At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage costs and financial aspects of social housing projects across the South Coast.
- Company: Join a growing team focused on impactful social housing improvements.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, car allowance, and permanent office-based role with site visits.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth while working on diverse property improvement programmes.
- Why this job: Make a difference in social housing while developing your career in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Quantity Surveyor with knowledge of NHF rates and project management skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 60000 £ per year.
We are recruiting for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join a growing team delivering a range of social housing planned works across the South Coast. The successful candidate will have strong commercial experience within social housing, planned maintenance or refurbishment, with knowledge of NHF rates and the ability to manage costs across a range of property improvement programmes.
Projects Include:
- Kitchens
- Bathrooms
- Window replacements
- Roof replacements
- General planned maintenance
- Social housing refurbishment and improvement works
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the commercial and financial aspects of planned works programmes.
- Prepare and manage valuations, cost forecasts and financial reports.
- Monitor project costs, budgets and expenditure.
- Manage variations, valuations and final accounts.
- Work closely with project managers, contractors and operational teams.
- Ensure works are delivered within agreed budgets and commercial targets.
- Review and assess costs against scope of works.
- Use NHF Schedule of Rates to assess and value works.
- Support procurement and tendering activities where required.
- Undertake regular site visits to monitor works and commercial performance.
- Provide accurate commercial reporting to senior management.
- Identify commercial risks and opportunities and take appropriate action.
About You:
- Proven experience working as a Quantity Surveyor.
- Experience within social housing planned works, refurbishment or maintenance.
- Strong knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates.
- Experience with projects such as kitchens, bathrooms, windows and roofing.
- Strong understanding of valuations, variations, forecasting and final accounts.
- Excellent commercial awareness and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects/workstreams.
- Experience working with contractors and social housing clients is highly desirable.
Essential:
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Access to your own car
- Willingness to undertake site visits across the South Coast approximately once a week or every other week.
- Ability to work office-based.
What's on Offer:
- £60,000 basic salary
- 10% car allowance (£6,000)
- £66,000 total package
- Permanent opportunity
- Office-based role with regular South Coast site visits
- Work across a varied portfolio of social housing planned works projects
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