Senior Quantity Surveyor

Be Applied Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Historic England is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Technical Conservation Team. This full-time, permanent role involves providing expert advice on conservation projects and managing procurement processes. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including a generous pension scheme and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience with JCT & NEC contracts.
• Experience in repairs and alterations to existing buildings.
• Knowledge of Public Contracts Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost and procurement advice for conservation projects.
• Develop and promote standards for quantity surveying.
• Travel to remote sites for inspections and assessments.

Skills

Procurement methods

Contractual issues

Critical review

Education

Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRCIS or FRICS)

Job description

Location Hybrid ·United Kingdom(multiple locations) Cambridge · Portsmouth · Bristol · Swindon · Birmingham · Manchester · York · Newcastle National - We offer hybrid working where you will be based in the office and from home

Team Policy and Evidence - National Specialist Services

Seniority Mid-level

Perks and benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Team lunches

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Candidate happiness

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Job Description

Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Senior Quantity Surveyor.

This is a Full Time, Permanent position. Salary is circa. £50,000 per annum plus generous benefits.

The location of this role is National where we offer hybrid working, you will be based in one of our following offices and from home - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) and Cambridge.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here .

What you will be doing

The Technical Conservation Team in the National Specialist Services Department specialises in the conservation of buildings, structures and landscapes.We set standards and provide specialist technical services and strategic leadership on the technical aspects of the care, repair, maintenance and adaptation of the historic built environment.We do this by developing and promoting evidence-based technical guidance and best practice to support those who care for and make decisions about the stewardship of the historic environment.

In this in-house client side advisory role, you will play an active part in developing, maintaining and promoting appropriate standards, guidance and best practice on the application of quantity surveying and construction procurement in respect of our advisory and grant giving functions. This will include providing specific cost, procurement and QS advice/services to deliver repairs and conservation works contracts relating to nationally and regionally managed grant projects, and properties owned and managed by Historic England.

Please note that this role:

includes the requirement to travel to sites, many of which are in remote locations and may not be served by public transport.

requires attendance at sites and offices and there may be occasions which would necessitate overnight stays.

will also involve work that is at times in exposed and/or difficult terrain such as construction sites. The ability to climb scaffolding is essential.

Who we are looking for

You must be a Chartered Quantity Survey (MRCIS or FRICS) to apply for this role.

Experience of the range of procurement methods available in the construction industry

Experience of various Standard Forms of Contract (e.g. JCT & NEC suites) and preparation of associated tender and contract documentation

Experience in dealing with a wide range of contractual issues

Experience of working with repairs and alterations to existing buildings

Knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations and updates in Public Procurement

Ability to undertake critical review of documentation prepared by others, identify errors, omissions and risks, give constructive advice, and recommend mitigation

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria. Please answer the sift questions and upload your CV.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.

Provisional interview dates: week commencing 16 June 2025

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