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As Quantity?Surveyor you will support?the delivery?of value for money, customer focused services across all our asset investment activities. You will?be responsible?for supporting?the Investment Delivery?and Contractor Management teams and supporting?the implementation?of the procurement?strategy for the maintenance and investment programmes in accordance with?the contract and Group requirements.?You will work directly with our partner contractors and Investment Delivery colleagues to ensure that we maximise the impact of the significant investment activity in our customers’ homes, delivering high quality improvement works that are customer focussed and represent value for money.?
You will be responsible for managing the financial aspects of a number of major projects operating simultaneously across the country. You will be required to travel occasionally to visit sites/projects and teams.?This role will support?the Programme Performance Manager ensuring that?the Group complies with?all regulatory?and statutory requirements?and Group policies.? As part of this role you will be travelling to London 1/2 times a month with expenses covered.
As a key member of the team, you will?play a lead role?in the transformation?of your service, supporting?system and data transformation?as well as contributing?to process and policy improvements that?maximise impact on quality service delivery.?
This role?is subject to a satisfactory?Basic DBS check.?
Essential Criteria
*Degree level qualification in Quantity Surveying, or extensive equivalent experience.
*Extensive experience managing contractors within a construction related environment.
*Driving License with access to your own vehicle.
More?About you
To be successful in this role?you will?be commercially?astute with?strong project, programme, contract, safety, cost and change management?skills. You will?have strong technical and contractual?knowledge and will?have strong negotiation?and decision-making?skills.?
Extensive experience of managing contractors within a construction related organisation?is essential and ideally you will?have detailed knowledge of contract/cost management?and Project Management?IT systems.?
You will?need to hold a Quantity?Surveyor qualification?to degree level (or have extensive relevant experience) for this role. It would be advantageous?if you hold membership of a related Chartered Body, but we offer extensive personal and career development opportunities which may include progression through a chartered route.?
Benefits
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.???
We know that there’s always more we can do to make you smile, that’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:???
*Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly??
*Pension with matched contributions up to 7%?
*Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave?
*Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year?
*A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%?
*Training and development?
*Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.
What’s next?
If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.
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