Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Job Introduction

Gleeson Homes are recruiting for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, to assist in the reporting of the financial status of our new build developments spread across our three operating regions, via the valuation process

Role Responsibility

• To ensure that all the regions are aware of sites requiring a valuation in the period and in accordance with the programme issued by the Group Commercial Director.
• To assist were necessary in the completion of a site progress and stock take on site if regions require any assistance.
• To ensure that the correct information is supplied by the regions to enable a valuation to be completed.
• Updating and preparation of the valuation workbooks for the valuations in the period.
• Input of period progress, provided by the regions, into the valuation work book.
• Valuations of stock on site from the stocktake and input into the valuation workbook.
• Importing period cost from COINS into the Excel valuation workbook.
• The coding up of materials accruals and entry into the valuation workbook.
• The full analysis of the variances in the period, making any cost to complete forecasts or savings as is required to complete the development.
• To provide analysis of all dayworks and variations for use by the management team
• To issue the valuation once complete for approval by the regional team.
• To issue the valuation, once signed off by the regional, for approval of the Group Commercial Director
• The updating of the sales values in the period for the actual plots completed to date.
• The preparation and issue of journal requests for approval and issue by the Senior Commercial Manager.
• To compile various reports for issue to region, group and board.

To ensure all the above is completed strictly in accordance to the timetable and key dates are all met

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience in an house building role and may suit an estimating background
• A good understanding of budgeting preferred but not essential
• Would suit strong analytical mind set.
• Strong personal organisational skills, with the ability to work in some isolation, yet be effective with communication when required.
• Computer literacy especially in Microsoft Excel.
• All levels considered.

Why Gleeson?

Gleeson Homes specialises in building low costs homes on brownfield sites across the north of England, transforming areas of derelict land into brand new communities of new homes which are priced to suit local people

Gleeson Homes, building more than 1,000 houses a year, is part of the MJ Gleeson Group of companies and is expanding in a rapid, controlled manner throughout the North and Midlands.  We are currently opening Area Offices at the rate of one a year.

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