Vacancy Summary
Career Level & Career Path- D - Professional Contributor
Working Hours for this role are: Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.30pm & Friday 8.30am to 3.15pm
This role offers flexibility in location and can be based at either our Sherburn, Malton or York offices.
At Severfield, we’re creating better ways to build for a world of changing demands.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor, to join a growing team.
Our competitive advantage is our people, and we’re always looking for talented individuals to join us as we continue to transform skylines across the UK & Europe. A career at Severfield presents the opportunity for you to develop, grow, and to feel part of something special, after all, we are all in it together!
Our Commercial & Industrial division designs, fabricates and constructs structural steelwork for a variety of different sectors including commercial offices, stadia & leisure, industrial & distribution, data centres, retail and health and education.
The division has manufacturing sites in three locations: Dalton, Lostock, and Enniskillen. Each has full-service capabilities and modern manufacturing processes enabling us to provide a high-quality product to a variety of different sectors. Each of our sites has its own strong reputation in the market and between them cover a wider geographical area, including Europe. They continue to set the bar high in their highly complex market!
Vacancy Details
In the Quantity Surveyor position you will provide support to the Quantity Surveying department by ensuring the effective management and control of commercial and contractual aspects of projects, contributing to the efficient delivery of business objectives.

Other responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• To be responsible for preparing and submitting interim valuations for projects monthly to ensure positive cash flow throughout projects.
• To provide assistance, support and guidance on commercial issues and developing a culture of contractual awareness in project teams
• To be responsible for the preparation of interim valuations/ applications for payment including negotiating project final accounts
• Produce internal cost/ value reports
• Administrate subcontractor/supplier accounts, including the monitoring and processing of payments and settlement of final accounts
• Preparation of technical estimates
• Evaluation of hours allowed at tender stage and reconciliation of hours worked within the fabrication process
• To review and assist with the administration of subcontracts for each project.
• Entering budgets and costings on the company’s management information software system
• Responsible for logging and recording Contracts/ Bonds / Insurances / Retentions / Collateral Warranty documentation
• Carrying out Steel take offs; measuring + qualifying material from drawings and specifications

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will have previous experience working as a Quantity Surveyor in construction or steel industry. the will also,

• Hold BSc in Quantity Surveying or similar relevant qualification within a Construction background
• Chartership desirable but not essential
• High level of IT literacy

What We Offer
At Severfield, we’re all about doing the right thing, so as you’d expect, we offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits packages.
We are an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets to apply. We value the unique perspectives that come from different life experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, religion, or faith. At Severfield, we believe that a diverse team drives innovation and success, and we are eager to hear from all who want to contribute to our dynamic workplace.
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
We look forward to receiving your application!
About Us
Severfield is the largest structural steelwork Group in the UK and among the biggest in Europe. We have been involved in the UK’s highest profile structural steel projects and we have the design and engineering capabilities to deliver the UK’s largest, most complex projects.
Today, with multiple sites in the UK, Europe, and our joint venture in India, we have an annual capacity to produce around 300,000 tonnes of fabricated steelwork.

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Acting on behalf of our clients, our project portfolio includes world-class stadia, bridges, national infrastructure, as well as shaping city skylines across the UK and further afield.
Benefits
Looking after our employees means both their physical and mental wellbeing. We’re proud to offer a range of benefits including:
25 days holiday
Minimum 7% employer pension contributions
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
Employee benefits scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Save as you earn
Free onsite parking (role specific)
Business health insurance
Job Reference: SUKIE0046

• To be responsible for preparing and submitting interim valuations for projects monthly to ensure positive cash flow throughout projects.
• To provide assistance, support and guidance on commercial issues and developing a culture of contractual awareness in project teams
• To be responsible for the preparation of interim valuations/ applications for payment including negotiating project final accounts
• Produce internal cost/ value reports
• Administrate subcontractor/supplier accounts, including the monitoring and processing of payments and settlement of final accounts
• Preparation of technical estimates
• Evaluation of hours allowed at tender stage and reconciliation of hours worked within the fabrication process
• To review and assist with the administration of subcontracts for each project.
• Entering budgets and costings on the company’s management information software system
• Responsible for logging and recording Contracts/ Bonds / Insurances / Retentions / Collateral Warranty documentation
• Carrying out Steel take offs; measuring + qualifying material from drawings and specification