Quantity Surveyor

As a Quantity Surveyor at our company, your main responsibilities include monitoring contract progress, controlling costs against budgets, preparing interim valuations, and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements. You'll also engage in constructive dialogue regarding claims and commercial matters, preparing and negotiating budgets, and procuring subcontractors.

To become a Quantity Surveyor with our company, you should have a degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field, along with at least three years of experience in a similar role. A good grasp of construction contracts, particularly NEC Forms, is vital, along with strong commercial acumen.

Our company emphasizes quality and compliance by ensuring that all commercial aspects of projects are documented and monitored closely. We follow established management systems to maintain health and safety standards and rigorously evaluate any implications for dispute resolution. This involves ongoing training and adherence to the best practices in Quantity Surveying.

As a Quantity Surveyor at our company, familiarity with project management tools such as Aconex, CEMAR, and Viewpoint is very important. These tools help support the effective management of budgets, costs, and overall project progress, ensuring smooth communication and tracking across the team.

A successful Quantity Surveyor at our company displays strong technical, financial, and commercial acumen. Skills like effective communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and a keen attention to detail are crucial for navigating the complexities of contracts and managing relationships within a multidisciplinary team.

In your response, highlight specific examples where you monitored budgets against expenditures, how you addressed any discrepancies, and the tools you utilized for tracking costs. Discuss your methods for forecasting and managing budgets effectively to ensure project profitability.

Explain your negotiation technique by emphasizing collaboration and transparency. Share specific experiences where you successfully negotiated terms, managed conflicts, or resolved disputes while maintaining professional relationships with subcontractors.

Outline your process for preparing valuations, including how you gather data, engage with stakeholders, and ensure compliance with contractual frameworks. Mention any relevant software tools that you have used to streamline this process.

Discuss your understanding and experience with NEC Forms of Contract, including specific instances where you applied your knowledge to real projects. Emphasize your ability to navigate these contracts successfully and how it impacts your role as a Quantity Surveyor.

In your answer, discuss how you identify, assess, and mitigate risks throughout a project’s lifecycle. Provide examples of previous projects where your interventions led to reducing potential risks and improving project outcomes.

Share strategies you’ve employed to foster communication among team members, such as regular meetings, collaborative tools, and open-door policies. Highlight the impact of effective communication on project success.

Describe a specific challenging project, detailing the obstacles you faced, and the strategies you implemented to overcome them. Emphasize your problem-solving skills and your capacity to keep the project on track.

Talk about the resources you utilize, such as industry blogs, webinars, professional organizations, and conferences. Illustrate how staying informed has positively impacted your work as a Quantity Surveyor.

Detail your methods for conducting financial analyses, including how you gather data, evaluate costs against budgets, and identify cost-saving opportunities. Mention any software or tools you use to aid in this process.

Discuss the critical importance of health and safety in Quantity Surveying, emphasizing how you incorporate safety considerations into project planning, budgeting, and contract management. Highlight how compliance affects financial outcomes.