Keyman Personnel is currently seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Permanent Quantity Surveyor to join our client - a market-leading high-end residential company in London. Specializing in very high-end residential projects with budgets ranging from £20 to £40 million, this is a unique opportunity to collaborate with some of the most talented professionals in the industry and work on prestigious projects that make a significant impact.

About the Role
As a Permanent Quantity Surveyor, you will be primarily responsible for managing all costs related to civil engineering and building projects, ensuring that our client's projects are completed on budget and to the highest standards.

Your Duties Will Include:
• Having a thorough understanding of traditional building methods and products associated with the refurbishment of listed buildings and up-market period houses.
• Confidently dealing directly with Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Clients, and Subcontractors.
• Keeping a tight control on potentially high numbers of variations across numerous ongoing projects, assisting site managers and contracts managers in recording all variations, pricing them, and accurately recording their effect on final accounts. Ensuring that Authorisation Instructions (AIs) are received for all variations.
• Assuming full control of subcontract orders, applications, and assisting with subcontract enquiries and management. Overall responsibility for ensuring that all subcontract/supplier orders placed are within budget.
• Making regular visits to site, and liaising directly with Contracts Managers and Site Managers to ensure that all variations are recorded on CVIs and copied to all interested parties.
• Ensuring that reminders are sent to Contracts Managers at the appropriate time and that retentions are collected in full without delay.
• Reporting to the line manager as soon as any individual budget is exceeded or likely to be exceeded.
• Communicating on all matters affecting the performance of projects, employees, associates, and the commercial interests of the company.
• Ensuring that valuations and final accounts for each contract are formatted/presented to suit the exact requirements of the individual PQS/architect/client, in order to speed up the certification process.

Essential Qualifications and Skills:
• A degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within the civil engineering/groundworks sector.
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or working towards it.
• Excellent analytical, organisational, and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in relevant software packages.
• Experience in NEC & JCT form of contracts.

Why You Should Apply:
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to work on high-profile and challenging projects.
• Become part of a dynamic, innovative, and forward-thinking company.
• Keyman Personnel is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Do you have the skills, experience, and drive to excel in this role? If so, we would love to hear from you