Quantity Surveyor - Groundworks

Quantity Surveyor - West Midlands - Up to £70K Tradeline are actively recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join a highly successful Civil Engineering and Building Contractor specialising in Infrastructure and Groundworks within the Residential sectors. Our client is offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join their West Midlands Commercial Team as a Quantity Surveyor. You will be responsible for projects ranging across the Midlands. This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career with a highly reputable construction company, within a high standards and high rewards environment. Our client is innovative, dynamic, and a passionate business, who understand that the key to a successful business is successful people; therefore, they recruit the best and offer and encourage development and training along with high rewards. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities: * Regular site visits and liaising with the production team. * Preparing and reviewing tenders with estimators and assisting with understanding the client's requirements to offer value engineering. * Providing early cost advice to clients on variations and ensuring only authorised variations are undertaken. * Offering technical advice on drawings and ensuring each projects have the correct documentation. * Managing the end-to-end commercial aspects of the assigned projects to maximise value and collaborating with the Finance and Procurement departments accordingly. * Ensuring all commercial accountabilities are undertaken in a timely manner, with a high degree of accuracy and measure. * Analysing rates & prices and agreement of variations and / or compensation events as required. * Identification and analysis of potential debt risks and negotiating financial reconciliation with third parties to provide reasonable solutions. * Forecasting monthly and annual profit figures ensuring figures are maintained throughout the lifetime of the project. * Understanding the principles of safety on sites and projects. * Supporting the safety Director and safety team in the application of safety policy and practice. * Ensuring that any safety concerns are addressed immediately with the support of the safety team and Directors as appropriate. * Building strong working relationships with clients including social networking. * Allocating work to sub-contractors including assistance with procurement when required. Requirements: * GCSE Minimum 7 A-C / 5-9 including Math’s and English. * Minimum 3 A-Levels at Grade B and above or equivalent BTEC. * HNC Level 4 Qualification in Construction/Building or equivalent. * Relevant experience as a Quantity Surveyor. * Excellent computer skills, including Word and Excel. * Effective oral and written communication skills. * Excellent interpersonal skills. * Demonstrate an extremely high level of confidentiality. * Excellent organisational skills. * Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner. * Must be able to gather and analyse information skilfully. * Must be highly motivated and be willing to work hard