About Breyer Group:
Breyer Group is a Main Contractor specialising in all forms of Roofing, External and Internal Refurbishment. The Company has always worked in the commercial and industrial markets undertaking work on housing, schools, hospitals, walkways and has built up a sound reputation working for Registered Social Housing providers and Local Authorities giving personal, friendly, professional advice.
The Company operates a proactive health & safety culture and undertakes extensive training for its workforce. We place great emphasis on quality and Breyer Group is striving for the Investors in People standard.
The post holder will play a key role within a diverse and highly skilled team. With over 350 employees and nearly 60 years’ experience specialising in roofing, construction, responsive repairs and maintenance, we are extremely proud to be one of the industry’s leading principle contractors, operating from our headquarters in Romford, Essex and our network of locally based offices. Our ISO 9001:2008 certified quality management system reinforces our focus on excellent levels of customer service and satisfaction.
The Post
Our Quantity Surveyors are based within the busy Surveying team in our Repair Department. The post holder will be based in a dedicated area office. A good understanding of Word and Excel is essential, along with an understanding of accounting systems, Breyer Quantity Surveyors currently interface with Axim to collate their project costings.
Flexibility
In order to work effectively in a changing environment, flexibility is required from the post holder. This may be that other tasks are undertaken and/or location of base may change. These will be within the same level of responsibility and terms and conditions of employment.
Main Responsibilities
• Preparation and timely submission and agreement of interim valuations.
• Preparation and agreement of weekly applications and cash collection.
• Measurement and agreement of subcontractors accounts.
• Monitoring and control of costs/expenditure.
• Attend subcontract pre-order meetings providing financial details and as advise as req’d
• Preparation and agreement of Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR Process).
• General correspondence on related matters
• Cash flow analysis for client and internal monitoring.
• Manage procurement process for subcontractors on allocated project.
• Monitor procurement against budget and report accordingly.
• Material cost management
• Ensuring full audit trail of costs are maintained on our job management database
• Review operative productivity
Other Responsibilities
Other responsibilities for this particular post contribute to the successful delivery of the full range of functions of the Surveying team. These are to be carried out in the absence of and alongside members of the surveying team.
Person Specification
The successful candidate should meet the following requirements:
• Several years surveying experience, preferably with reactive and commercial base
• Ability to undertake re-measurement of work and valuation and pricing
• Be familiar with Standard Forms of Contract
• Ability to recognise commercial opportunities and take advantage
• Negotiation skills
• IT and literacy
• Driving license
• Min. qualification HND
Direct applicants will only be considered, no agencies on this occasion thank you.
Breyer Group is a Disability Confident employer who promote helping disabled people get into and stay in work. We strive to build a diverse and sustainable workforce where people of all genders and backgrounds are able to access fulfilling careers in the construction industry. Gender balance and parity are integral features of our workplace and we aim to promote more flexible working practices across our business as we look to retain and continue to develop our people. Breyer Group are proud to work with Women in Construction to champion the advancement of women in business.
Breyer Group is an equal opportunities employer.
