Quantity Surveyor / Estimator

When they say "We can do it for £50k," you're the one who says, "Hold my calculator."
QS / Estimator needed

Right, let's cut the fluff. If you think Quantity Surveying is just swanning around with a clipboard, dropping the odd That looks expensive, and heading off for a two-hour lunch -this isn't for you... We need someone who can price a fit-out project with the precision of a neurosurgeon and the cynicism of a London cabbie in rush hour.

This position is for a specialist fit out contractor that don't just slap paint on walls and call it a day. They transform commercial spaces with the kind of precision that would make a Swiss watchmaker blush. They're after someone who can not only count but can predict the future-because if you can estimate the cost of a fit-out project before the client changes their mind five times, you might actually be the chosen one..

The Blueprint of Your Day:
·Cost Estimation: If you can guess the final bill at Wetherspoons after five rounds, you're halfway there.
·Project Analysis - Read specs and drawings like they're the morning paper. Except more exciting.
·Quantity Take-Offs: Counting everything down to the last bolt, then counting it again because someone's nicked it.
·Team Collaboration: Project Managers, architects, clients-imagine a family dinner where everyone's got different ideas of what's for dessert, and you're in charge of serving it.
·Cost Control - Like spotting the hidden costs of a Ryanair flight… but on a much larger scale.
·Compliance & Site Visits: Make sure they're playing by the rules and nobody's trying to reinvent the wheel mid-project.

What you'll need in the locker:
·Degree in Quantity Surveying or something similar (no, watching Grand Designs doesn't count).
·5+ years in fit-out and commercial management-enough to have seen the good, the bad, and the Are you having a laugh? moments of construction
·Negotiation skills that would make Alan Sugar nod in approval.
·Microsoft Office Suite and Estimating Software skills- Excel skills sharper than a Project Manager's excuses.
·Willing to work in London (base) with site visits

What's in it for you?
·Competitive Salary: c£70,000 - £75,000 + package
·Career Progression: No dead-ends here, just more challenging puzzles.
·Supportive Team Environment: They've got your back-no more chasing subcontractors like you're in a Benny Hill sketch.
·Bi-Annual Performance Bonus: Your hard work, rewarded.

Sound like your thing? Let's have a chat. Discreet.

Spencer Wade - 07920 489522
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