Quantity Surveyor

Role: Quantity Surveyor  Location: Northallerton Rate of pay £280- £300 per day PAYE Plus Holiday PAY  Duration on -going  300 North are working with our residential client to recruit a Quantity Surveyor. The client in question is well established in the region with a large portfolio of work in the North East. The successful Quantity Surveyor should be from a new build housing background, either private or social housing considered. The main duties of this surveying role will include: Procurement of subcontractors in line with schedule, including issuing tender enquiries, detailed analysis of subcontractor quotations, making recommendations for the appointment of subcontractors, placing Subcontract orders to facilitate accurate final account projections, overall cost control and holding pre-start meetings. Producing site-specific scopes of work Use of software to raise subcontract orders, produce subcontractor payments, download monthly cost reports and prepare PFA's. Valuation of subcontract works, certification of payments and issuing of withholding notices where appropriate. Agreement of subcontractor final accounts. Producing monthly CVR's and accurate final account projections in excel and on COINS. Identifying opportunities or threats and assessing the financial effect on profit margin should these be realised. Identifying value engineering solutions to reduce construction costs to maximise profit. Agreeing on preliminary budgets with the site team and management. To ensure the commercial delivery of multiple construction projects at any one time as well as achieving the monthly key deadline dates as outlined in the commercial calendar