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About the Role
Sisk is experiencing strong growth in London across residential, healthcare, and commercial sectors, and is seeking experienced Quantity Surveyors. John Sisk & Son is a family-owned global construction company committed to building excellence, delivering trust, certainty, and value while embracing innovation.
Responsibilities
- Implement commercial strategy
- Support SQS & MQS commercial functions
- Prepare tenders, analyze, select, negotiate, and finalize sub-contractor orders
- Manage financial and commercial aspects of sub-contractors to Final Account completion
- Maintain site records and control documents
- Perform site measurements
- Assist in preparing forecasts, targets, and cost value reconciliations (CVRs)
- Manage valuations
- Prepare and agree variations with adequate records
- Update projected Final Account and submit in a timely manner
- Liaise with and commercially influence/challenge the site management team
- Maintain and protect JSS commercial and contractual entitlement
- Actively participate in and understand the CVR process, maintaining an independent view
- Review and consider risks and opportunities
- Develop an understanding of insurances and warranties
- Be aware of and actively involved in cash management
- Support tendering as required
- Manage and oversee Assistant Quantity Surveyors (AQS) and Trainee Quantity Surveyors (TQS), checking their work
- Maintain site records and control documents
Requirements
- Demonstrate clear written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to effectively utilize a range of technology platforms
- Fully conversant with the use of the Standard Method of Measurement
- Demonstrate ownership and commercial awareness
- Effective time management, organizational, interpersonal, and negotiation skills
- Familiarity with JCT contracts
- Proficiency in letter and report writing
- Negotiation skills
- Understanding of CVRs
- Completion of a 2-day Safety appreciation course
- Contract and commercial appreciation
Skills
- Quantity Surveying
- Tendering
- Sub-contractor management
- Financial management
- Commercial management
- Document control
- Measurement
- Forecasting
- Valuations
- Variations management
- Risk management
- Opportunity management
- Cash management
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Time management
- Organization
- Interpersonal skills
- Standard Method of Measurement
- JCT
- Letter writing
- Report writing
- CVRs
- Safety appreciation
- Contract appreciation
- Commercial appreciation
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
- Contract
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Degree level
- Working toward professional accreditation
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- 26 days annual leave
- Pension
- Unlimited learning and development opportunities
About the Company
- John Sisk & Son is a family-owned business with a global reach.
- Committed to building excellence in every project.
- Deliver trust, certainty, and value to clients.
- Embrace innovation and shape the future of construction.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunities employer.
- We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or any other protected characteristic.
- Reasonable adjustments are available during the recruitment process.
- We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can stop talented candidates applying. You do not need to meet every criterion – your skills and potential matter. Don’t hold back we want to hear from you.
- All recruitment materials comply with legal and regulatory requirements including the EU Pay Transparency Directive and the Equality Acts UK and Ireland.