Quantity Surveyor Estimator - Job Vacancy

IQA Group is a fast growing Company specialising in Utilities, Electrical Contracting, Gas Services and Property Maintenance. IQA Group has a respected and solid reputation in its field of expertise. The Company is based in Paisley and currently employs over 80 dedicated staff working throughout Scotland.

Following a recent restructure of the Company which was required to meet the ongoing growth of the business we are now in a position to provide an excellent opportunity for a key individual with experience in Estimating and Quantity Surveying at a senior level to join the team and to work closely with the Operations Director and Managing Director.

You will be a highly motivated team player who has the ability to demonstrate business acumen in the wide-ranging activities that this role comprises. You will have proven experience in estimating and quantity surveying in multi disciplines with a contracting background. You are expected to drive through continuous improvements in financial and commercial performance and provide support to the Operations Managers. You will also be expected to provide strong business and commercial experience to assist the company to grow.

This position will see you being responsible for all commercial duties involved with existing contracts (inc. final accounts) and also handling measurement/pricing with regards to new opportunities. Responsibilities include: managing tendering process, estimating projects for all disciplines, quantity surveying on projects, applications for payment, final account submission and negotiation, raising commercial awareness throughout the company, assisting at regular financial reviews with managers, management of subcontractors and management of other commercial processes.

This role would suit a current Quantity Surveyor / Estimator who is ready to take on the extra challenge of building a team to support the business and provide commercial focus and assistance. This post offers the opportunity for growth and to build a long term career with the Company.

Based in our Paisley Head Office, this post is full time permanent with a salary circa £28,000 per annum plus the potential to earn an annual profit related bonus.

Please send your CV and covering note to jobs@IQAgroup.co.uk. Closing date is 15th January 2010.

IQA News

Good news for IQA staff - our stats are up for our isolator operatives for the second consecutive week. This is due to hard work from both our office staff and engineers so well done to all involved!!

We are still looking at ways to develop our brand image to reflect our current status in each business unit so exciting times are ahead for the company. This week has seen us making progress with our website and other literature so updates on these will follow in the next few weeks.

As well as this we recently had a team building session where everyone had to write a description of whoever they had been paired up with so the results will be interesting. This was done over lunch between staff who wouldn't normally have day to day dealing with each other so it was good to build team morale and communication.

New Staff

Since September we have taken on a total of 7 new staff including electricians, admin and an operations engineer. We are proud of this as it shows we are continuing to grow in the face of the recession and are confident enough to continue to hire staff.

Check our website or follow us on here and twitter (https://twitter.com/iqablogs) to keep up to date on any new vacancies.

Insider magazine

We have recently been featured in Insider magazine's list of the top 100 fastest growing companies in Scotland with our MD David Gowans being featured on the front cover.

The article inside (www.business7.co.uk/insider-magazine) also focuses on us and paints us in a positive light. Although we are pleased with this it does not mean we will be taking things easy and will instead use it as an insentive to further grow.

We will soon be launching a new website and an e newsletter for our current customers as well as potential clients in areas we are looking to move into.

As the article states we have had a massive jump in turnover over the last few years and although this is a by product of our growth we are still commited to our people and the people we deal with. This blog as well as our newsletters and new website will ensure we continue to be an open, approachable company both to our staff and client base.

Falkirk Mascot found at IQA Armadale base

The mascot of Falkirk FC was recently found outside our Armadale base after going missing from their stadium last week (see page 17 of today's Sun or Our Sherlock's not Outfoxed article on website).

Maybe he's been reading our blog and was looking for some work to be done in his house.....

Welcome to IQA's new blog. We are a growing business based in Paisley and are looking to further our growth by increasing our public profile and maintaining our current good relations with contractors. Although we already serve large parts of Scotland and have recently expanded with a base in Armadale we still have strong links in the local community and have sponsored St Mirren under 19s for three years.

This blog will give updates of company changes including a look at the people involved in running it as well as giving updates on the social aspect of work and events organized for staff. Industry changes will also be looked at with electrical, contracting, home energy and health & safety.

Guest bloggers will also be used from time to time to keep things interesting and give a different perspective on things.

Please feel free to contact us and keep an eye out for website changes at www.iqautilities.co.uk