CML have an exciting opening for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Commercial team at our Head Office in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. Would you like to work for a company that has spent over 3 decades developing its expert craft and ingenuity in Civil Engineering, and continues to receive consistent, outstanding client feedback? Do you want to work within a close knit, supportive team and enjoy a better work-life balance? If so, we'd would love to hear from you.
Your Responsibilities:
As a Quantity Surveyor at CML, you can expect to be working on projects ranging from £300k to £2.5m, with an average of £600k.
Within the role you can also expect to:
Develop client relationships by maintaining regular contact and meetings
Monitor contract costs against agreed budgets
Monitor contract compliance against statutory requirements, ensuring all contract correspondence is recorded
Supply relevant commercial information and reports to the Senior QS and Commercial Manager for review, such as CVR’s, periodic valuations/ applications and cash flow forecasting.
Identify potential financial risks and evaluate options to mitigate these
Produce, submit and agree final accounts in accordance with contractual requirements
Liaise with the Supply Chain for the procurement, negotiation and placing of subcontract and supplier orders
Oversee the procedures for certification of contract payments/variations and settle final accounts to sub-contractors, in line with agreed terms and conditions
Person Specification:
The perfect candidate will have:
BSc Quantity Surveying (or similar) - Essential
A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience working within a contracting environment – Essential
The ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised – Essential
General knowledge of NEC forms of contract – Desirable
Experience with Civil Engineering in the Rail Sector - Desirable
The ability to manage a fast paced, high volume turnover of orders, with high standards of project performance and customer satisfaction
Excellent communication skills and the confidence to engage with stakeholders
An enthusiastic attitude and ability to hit the ground running
Prioritises well and works effectively to deadlines
High attention to detail
All offers are subject to two employment references, a Drugs & Alcohol and medical test.
The Package:
Competitive Pay
Working from our modern offices within a Grade 2 listed building, in trendy Chapel Allerton, North Leeds
A collaborative and friendly working culture, focussed on investing in people
Up to 25 days holiday + Statutory Bank Holidays
Up to 2 working from home days per week, following a successful probation period
Company Sick Pay
Annual professional subscription costs
Excellent training & development opportunities, provided by our dedicated in house Training team
A mentoring scheme to help you settle well into the company and your new role
Paid Volunteering days and Charity events
Annual Flu Jabs
Employee Assistance Programmes for advice and counselling
Access to a committed Mental Health First Aider team
Company Pension and Death in Service scheme of 2x annual salary
A generous Employee Referral scheme of £1000 per successful hire
At CML we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences and all applicants will be considered purely on their merits and potential, regardless of where they are from, their age or gender, their lifestyle choices , their beliefs or what disability they may have.
We’re also striving to be a Disability Confident employer and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities apply and interview for roles.
