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Quantity Surveyor – Preston - £45k - £70k (DOE) + car allowance + excellent benefits Our client is well established commercial fit-out company based in Preston, due to continued growth and expansion they are now looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to join their team. Responsibilities will include: • Preparing accurate estimates and cost plans for projects across multiple sectors, • Managing project budgets, valuations, and forecasts throughout the contract lifecycle, • Producing bills of quantities, tender submissions, and cost breakdowns, • Monitoring project expenditure, identifying risks, and implementing cost control measures, • Managing subcontractor accounts, including payments, variations, and claims, • Liaising with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors to negotiate and resolve commercial issues, • Supporting project managers and senior leadership with commercial reporting, • Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Estimator within construction, ideally with a contractor or subcontractor background, • Strong knowledge of JCT contracts and commercial management principles, • Excellent negotiation, analytical, and organisational skills, • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, • Confident communication skills for liaising with internal and external stakeholders, • Relevant degree or equivalent experience in Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management Keywords – fit-out, QS, Quantity Surveyor, commercial fit-out, suppliers, sales and estimating, estimator, estimators, sub-contractors, estimates, bids, bids and tenders, tenders, pricing, quotations, Preston

Senior Estimator/ QS – Preston - £55k - £65k + car allowance + excellent benefits Our client is well established commercial fit-out company based in Preston, due to continued growth and expansion they are now looking to recruit a Senior Estimator/ Quantity Surveyor to join their team. Responsibilities/Duties: • Prepare accurate cost estimates and tender submissions, • Analyse drawings, specifications, and tender documents, • Obtain and assess supplier and subcontractor quotations, • Taking enquiries from the sales team and deciding the best way to approach the opportunity, • Attending site with the salesperson to scope out the project and gain an understanding about what needs to be quoted for, • Liaising with suppliers and sub-contractors to obtain pricing. Sourcing and researching special items that are required, • Help build relationships with clients and follow up quotations once they have been issued, • Carry out changes to quotations and upsell where possible, • Once order has been won, carry out value engineering to improve project margin by negotiating with suppliers and sub-contractors and finding ways to take cost out of the project, • Handover of orders to project manager making sure they understands the financial aspects of the project, • Helping the project manager with valuations of work in progress, • Assisting the purchasing team and/or project manager with the placing of purchase orders for projects, • Strong organisational skills, disciplined approach, accuracy and attention to detail., • Creative and able to think outside the box about how to win a project., • Personable, and able to get on well with suppliers, sub-contractors and colleagues., • Ability to build rapport and form business relationships. Keywords – fit-out, QS, Quantity Surveyor, commercial fit-out, suppliers, sales and estimating, estimator, estimators, sub-contractors, estimates, bids, bids and tenders, tenders, pricing, quotations, Preston