Senior Quantity Surveyor

at  Taylor Wimpey

Date: 13 Sep 2024
Location: High Wycombe, GB, HP12 3NR
Company: Taylor Wimpey
Department Function
The Cladding Remediation Team is established to assess and remediate fire safety defects in medium and high-rise buildings across the groups legacy portfolio of developments across England, Scotland, and Wales. To the standards agreed with the nations governments, the team will assess each building, and where remediation is required, will deliver a suitable remediation scheme to rectify the building. The commercial function within the team will ensure projects are planned and delivered in a commercially astute manner, ensuring contractors deliver contractually, and ensuring the businesses cladding remediation provision is effectively utilised and able to withstand scrutiny.
As a member of the team you will be directly contributing to improving the safety of buildings, and providing assurance to residents through our customer-focused approach to remediation.

Job summary/Purpose

• Assist in the commercial function and reporting for projects within the team including site budgets, payments, benchmarking, WIP, cash flows and valuations.
• Review of 3rd party cost plans for applications to the Taylor Wimpey Cladding Remediation Fund.
• Monitor and report project remediation costs periodically reporting any savings and excesses.
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of contractor performance.
• Liaison with external consultants involved in the commercial function.
• Collaboratively work with other TW internal departments.
• To deputise for the Commercial Manager when required and assist in the training of junior members of the Commercial team.

This role will be contracted to Head Office in High Wycombe and will require occasional attendance for team meetings. On a day-to-day basis this role can be a hybrid role based in a regional office.
Primary Responsibilities

• Assist in the commercial function and reporting for projects within the team including site budgets, payments, benchmarking, WIP, cash flows and valuations.
• Review of 3rd party cost plans for applications to the Taylor Wimpey Cladding Remediation Fund.
• Monitor and report project remediation costs periodically reporting any savings and excesses.
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of contractor performance.
• Liaison with external consultants involved in the commercial function.
• Collaboratively work with other TW internal departments.
• To deputise for the Commercial Manager when required and assist in the training of junior members of the Commercial team