Project Surveyor

WATES; East Midlands, Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

The Vacancy

We have an opportunity for a Project Quantity Surveyor to join our Planned team in the East Midlands area. Reporting into the Commercial Manager, you will be expected to take accountability for the development and implementation of all pre and post contract strategies, commercial functions, and contract reporting.

Working closely with one of our social housing partners on a planned elemental replacement framework project, we are looking for candidates with relevant experience.

Key Accountabilities include:

1. Contribute to project commercial strategies and take ownership of subcontract packages.
2. Conduct site visits, take measurements of works required, and price scoping documents with the schedule of rates as agreed with the client.
3. Work with the commercial and operations teams to procure works packages in a timely manner, including producing a procurement programme.
4. Make quality decisions and understand the importance of making profit and maximizing opportunities.

To be successful in this role:
You will be a qualified and experienced surveyor with a good work ethic and a confident communicator, able to demonstrate the ability to form and develop relationships with all stakeholders. Experience within social housing or working with a main contractor is preferred, but not essential. Experience of working on planned elemental replacement frameworks is ideal.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building, and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

1. Thriving places – working with customers, partners, and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
2. Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
3. Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognized as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favorably due to an offending background.