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Upstone Materials Senior Quantity Surveyor in Leeds, United States

Senior Quantity Surveyor

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Date:14 May 2024

Location: Leeds, GB, LS27 0EL

Company: Colas

Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a 'Gold Investor in People' award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

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Purpose of the Role

Colas UK Projects delivers major transport infrastructure solutions in the UK, Ireland and internationally. Our huge global expertise alongside the strength of our UK in-house specialist teams, local manufacturing and 96-year knowledge base and experience, brings a unique mix of local specialists and global resources to projects. Due to growth in the department, we are recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support projects through the provision of commercial activities in Leeds.

Main Responsibilities

The successful Senior Quantity Surveyor will support our project in Leeds and be flexible to support other schemes in the UK when required, in addition to, management of budgets. cost forecasting, management and control processes including the use of contract programmes, change and risk registers. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will take ownership in the Administration of contracts and / or subcontracts including payment mechanisms, change procedures, and resolution of contentious issues, final accounts agreement and management.

Ideal Candidate

The perfect candidate for the role of Senior Quantity Surveyor will be a degree qualified Quantity Surveyor with in depth, demonstrable evidence of relevant civil and highway post degree experience. Strong working knowledge of NEC form of contracts. An excellent communicator, client focused with good commercial awareness and commitment to business success. You will have good time management/attitude to change, ability to plan and prioritise your own workload working under pressure to meet deadlines.

Package Description

As well as a highly competitive salary, Colas offers some great benefits with this role, including:

• A generous pension contribution

Salary circa £65,000

• Life assurance cover (x4 basic salary)

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with the option to buy/sell more)

• Flexible working policy

• Opportunity to study towards a professional qualification fully funded

• Ongoing training and personal/professional development

• Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal

Note to Recruitment Agencies

In line with our Company Policy, Colas Ltd has a preference for direct hiring and we will reach out to our PSL (Preferred Suppliers List) agencies if the role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If a speculative CV is sent, no fee will be applicable.

As a business, we hold three core valuesCaring,SharingandDaring.

We are committed toCaringfor our colleagues, promoting, equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.

We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met,Sharingour knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity.

Our culture is built on an innovative and pioneering mindset,Daringto welcome new ideas and approaches. We are driven to invest in our employees and encourage them to participate in innovation, moving forward and striving to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions.

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