Managing Quantity Surveyor

Novus Property Solutions Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car allowance

Flexible working across office/site

27 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Job summary

Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance and decarbonisation specialist with 19 locations in Great Britain. The Managing Quantity Surveyor will lead the Midlands sub-region, overseeing social housing refurbishments across Stoke-on-Trent, Burton-on-Trent and Birmingham, while mentoring a regional team and maintaining robust commercial controls.

Hybrid working from Birmingham, Burton-on-Trent or Stoke-on-Trent offices with travel to sites

Qualifications

• Experience leading commercial performance across multiple contracts.
• Experience with refurbishment projects in occupied/live environments.
• Strong knowledge of CVR, forecasting, cash flow, contract administration and commercial risk.
• Excellent negotiation, written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; full UK driving licence and travel across region.
• DBS check will be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial performance of the sub-regional office across multiple concurrent contracts.
• Manage regional forecasting, future projections and commercial reporting.
• Oversee the monthly CVR process for all sub-regional contracts, ensuring accuracy and challenge.
• Monitor budgets, profitability, risk and opportunity, reporting changes to cost or programme.
• Prepare and monitor cash flow forecasts and maintain commercial controls.
• Oversee applications for payment, invoicing, valuations and timely collections.
• Review subcontractor payments and support negotiations and account management.
• Support estimates, bids, tenders, mobilisation activity and procurement strategy.
• Collaborate with operational teams and clients to define project requirements and resolve commercial matters.
• Lead and develop the regional surveying team.

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Midlands region, with hybrid working from our Birmingham, Burton-on-Trent or Stoke-on-Trent office, alongside travel to sites or client meetings. Hours: 8.30am-5.00pm, Monday to Friday. As Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will lead the commercial performance of our Midlands sub-region, overseeing multiple social housing planned works and refurbishment contracts across the Stoke on Trent, Burton on Trent and Birmingham region. You will manage and support a team of commercially focused colleagues, ensuring projects deliver against their financial, contractual and operational objectives. You will provide commercial leadership across designated social housing planned works and refurbishment contracts delivered in occupied homes. Working closely with clients, operational teams, suppliers and subcontractors, you will maintain robust commercial controls, manage risk and opportunity, and protect contract profitability and value., We also offer a discounted healthcare scheme, high-street and lifestyle discounts including Tastecard, one paid volunteering day each year, length-of-service awards and more. An outline of your responsibilities as Managing Quantity Surveyor

• Lead the commercial performance of the sub-regional office across multiple concurrent contracts.
• Manage regional forecasting, future projections and commercial reporting.
• Oversee the monthly CVR process for all sub-regional contracts, ensuring accuracy, consistency and appropriate challenge.
• Monitor contract progress, budgets, profitability, risk and opportunity, reporting changes that may affect cost or programme.
• Prepare and monitor cash flow forecasts and ensure effective commercial controls are maintained across each contract.
• Oversee applications for payment, invoicing, valuations and the timely collection of monies.
• Review and authorise subcontractor payments, supporting effective commercial negotiations and account management.
• Support estimates, bids, tenders, mobilisation activity and procurement strategy.
• Work closely with operational teams and clients to establish project requirements and resolve commercial matters.
• Lead, mentor and develop the regional surveying team, managing workloads and promoting consistent commercial standards.

Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance and decarbonisation specialist, with more than 700 colleagues across 19 locations in Great Britain. We combine local knowledge with national strength. As a socially and environmentally responsible, family-owned business with a rich 129-year heritage, we deliver bespoke services and solutions for a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate.

At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply for the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.

You will have proven experience as a Managing Quantity Surveyor or an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor ready to take the next step. Experience of refurbishment projects delivered in occupied or live environments is essential, while previous experience within social housing planned works would be a distinct advantage. You will be confident managing multiple contracts alongside a team of QSs, with strong knowledge of CVRs, forecasting, cash flow, contract administration and commercial risk. You will bring sound commercial judgement, strong negotiation skills, excellent attention to detail and clear written and verbal communication. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, a full UK driving licence and the ability to travel across the region are essential. The successful applicant will also be required to complete a DBS check.

• Attractive salary and benefits package.
• 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company car allowance or a car through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Company pension scheme with contributions of up to 7.5%.
• Flexible working across office, site and home, with alternative working patterns considered.