Quantity Surveyor

Skilled Careers; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Careers is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join a long-established contractor delivering planned maintenance and refurbishment across Social Housing. You will own your contracts and work closely with the Senior QS and operational team.

You should have commercial experience in Planned Maintenance, Social Housing or Property Services, with knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates and managing cost/value from valuation to final accounts across roofing, windows/doors and refurbishment.

Qualifications

• The key requirement is commercial experience within Planned Maintenance, Social Housing, Property Services or Refurbishment.
• Experience with NHF Schedule of Rates.
• Ability to manage commercial processes from valuation through to final account.
• Understanding of cost and value management.

Responsibilities

• You will be involved in planned maintenance and refurbishment contracts across Social Housing.
• Take genuine ownership of your contracts from valuation through to final account.
• Work closely with the Senior QS and operational team.
• Provide commercial insight and control to projects (roofing, windows & doors, refurbishment).

Skills

Valuation

Final accounts

Cost/value management

Commercial awareness

Team collaboration

Tools

NHF Schedule of Rates

Job description

Are you a Quantity Surveyor with experience across Planned Maintenance, Social Housing, Property Services or Refurbishment?

I'm working with a long-established contractor that has continued to grow significantly and has recently secured a number of new contracts.

They're now looking to add an experienced Quantity Surveyor to their commercial team, working closely with an experienced Senior QS and taking genuine ownership of their own workload.

What will you be working on?

You will be involved in a range of planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes across Social Housing, including:

• Roofing
• Windows & Doors
• Retrofit
• Voids
• General Planned Maintenance

You will have genuine commercial responsibility for your contracts, working closely with the operational team from valuation through to final account.

What are they looking for?

The key requirement is commercial experience within Planned Maintenance, Social Housing, Property Services or Refurbishment.

You’ll ideally have:

• Previous QS experience within Social Housing, Property Services or Planned Maintenance
• Strong knowledge of, or experience working with, NHF Schedule of Rates
• Experience managing commercial processes from valuation through to final account
• Good understanding of cost and value management
• A practical understanding of planned maintenance works, with the ability to measure and understand works as well as manage the commercial process
• Experience across areas such as roofing, scaffolding, windows & doors, kitchens & bathrooms or refurbishment
• A personable, collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively within a close-knit team

Why consider it?

The business has grown significantly over recent years and is continuing to win new work. You'll be joining at an important stage of that growth, with the opportunity to take ownership of your contracts, develop your commercial experience and progress as the business continues to expand.

You'll work closely with the Senior QS and wider operational team, giving you exposure to both the commercial and delivery sides of the business.

There is also a clear opportunity for the right person to progress through the commercial team over time.