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About the Company Our client is a well-established family run specialist with expertise in demolition, environmental services and waste management, renowned for delivering excellence, safety and innovation. With decades of proven experience, they deliver a comprehensive range of services including demolition, dismantling, decontamination, remediation, licensed asbestos removal, and a 24/7 emergency response for fire and flood incidents across the UK. Committed to health, safety and environmental excellence, our client continuously invests in personnel, training, and modern plant & equipment. Whether it's contaminated sites, city centre demolitions, or complex refurbishments, they approach every job with precision, compliance, and integrity. The Opportunity As a highly experienced Quantity Surveyor, you will play a crucial role as part of the commercial team, working across a diverse range of projects including scaffolding packages, remediation works, demolition, civil engineering and wider enabling works valued between 10k - 2m, initially based from the Bristol office with frequent site visits. You will oversee financial aspects; ensuring strict compliance with contract terms and maintaining the project's budgetary constraints while contributing to its overall successful and seamless completion. What We're Looking For Relevant Qualifications: Degree in Quantity Surveying (or similar) RICS / working towards - desirable however is not essential Experience: Proven experience of working on a range of projects including scaffolding packages, remediation works, demolition, civil engineering and wider enabling works Extensive background within the industry with a minimum of 2 years' experience working within civil engineering, construction, groundworks, demolition or a similar background Key Skills: IT skills Effective time management Superb negotiation capabilities Analytical and Mathematical skills Excellent sales and presentation skills Ability to multitask and prioritise projects Strong communication and attention to details Understanding of construction laws and regulations The ability to accurately estimate the costs associated with the project A solid understanding of construction materials, methods, and techniques Key Responsibilities Develop precise cost estimates for civil engineering, groundworks, and enabling works, including scaffolding and remediation Assist in negotiating contracts, managing subcontractor quotations and purchase orders Produce valuations / interim payments and final accounts Carry out site evaluations to assess constraints, quantities and assist in cost control Maintain cost reports and work on budget forecasts Collaborate with Site Managers, Project Leads and Commercial Director to ensure financial performance Support implementation of systems to improve estimation / measurement efficiency Maintain and oversee relationships with stakeholders and clients Participate in strategic planning and decision-making processes Execute effective strategies to ensure steady project advancement Preparation of accurate and comprehensive project documentation Execute routine quality reviews to ensure compliance with standards Execute risk management strategies to address unexpected obstacles Why Join? Company vehicle for site visits Excellent opportunity to work with a well-established and reputable company

Business Systems Trainer Morris & Spottiswood Group Morris & Spottiswood Group is one of the UK s leading providers of fit-out, refurbishment, M&E, facilities management and construction services. Proudly family-owned, we maintain high standards in health, safety, quality and environmental performance across all projects. Guided by our values Aim High, Act Responsibly, Value People we create environments where people and businesses can thrive. The Role Reporting to the Digital Transformation Director, you will be a senior member of the Digital team with responsibility for strengthening digital capability across the Group. This is a hands-on role focused on enabling colleagues to confidently adopt and maximise the value of our business systems across operational and support functions. You will design, deliver and continuously improve engaging training programmes across core business systems, including ERP platforms, finance systems, project management tools and reporting dashboards. Delivery will span classroom, virtual and on-site formats, ensuring training is practical, accessible and aligned to role-specific processes. Alongside delivery, you will develop and maintain high-quality learning materials such as user guides, process documentation, e-learning modules and video content. Acting as a subject matter expert, you will support system rollouts, upgrades and process changes, embedding consistent, compliant and efficient ways of working. Working closely with system owners and stakeholders across the business, you will assess training needs, monitor adoption and continuously enhance learning interventions. Your contribution will directly support ongoing digital transformation and operational excellence. About You You are an experienced systems trainer with a strong track record of delivering end-user training across multiple formats, including train-the-trainer approaches. You understand how business systems drive operational performance and can translate complex technical concepts into clear, practical learning. Confident and engaging, you build strong relationships at all levels of the organisation and tailor your approach to different audiences. You are organised, proactive and capable of managing multiple training initiatives while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy. You have experience supporting system implementations, upgrades or process changes, alongside strong instructional design capability across both facilitated and digital learning formats. Experience within construction or a related operational environment would be advantageous. Qualifications A recognised Level 3 training qualification is essential (Award in Education and Training (AET), Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS), or equivalent). Professional accreditation such as the Trainer Accreditation Programme (TAP) or CIPD qualifications in Learning and Development (Levels 3, 5 or 7) are desirable. Working Arrangements This is a hybrid and highly mobile role, combining home and office working. Regular travel to sites and office locations across the UK is required. Remuneration & Benefits Competitive salary Car allowance Healthcare membership 5% employer pension contribution Valuing People Morris & Spottiswood is an equal opportunities employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity. We are committed to investing in our people and building a diverse, inclusive workforce where everyone can thrive.

A client of mine is looking for a Facilities Manager on a 12 month initial Maternity Cover FTC, with potential for a permanent position after. You will be reporting into the Assistant Director and be responsible for 1 Workplace Technician and 2 Workplace coordinators Your region will be Dorset Devon and Cornwall, however you must be commutable to Wareham as this will be your main site and you will be here for the majority of the time. Through effective Leadership ensure that provides a "safety first" culture and delivers an affordable, profitable, efficient, and customer-orientated commercial estate and facilities management service across all workplaces. As one of three Managers, you will be responsible for a portfolio of workplaces, the estate & facilities management service and health & safety compliance within our spaces and the workspace experience for all colleagues, customers, and visitors within your area of responsibility. The workplaces are a mixture of hub & spoke offices, operational yards, and scheme hub offices. You will be responsible for both the hard and soft service contracts, with the support of your team. Key Accountabilities People Management - You will lead, motivate, empower, and develop your team, maintaining the core values of the business and team while upholding the highest levels of professional conduct helping both the team and our colleagues to achieve their full potential. Workspaces Strategy - You will support the delivery of the workspaces roadmap which would include Acquisitions, Disposals and Refurbishments. The roadmaps ambition is to provide workspaces that are safe, supportive, effective, and inclusive. You will manage an agile workspace portfolio which flexes in line with the needs of the organisation, providing safe, enabling, and innovative working environments in the right locations. You and your team will support our colleagues on this cultural journey, by implementing & managing key policies and procedures which will provide structure to support greater agility in the way we work. Colleague & Customer Experience - You will ensure your team are available to act as social connectors for colleagues, customers & visitors, by signposting or advising them on information, instruction & training to empower them to get the best out of their day. You will act with discretion and use your emotional intelligence the gauge when and where the sharing of information is appropriate and necessary. Estate Management - You will be responsible for owning the relationship with our Landlords and Tenants, ensuring the servicing compliance documentation is appropriately shared, leading on rent review negotiations, serving notice on leases where break-clauses allow and flagging to the business in good time when timebound decisions are needed to be made about a workplace. Operational Facilities Management - You will ensure your workspaces are compliant by managing the delivery of a wide range of facilities management services, focusing on hard services as well as planned and responsive maintenance. Areas of compliance include but are not limited to Lift, Fire, Water Management, Gas Safety, Air Conditioning, Air Quality and Electrical Safety. Critically review & challenge contracts - You will be an exceptional Contract Manager - Critically reviewing, challenge & aligning contracts across the regions, setting out a best practice framework which the team should adhere to, to get the most competent, consistent, and quality service from our contractors which evidence value for money. Budget Management - You will feed into, monitor, and manage budgets set by the Assistant Director for your areas of responsibility in accordance with agreed procedures, levels of delegated authority and the company's financial regulations and standing orders. You will be a company credit card holder. Communications - You will ensure that your team is aligned to key messages, are fully informed on all aspects of work being supported by the wider team and business and own and manage the Commercial Estate and FM section of the Astranet ensuring all information concerning workspaces and how to use them effectively and safely are easily accessible and up to date. You will be a proactive communicator with the Assistant Director and your peers, ensuring important information is shared and using colleagues as a cultural sounding board to navigate situations when they arise. System Management - You will be responsible for ensuring that the systems which underpin the delivery of the team are appropriate, are well managed and can provide clean, usable data to inform decision making i.e. lease anniversaries, utilisation stats, life-cycle modelling for plant & equipment etc. You will ensure that your Coordinators manage the Visitor, Desk & Meeting Room Systems, the External Spaces Application, and the Service Desk - ensuring all information is maintained up to date and accessible. Data Analytics - You will ensure that your Coordinator produces monthly reports critically analysing how all spaces (internal & external) are being utilised, suggesting areas of evolution based on the analysis and feedback from the team. Health & Safety Management - You will ensure that all workplaces under your control meet legislative requirements, good practice and agreed service levels. General Duties - You will positively promote the reputation and standing of the Commercial Estate & FM Team by providing relevant information to support the publication of monthly reports. Business Continuity - You will be the responsible person for business continuity response for your respective workspaces. Sustainability - You will promote strong sustainability and environmental awareness, ensuring all team outputs are completed in line with the Group Environmental policies. You will facilitate the auditing of the ISO14001 Environmental audits across your areas of responsibility. Representation - You will represent the Commercial Estate & FM Team by attending meetings and working groups with internal departments and external key stakeholders, ensuring the team is being appropriately represented and feeds into the development of policies and processes. Project Management - You will be an experienced, articulate and exceptionally organised Project Manager, with the ability to deliver medium - large scale Capital Projects up to the value of 750K. Experience Proven ability in Estate and Facilities Management over a sustained period Organisation and coordination of multiple tasks. Budget Responsibility. Experience of effective contract management. Working in, organising, and managing small teams. Negotiation and Governance of contractor works and standards including review of RAMS and Competencies. Preparing and using Risk assessments. Conducting Inspections of services and standards. Conducting performance reviews. Risk Management - identifying and implementing emergency plans and procedures. Proactively Coordinate projects to time, to cost and in line with the team's objectives. Coordinate the diagnosis of either M&E or building fabric issues, ensuring the appropriate stakeholders are engaged to put in place a resolution within a timebound manner to limit the impact on colleagues and customers. Qualifications Essential Educated to a Degree standard in a relevant subject. IWFM Qualification Level 4 or higher. Nebosh General Certificate. Evidence of continual personal development. RICS certification in CRE and FM. Desirable Member level accredited membership of IWFM. Prince2 Project Management Qualification. Organisational Skills training/accreditation. Nebosh Environment Certificate. stride is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

The Company: This is a great opportunity to join a recognised company who are market leaders within Excavation Support and Temporary Works and as part of their continued expansion. All Design and Manufacture for the provision of modular and bespoke excavation support systems is done in house. Well regarded for their personal and high level of customer service. Professional and forward thinking company that invests in their employees’ personal development – a great place to develop a career. The Role: As a Design Technician you will be producing Temporary Works designs and drawings on a day-to-day basis. Produce one-off project work as directed by the Engineering Manager, Chief Engineer or Senior Engineers. Provide technical support to the sales team / customer (project related / non-project related). Self-management of allocated workload to meet customer / business demand. Based in the company’s North West Office. The Ideal Person: Minimum HNC/HND Civil Engineering. Must have experience of using AutoCAD 2D and Revit 2D. Be able to communicate and work as part of a team. Consultant: Sarah Dimmock Email: (url removed) Tel no: (phone number removed) Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK About On Target At On Target, we specialise in sales, technical and commercial jobs in the Engineering, Construction, Building Services, Medical & Scientific, and Commercial & Industrial Solutions sectors, enabling our consultants to become experts in their market sector. We place all levels of personnel, up to Director across the UK and internationally

Construction Project Manager Pristine London are looking for a Project Manager to join their team. About Pristine London Pristine London, established in 2011 has become a leading provider of construction services for developers, contractors and end user clients throughout London and the South East. Pristine London’s business activity covers numerous sectors of the construction industry and various methods of procurement. With a reputation built on trust and quality, our vastly experienced team take great pride in what we do and have a proven track record of successful delivery. We exceed client’s needs and expectations which has resulted in a large percentage of repeat business. We have extensive experience of working with the construction industry’s leading companies, in live environments but also in modern and heritage buildings including many prestigious and landmark projects. Our truly seamless client service enables us to deliver projects with dedication, care and consideration, with the upmost commitment to creating the safest environment for all employees and clients – as our health, safety and environmental accreditations testify. Good communication and teamwork is at the very core of everything we do and runs through the veins of the whole team from directors, senior management through to our supervisors and operatives. Pristine London also have the flexibility to deliver specialist trade packages either as a principle contractor or as a subcontractor. The Opportunity We are looking for Project Manager to join a well-established but welcoming operations team. The position reports directly to the Managing Director with support of a Commercial team. Suitable candidates will be career motivated Senior Site Managers looking to take the next step or an established Project Manager looking for a new dynamic role. Pristine London are an ever-growing company with plenty of professional and personal development on offer. The role will oversee multiple projects running at the same time or one large project at any one time. We expect that you will be able to work on a front end tender, generate and manage works programmes thereafter, manage and oversee works delivery safely on budget and to time. Responsibilities: * Overseeing multiple projects or one large project * Front end: work winning and tendering * Understanding the principles of setting up a project * Project planning and reporting * Program preparation and management * Project delivery safely, on time and within budget * Team management * Internal and external reporting processes * Client liaising * Project after-care Desired previous experience: * Strip out * All aspects of demolition * Enabling and general builders works * Diamond Drilling * Groundworks * Piling * RC Basement & Frames * Landscaping * Fit Out / Interiors * Principal Contractor Work Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 per annum, plus package To apply, please submit your CV as soon as possible

Job Title – Demolition Estimator £45k-£65k Kent The company Our client is one of the leading Demolition Contractors in the UK who work on a range of projects across the whole of the South East. They have been established for more than 25 years and offer services such as Demolition, Enabling Works, RC Frame, Asbestos, Temporary Works & Waste Management. Due to growth, they are now looking for a Demolition Estimator to join their existing Commercial team, someone who has experience working for a similar company and can be a key part of the company. This role would suit a candidate with experience in a similar role with the ability to take ownership of their day to day responsibilities. Responsibilities of the Demolition Estimator: You will accurately measure PDF drawings using software such as Bluebeam or Quickscale (training will be provided), produce tender documents for pricing purposes, which reflect the requirements of the client in accordance with specifications. Price detailed soft and hard landscaping bills of quantities ready for submittal. Identifying areas of risk during the tender process and present them to the Senior Estimator and Managing Director. Attend Site visits and tender meetings with clients as required. Updating the tender register with new enquires and keeping records up to date. Chasing clients for updates on our bid submissions. Maintaining strong and professional working relationships with existing clients and helping to build new relationships with new clients. Skills & Experience needed for the Landscaping Estimator Experience in preparing and submitting Demolition or Groundwork tenders. Microsoft Office skills and experience (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and basic IT skills are essential. Good organisational skills and time management to help meet tender deadlines. Good communication skills. Excellent attention to detail. Full Clean driving licence. If this role sounds of interest, then please submit your CV or call Sam Taylor on (phone number removed)

About Us Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing is one of the UK`s leading providers of affordable housing and care and support services. We employ over 1900 people to manage and develop our large portfolio of nearly 56,000 homes serving over 75,000 customers across London, the East Midlands, Southern and the East of England. This role The role is to contribute to the day to day maintenance and implementation of all policies and procedures ensuring that all Development Directorate activities are compliant within the governance framework. The job holder will also provide support the submission of bids and grant claims and in all internal and external audits on the development programme. To contribute to the preparation and ongoing maintenance of policies and procedures to ensure ongoing statutory, regulatory and operational compliance of the developments, including (but not exclusive to) Capital Funding Guide, Homes England (HE)/Greater London Authority (GLA) Funding requirements and conditions, Scheme Development Standards and comprehensive scheme audit requirements. Provide support in the submission of bids and grant claims to Homes England and the GLA, including ensuring the relevant documentation is available and compliant. Provide support to all internal and external audits on the development programme and projects, challenging anomalies and ensuring all activities are in compliance with the existing governance framework. Contribute to the regular review of audited projects and raise concerns internally, recommending solutions for compliance purposes. Where necessary support the Policy and Compliance Manager to attend all the LA/funder/internal liaison meetings, conferences and development groups, as requested. Identify gaps within processes and procedures and implement improvements to achieve greater efficiency and contribute to resolving systems and process issues. Take part in reviewing development procedures to ensure continual improvement is carried out including full internal and external stakeholder liaison and consultation, with appropriate feedback where necessary.What you'll need to succeed Strong understanding of the regulatory framework and capital funding requirements of the Sector Knowledge of the development process Knowledge of relevant legislation and governance for the sector Educated to degree standard or equivalent experienceInterview date: Week commencing 3rd August 2020 What you'll get in return You’ll be working in a fast-paced environment where you can benefit from our comprehensive in-house training to continue developing your skills. We offer excellent benefits, including: 28 days annual leave plus public holidays and an additional Belief Day, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days leave Healthcare cashplan Matched contribution pension scheme (up to 9%) Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans Life assurance scheme Paid volunteer days Plus lots of voluntary benefits including cash back and discounts from high street namesOur promise All employment decisions at MTVH are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or religion, sex or sexual orientation. We are proud to have been recognised by Disability Confident for our commitment to disabled people and those with long term health conditions by providing fair and equal opportunities for all applicants enabling them to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations

Quantity Surveyor - PQS. Elysearch & Placement are working with niche Professional Quantity Surveying Practices currently working out of 3 locations. Their focus is on high end commercial and residential schemes and their work is very much developer led. The practice directors have established themselves as industry leaders in the services they provide and this is borne out by the caliber of clients they retain. They strive to go that little bit further for their clients and the Directors take personal pride in the added value they deliver. The services they provide range across various Quantity Surveying disciplines such as: • Development feasibility studies • Cost Planning • Cost Managements and Cost Engineering • Contract Administration • Project and Development Life Cycle Costing • Specialist Value Engineering Services • Legal and Contract Advisory Services • Capital Allowances Appraisals • All other typical duties in an Employers Agent type role in the Property Development sector Due to their expanding workload they now have a new opening for a number of ambitious Quantity Surveyors with consultancy side experience. Working alongside an established, but small team on a portfolio of projects with high-end Commercial & Residential Development and Institutional investment clients. Experience wise we are looking to talk to candidates will anywhere between 5 and 10 years post-graduation experience and if not already chartered will be working towards this. (not limited to this) Previous experience in the UK or Irish market is essential. For a confidential discussion regarding the company and their requirement please apply to John Kangley. Confidentiality assured. Elysearch & Placement are an Executive Search & Recruitment Consultancy offering permanent staff and contract solutions to clients across the Engineering, Real Estate & Corporate Finance sectors. We currently have active requirements across the island of Ireland and Greater London area. Our experienced consultants all have specific industry expertise enabling us to recruit and match the right people to our clients’ vacancies. The majority of our current live jobs can be seen on the Elysearch & Placement website