Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Disrepairs

United Living Group; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join United Living Group as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor focused on disrepairs in Oxford. You'll play a key role in project delivery, ensuring contractual processes are followed and fostering positive relationships with stakeholders. Previous experience in social housing and a strong commercial acumen are essential for this dynamic position.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial role for a main contractor.
• Understanding of repairs and disrepairs contracts.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving culture.

Responsibilities

• Support project delivery whilst achieving target margins.
• Ensure all necessary contractual processes are observed.
• Prepare and negotiate invoices, interim valuations and final accounts.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Legal and contractual knowledge

Data interrogation skills

Education

Experience in social housing

Experience delivering projects

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Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Disrepairs, Oxford

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Client:

United Living Group

Location:

Oxford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Company Description

United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.

United Living Group is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future:

Property Services – We revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers, to ensuring the highest building safety standards, we provide a range of services for public sector clients.

Infrastructure Services – Our team of infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical energy and water infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. The work we do supports the requirement for effective solutions to address the UK’s decarbonisation goals, and our processes minimise environmental and carbon impacts, whilst ensuring the safe and reliable operation of assets.

New Homes - As experienced and specialist new build housing contractors, we create homes and regenerate areas with communities in mind. We work collaboratively with registered partners, local authorities, and private developers to provide high quality, energy efficient, and sustainable homes for people to live and grow.

Connected - We connect people through fixed-line and wireless telecom infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication and access to information for all. At United Living, we have one of the largest specialist in-house teams for project management, acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance in the UK.

Job Description

As a Disrepairs Assistant Quantity Surveyor on this project, you will be a vital member of the team, and will work with your operational colleagues and the client to:

• Support project delivery whilst achieving target margins
• Code up all works via NHF rate book
• Ensure all necessary contractual processes have been observed, notices issued, records kept and documents stored
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with customers, consultants, subcontractors and your colleagues across the Property Services pillar
• Prepare and negotiate invoices, interim valuations and final accounts including all necessary measurement
• Make sure any agreement of variations with the supply chain is documented and recorded

Qualifications

The successful applicant to the role of a Disrepairs Assistant Quantity Surveyor will have experience in a commercial role for a main contractor, delivering projects through to successful profitable completion.

You will have prior experience of working within a social housing environment and a good understanding of repairs and disrepairs contracts having experience at coding works via NHF rate book.

You will be an enthusiastic and committed team-player able to thrive in a fast-moving culture. Naturally you will be expected to demonstrate commercial awareness, legal and contractual knowledge and experience and sound data interrogation skills.

Additional Information

Flexible on the location, but requirement to be in our office at Thame a minimum of once per month or when required.

If you are ready to be part of our expanding team and contribute to our success, apply today for immediate consideration. Join us on this exciting journey of growth and innovation!

As a business United Living prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if we require support. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable.