Contracts Manager

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor

I am working with a privately owned, quality-driven, local house builder to recruit a Contracts Manager.

  • Liskeard
  • Permanent

You will act as an integral part of the Senior Management team.

You will report to the Head of Construction and manage a team of Site Managers to ensure all live developments are running to schedule and budget, whilst making sure Health & Safety standards are high throughout.

This is a permanent and full time role offering a package of £75,000 (salary & car allowance) and an impressive bonus scheme as well as other company benefits.

Suitable candidates will possess the following:

  • Previous experience in the same role within house-building
  • A good understanding of all house-building methods
  • Must be happy to cover numerous sites across Devon & Cornwall

Next steps:

For an informal discussion please call Abbie on 01752 421888 or use the red button to apply online.

Sphere Solutions is a market leader in the Southwest & Wales construction recruitment sector, with offices in Truro, Plymouth, Bristol, Taunton, Gloucester and Cardiff.

We pride ourselves on building long-term relationships with local, regional and national contractors, developers and consultancies and offer a bespoke, discreet and professional service delivered by highly experienced consultants.

I’m looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a contractor with a presence across the region and further afield, working on build & civils projects.

  • Exeter
  • Permanent
  • £65,000-£67,000 & Car Allowance

NEC and JCT forms of contract experience are not essential but highly preferred.

Some projects are not local to Devon and will require some travel and the occasional overnight stay.

Your day to day will include:

  • Provide commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts.
  • Preparation of monthly cost/value reports
  • Production of commercial reports
  • Physical measurement of works and agreement of same with client and subcontractors
  • Sub-contractor procurement
  • Valuations
  • Invoicing and final accounts

Who are we looking for?

  • Must have experience working as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor with a contractor, within Civils or Build.
  • Must have confident IT skills, proficient in the use of MS Office particularly Excel
  • You will have excellent communication skills both written and verbally
  • Must hold a Full UK Drivers Licence

What is on offer?

  • Salary up to £67,000 depending on experience and qualifications
  • Car Allowance
  • Other benefits

Next steps:

For an informal discussion please call Abbie on 01752 421888 or use the red button to apply online.

Sphere Solutions is a market leader in the Southwest & Wales construction recruitment sector, with offices in Truro, Plymouth, Bristol, Taunton, Gloucester and Cardiff.

We pride ourselves on building long-term relationships with local, regional and national contractors, developers and consultancies and offer a bespoke, discreet and professional service delivered by highly experienced consultants.

I’m seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor

  • Redruth
  • £40,000-£65,000 + Package
  • Permanent

Ideally from a Civils/Groundworks background, to join a very successful sub-contractor, based in Redruth with a leading presence in Devon, Cornwall & Somerset. My client works with a number of housing developers and contractors across the region and with a number of long-standing relationships they have an extremely busy portfolio of work.

My client is interested in seeing applications from intermediate, Junior, and Senior candidates also.

Duties will include:

  • Produce Valuation matrixes and Daywork schedules
  • Review of contract documentation, and drawing issues, to ensure all parties hold the correct information
  • Produce a monthly application for payment to the client in line with the client’s calculation schedule.
  • Verify accurate payments for sub-contractors
  • As the Surveyor you should be aware of all costs relating to all project spend
  • Responsible for cost changes as a result of new drawings
  • Liaise with the client to evaluate day work before an order is raised
  • Ensure all works are carried out in line with detailed procedures to achieve ISO/ SMAS/CHAS/Achilles certification

The successful applicant should ideally be qualified to a degree level or similar and have extensive experience within the construction industry, preferably within a groundworks or civil engineering background.

Salary will be based on experience and qualifications.

To Apply:

For an informal discussion please call Abbie on 01752 421888 or use the red button to apply online.

Sphere Solutions is a market leader in the Southwest & Wales construction recruitment sector, with offices in Truro, Plymouth, Bristol, Taunton, Gloucester and Cardiff.

We pride ourselves on building long-term relationships with local, regional and national contractors, developers and consultancies and offer a bespoke, discreet and professional service delivered by highly experienced consultants.