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Cornwall - UK

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

Quantity Surveyor

From the commitment we pour into our homes to the belief we bring to supporting amazing careers a role at Persimmon is a springboard for Building Your New Possible. Discover new opportunities to grow learn new skills and release your potential.

Were Persimmon Homes a FTSE 100 listed company and a leading UK house builder serving local communities across the UK and delivering around 10000 homes a year. We have 29 operating businesses in England Wales and Scotland three housebuilding brands and three offsite manufacturing facilities.

Were looking for people like you and this could be your opportunity to start Building Your New Possible.

What is the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Commercial Team. This role typically reports to the Commercial Manager.

The purpose of the role is to manage all commercial and financial aspects of assigned projects and contracts to ensure completion is on time within budget and to legal and quality assurance requirements and regulations.

The role will include:

  • Contribute to the management of a range of legal and contractual issues to ensure the construction project remains profitable while complying with Group guidelines.
  • Conduct various studies in a timely manner to estimate materials time and labour costs to ensure costs are established and controlled and projects complete on time and within budget.
  • Appoint and retain subcontractors including sourcing and negotiation of contracts to ensure resources are available to achieve build and quality targets.
  • Manage subcontractor performance against Group/ Operating Company guidelines to ensure costs are controlled and projects complete on time to the desired quality standards and within budget.
  • Work cohesively with other departments across the Operating Company to ensure achievement of targets.
  • Produce accurate and timely valuation reports and management information to enable the Commercial management team to make informed business decisions.
  • Advocate the Group Health Safety and Environment Policy while ensuring compliance throughout the team to ensure health and safety standards are met.

What experience qualifications and skills are we looking for

  • Experience within the house building industry is essential
  • Understanding of HSE building regulations and legal guidelines
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Fully conversant with Microsoft Package including Excel and Word
  • Familiar with balance sheets profit and loss accounts and business plans
  • Experience with COINs would be beneficial

Whats in it for you

The Salary & Benefits package

  • Salary competitive (DOE)
  • Company car or car allowance
  • Contributory pension
  • Life cover
  • Healthcare
  • Bonus

Persimmon has a Hybrid Working Policy for core roles in the business allowing staff on completion of probation to apply for home working up to 1/2 days per week.

When you join us the futureis yours to explore. You can realise your full potential through industryleading training and clearly signposted career paths. Persimmon iswhere hard graft and team spirit means real varietysatisfaction and rewards. A place where you can be at your bestandevengo beyond what you thought you were capable of. If this sounds like the place for you apply today and start Building Your New Possible.

Persimmon are Proud Sponsors of Team GB

No Agencies please Persimmon will not accept speculative CVs as a means of introduction

Persimmon is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to encouraging equality diversity and inclusion among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

If you have any questions about the job or application process please contact us at

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