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Senior Quantity Surveyor
Senior Quantity Surveyor – Commercial Leadership – Offsite Construction (Modular/Panelised Buildings)
About the Role
Vision Built (a Sisk Company), a leading offsite construction provider specialising in high-quality modular and panelised building solutions, seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial strategy, nurture talent, and drive profitable project delivery.
This key role blends construction expertise with commercial innovation, ensuring projects – across traditional, Design & Build, and high-value (€5m–15m) contracts – meet risks and financial targets. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will deliver contractual integrity, advise on disputes, mentor junior staff, and champion knowledge-sharing, while supporting the company’s growth.
Responsibilities
Commercial Leadership
- Own the commercial strategy for projects, adapting with input from the Managing Quantity Surveyor
- Represent Vision Built in contractual negotiations, safeguarding entitlements under traditional, Design & Build, and complex €5–15m projects
- Lead procurement end-to-end: tender preparation, subcontractor selection, ordering, and final account management
- Prepare and submit bids for subcontracts (e.g. NEC, JCT contracts)
- Manage ordering workflows to meet deadlines
- Financial proposals for clients:
- Develop pricing reports, forecasts, and reconciliations
- Model cash flow projections and support valuation disputes
- Control contractual variations with full documentation and stakeholder agreement
- Finalise and submit Time & Cost Certificates, ensuring alignment with regional Standards Policy
- Advise on commercial banking considerations to support monetisation/financing
Risk & Opportunity Management
- Maintain dynamic risk & opportunity registers, mitigating threats and escalating commercial opportunities
- Act as a first liason point for disputes:
- Interface with CPO and external solicitors/dispute resolves on cases below £70k
- Represent company interests in Claims Boards/B.amounts with supporting bullet listing
- Oversee internal communications and commercial records adverse events/third-party claims
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Team Leadership & Development
- Oversee training, mentoring, and performance reviews for junior Quantity Surveyors and Construction Contracts Assistants
- Focus areas: construction valuations, cost reporting standards, and site/service tolerances
- Upskill team members on contractor module systems & reporting mechanisms
- Introduce new standard frameworks (e.g. Neon Network) to enhance contemporary knowledge and methodology
Stakeholder Engagement
- Project Client Liaison: Lead commercial deliverables for clients, ensuring transparent communication and mutually beneficial outcomes
- Internal Support: Engage with Business Development and General Management Teams across T&D, A&D, and On-Site leadership functions
- Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Share insights on project budgets/progress, fostering trust and solving commercial complications alongside architects, engineers, and technical designers
Compliance & Contractual Excellence
- Interpret contract law (NEC4, JCT, D&B) to ensure company compliance
- Key responsibilities:
- Advise on compliance with *Waste & Delay Notices}) regulations
- Monitor masters’ programme risks consistently
- Oversee submissions under Construction Act provisions
- Draft legal/professional correspondence using approved contract management policies
- Deliver and adapt reports for site stakeholders while ensuring data accuracy under company valuation policy
Expand summary into key opportunity areas such as MPU phasing, technical variances in bespoke designs, third-party contractor risk.
Passionate about excellence? Join us to innovate commercial value in modular construction.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or closely related field
- Substantial post-graduation industry experience (minimum 7 years) with proven track record in large-scale commercial contracts (≥£1m)
- Technical proficiency:
- Experience with contracts: NEC4, JCT D&B, EU PF2 Standards Suite
- Knowledge of internal rate control & reporting: regions/cost dispatch systems, site/design stage valuations
- Proficient in CDE+ Civil, MS Project, Prime (or equivalent), and MS Office Suite
- Dispute resolution training (debrief meetings, mediation strategies)
- Formal behavioural and safety processes certification
- Comprehensive financial & legal compliance awareness (Construction Act, limit for payment enforcement).
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Desirable
- Chartered Membership (RICS/CIOB) or Part 3 with career ambition toward APC application
- Certified commercial leadership programmes (UK Ministry of Justice)
- Strong risk protocol knowledge (Disseminating Rules 1990+ Implementing procurement frameworks & benchmarking)
- Internationally-focused experience, specifically in ICC Master Programmes/ISO-17050-1 compliance, or Industry Digitalisation Accreditation.
We fully embrace inclusive workplace practises. Flexibility or agency experience specified previously *is considered alongside other previously defined criteria.
Dynamic Working Environment
- Hybrid Hinderings:
- Office base: [Location Not Disclosed] Monday–Friday, with schedule notes to feasibility.**
- Field involvement as block release for special circumstances (e.g. Payment Clinics, Critical Risk Events)
- Collated reporting per Rotational Commercial SDRs norms.
Benefits ——
(Restating vision-built partnership incentives formerly appended.)
We proudly adhere to Sisk Rewards & Recognition trademarks (RIBs):
✅ Agile structured hierarchy – enabling collaboration across teams. ✅ Competitive salary benchmarks, aligned with commercial project incubation (current rate £52–£65k). ✅ Pension fund management consultancy with perquisite terminations. ✅ Stationary lease benefits: studio discounts, ferry passes, classroom vouchers.
Equal Opportunities
-We welcome applications from all backgrounds.** Diversity enhances our success. -Reasonable adjustments offered throughout recruitment/employment lifecycle. Contact visualisations@[location] for support. -See privacy statement for data processing consent I confirm below: (cue integrated Group Privacy Notice appending clauses)
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