maintain qualifications in order to comply with regulations surrounding the equipment and operations within the business.
- You will contribute positively to your team and other business sectors within the Company and establish good working relationships with your colleagues.
About you:
Essential Requirements:
- Good working knowledge of forms of contract currently used within the Building and Civil Engineering industry
- Strong attention to detail
- Substantial experience within the Civils/Construction/Land Drainage sector
- Have drive and passion to do the job well
- Have a proactive, problem-solving mind-set
- Confident and engaging management approach
- Strong IT skills
- Excellent communication skills
- A great team player who is able to work well with all levels within the organisation
- QS Qualified
Desirable Requirements:
- It would be an advantage for you to be able to operate plant safely and efficiently. Maintain Plant to an appropriate standard, including daily checks, basic maintenance and cleanliness
Benefits:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- GymFlex salary sacrifice scheme
- Life Insurance and GP 24 access
- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Company events
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of; Quantity Surveyor, Project Quantity Surveyor, Project QS, Construction Quantity Surveyor, Managing QS, Estimator, Experienced Estimator, Construction Estimator may also be considered for this role.
