Senior Quantity Surveyor

Company Info

Our clients are the largest housing association in the North East and among the biggest 25 nationally; owning and managing some 34,000 properties in the North East region, 30,000 of them in the Tees Valley. 

Our clients are an organisation that’s local at its heart - and although their work is largely in the Tees Valley, they welcome applications from further afield because our ways of working mean we can often be flexible about where our colleagues are based.

Our clients skilled colleagues and board directors work tirelessly to support 70,000 tenants and customers, bringing a breadth of experience and a can-do attitude to ensure a high-quality customer experience.

 Hours: 

• 37 Hours a week

 Position summary

This role is categorised as a roam role. Roaming roles are a mixture of home and hub working with, in some instances, a degree of being out and about delivering services to customers. Your working day will be determined by what you need to do and where you need to go to maximise your productivity. This means that you could start and finish your day in different places depending on what you need to do, so we’ll support you working from a variety of locations. 

Responsibilities and Duties

Due to company expansion and future pipeline projects, our client is recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor, covering the North East and Teesside region. 

• This is a permanent, full time role working 37 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, benefits package, with flexible/ agile working.
• As a Senior Quantity Surveyor you will evaluate all levels of commercial risk and maximise the benefit to our client, covering procurement, risk mitigation, and contract management. 
• You will lead on the accountability of the successful management and control all aspects of the commercial / financial and contractual elements of the designated project to control and maximise the company’s profitability, protect the companies legal and contractual obligations under the contract and to manage proactively the control of all commercial issues. 
• You will also ensure all applications and valuations are completed in line with the contract terms, ensuring sub-contractors receive prompt payment and are procured in line with contractual obligations and commitments to subcontractors. 

• If you join the team you will undertake the initial feasibility from investigations, scope of works and prepare cost plans and estimates based on the information available with assumptions to inform high level decision making regarding commercial and development opportunities. 
• You will also lead on the production of all prime costs to assist in in the production of land appraisals, report on any movement of budget costs from the initial land appraisal and provide detailed analysis/report of final out turn forecasts, identifying potential threats/opportunities and demonstrate the impact of these if necessary.

Minimum Candidate Requirements:

• We are looking for an individual who is commercially focused, degree qualified (ideally chartered) with surveying experience within a civil engineering or housing background.
• To join our team, you must be able to demonstrate a knowledge of commercial awareness and legislative requirements and practices within the new-build social housing construction sector.
• You will have the capability to evidence the experience and track record of your success in a PQS or residential social housing building environment, and have the aptitude to show professional competency, proactive and effective communication skills in a multi-disciplinary environment. 
• High levels of interpersonal and negotiation skills are a must, as is the ability to work collaboratively with both internal and external partners, which is a fundamental part of this role. 
• You should also have experience in liaising and being a point of contact for both the construction and site personnel and supply chain.
• Please note that this role requires a full driving license, as travel to other sites is required