Quantity Surveyor Kirklees, HD1 2NF (Hybrid) 3 months Rate negotiable Inside IR35 (Professional Quantity Surveying) PQS – background and sufficient/appropriate experience with public sector This role is based in the Council’s Capital Development and Delivery Team. The team provides Client-side construction-based project management and quantity surveying services to the Council. The team delivers a wide variety of major projects and programmes involving new build and extension / remodelling schemes relating to schools, leisure centres, offices, depots, and listed buildings for example. This involves large scale Capital investment. Your role will be to provide the full range of Quantity Surveying services on complex projects as required under a commission including all Pre-Contract and Post-Contract services. As a competent Practitioner you will promote best practice in project and programme management, cost control, construction procurement, framework procurement, commercial and contractual management, and undertake associated tasks and functions linked to the role and service delivery, including applying information technology to best advantage. • Achieving team aims and improving staff performance, responding to change to improve service delivery. Meeting customer expectations. • Effectively employed resources to meet financial targets and service objectives. Planned workloads to meet target aims, reprioritised resources to meet deadlines. • Achieving personal targets and identifying development needs, effective contribution to organisational goals. • Positive working relationships with customers and colleagues to ensure project objectives are delivered in a courteous and professional manner. • Ensuring the service is cost effective and the section operates as a successful business unit and cost centre through monitoring and provision of accurate performance management information. • Projects and staff managed effectively to meet service key performance indicators, customer objectives and capital programmes.