Simon Ball

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Ash, England, United Kingdom

About

Client-side Senior Quantity Surveyor working in the London and Home Counties (super) prime residential sector

Experience

  • Senior Quantity Surveyor at Corrigan Gore
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Project Quantity Surveyor at Harsbrook
    Apr 2021 - Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • CORRIGAN STREET LIMITED (3 yrs)
    • Project Quantity Surveyor
      Jan 2019 - Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Assistant Quantity Surveyor
      Apr 2018 - Dec 2018 · 9 mos

  • Trainee Quantity Surveyor at SG Consulting Ltd
    Apr 2016 - Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Experience on high value and specification residential refurbishment and new build projects working on the Client side • Providing order of cost estimates and cost plans to Clients • Production of tender documents, including preliminaries and work schedules • Administration of tender process and appointment of Contractors • Preparation of contract documents • Analysis of Contractor’s application and undertake valuations • Issue of regular cost reports to Clients • Ongoing valuation of variations to the Contract • Assistance in processing final accounts • Ad-hoc Contract Administrator duties as required including; preparation of meeting minutes, issuing or instructions and certificates

  • Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
    • Conservation Team Co-Ordinator
      Jul 2013 - Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      • Reporting to Building Surveyor and providing full administrative support, including preparation of reports, tender documents and ordering of equipment and materials. • Maintaining the Conservation Team budget and its financial records as well as providing payroll information for the Accounts Department. • Processing maintenance requests from tenants within Historic Dockyard by either utilising Conservation Team staff or sourcing exterior contractors. • Being a point of reference for security and access to the site for contractors, staff and visitors. • Assisting with the smooth running of the Trust’s major projects when required.

    • Administrator
      Aug 2012 - Jun 2013 · 11 mos

      • Management of the Admiralty Quarter holiday apartments. • Assisting with research for, and writing of, Heritage Lottery Fund bid for Boatbuilding Academy project. • Managing Boatbuilding Academy contractor and professional invoices. • Website management. • Administrative support to Executive Administrator, Project Coordinator and Boat Volunteers. • Creation of CAD plans & elevations of buildings from existing paper plans and measured surveys.