Job Description
Quantity Surveyor-(24322)
Description
Quantity Surveyor
Hybrid working from a Home Group office in Welwyn Garden City, Northampton, Birmingham or London. Regular Home working and occasional site visits to our properties in the wider region.
Permanent, fulltime (37.5hpw)
Salary circa £45,000per annum (negotiable based on skills and experience)plus brilliant benefits including health cash plan!
Home, a place where you belong
Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor, looking for a new role with a great employer? Come and join us at Home Group and be part of the Home Group Repairs Partnership. You’ll support us in providing a high-quality, cost-effective repairs and maintenance service for our properties across Greater London (including Essex, Hertfordshire, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire and Cambridge), driving cost control and efficiency of spend.
Typical day as a Quantity Surveyor
1. Supporting our teams in delivering value for money services working closely with our trades, maintenance managers, subcontractors and suppliers. You’ll be ensuring high levels of performance, productivity, quality, compliance and cost-effective services.
2. Conducting site visits to measure and value works includingpricing, negotiating and agreeing budgets and cost variations, as well as checking project costs.
3. Monitoring contractor performance, cost to serve analysis, cost breakdown, demand understanding, workload and workforce profiling.
4. Management of commercial and contractual aspects of relationships with consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors.
5. Ensure the effective use of our works order systems, maximising efficient use of work scheduling and ensuring accurate data recording.
Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better?You’ll do that here, working for a top 10 Great Place to Work Employer!
Youbring
6. A degree or strong equivalent operational experience in Quantity Surveying.
7. Knowledge of procurement rules and legislation with excellent organisation and time management skills
8. Knowledge of housing repairs and improvements, including experience of Building Regulations, systems and materials, and confident working to specifications, contracts and data.
9. Experience of communication with employees, customers and stakeholders, with the ability to support and challenge colleagues and contractors to work in the most cost-effective way.
10. A current driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for work. We’ll pay your mileage costs for using your vehicle at work.
Our team
Looking for a job where you really belong? Where you can be, well you! Bring your uniqueness, brilliant skills and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers. You’ll join Chris our Maintenance Operational Manager and his team, who come from different walks of life and are here to support you as you make yourself at Home!
Job details
11. Flexible working hours (or we’re open to agreeing a work pattern with you)
12. You’ll manage your own diary, so if you need to nip out to walk the dog or do the school run, we’re ok with that!
13. This is a hybrid rolebased from our office in Welwyn Garden City, or another Home Group office, from home and our properties across Greater London
A place where you belong
Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!
What’s in it for you?
14. 34 days leave (includes bank hols and a “me day” to use whenever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
15. Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
16. Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
17. Colleagues really matters to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
18. We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
19. Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary.
20. Explore our benefits in detail on our website.
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