Jackson Civil Engineering Looking for Senior Quantity Surveyor at Crawley, West Sussex Full Time

Here at Jackson we are dynamic, innovative and focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting and varied projects. We want our people to succeed both in work and life and to support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Due to increased workload we are now recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Southern team to work on £10 – 20m + civil engineering schemes in West Sussex. The projects involve the construction of major highways and structures including complex earthworks, drainage and piling works.

Main Duties:

• Management and mentoring of junior staff
• Preparation of cost forecasts in conjunction with operations team
• Monitoring contract costs against budgets to maximise profitability
• Identifying potential risks and evaluate options for control
• Preparation of estimates
• Procurement of sub-contractors, including preparation of sub contract documents
• Assessment and certification of interim and final payments to subcontractors
• Preparation and agreeing main contract variations
• Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedures

Must haves:

• Ambitious individual with great communication skills, who is confident with a flexible approach.
• Demonstrate innovative approaches to problem solving and the ability to negotiate across the various levels of any construction environment
• Handle the financial and mathematical demands of the role by possessing impressive numeracy and IT skills.
• Must have experience working on civil engineering schemes including Highways and structures with a main contractor
• Experience as a SQS working with the NEC form of contract.

Excellent benefits package and personal development opportunities:

We don’t just offer a great place to work with a supportive, family atmosphere. We also offer:

• Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)
• Company car or car allowance
• Company pension scheme (we match up to 6%)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)
• Extensive training programmes
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform
• Free on-site parking
• Company social calendar
• Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events
• A supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our very best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process. Please do let us know if you require any additional assistance or adjustments. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within two weeks please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.