As the UK's leading social enterprise, Places for People take a commercial approach to Community building. Through our end-to-end Developments business, we seek to maximise value in all its forms and for allstakeholders, while creating and supportingCommunities that deliver optimum social, economical and environmentally-balanced outcomes.
We have a long-term commitment to designing, constructing and selling quality homes in sustainable, inclusive and thriving Communities equipped withcomprehensive social and commercialamenities and infrastructure.
More about your role
This role is within Places for People Developments, Scotland Region, and will be based at our Blindwell's Site.
You will be responsible for understanding, quantifying, budgeting and managing the costs of the building work involved in a construction project. Your workwilldepend on the development cycle of the site and may involve working with the design team to identify the resources and materials, allocatingwork out to suppliers, partners and subcontractors. On occasion you stay with the project through to the end, preparing subcontract payment notices; monthly cost reporting, valuing variations and pricing customer extras, and keeping the Senior Quantity Surveyor fully updated and assisting with final accounts.
Being a Quantity Surveyor requires a good working knowledge of the construction industry and a strong interest in keeping up with new developme...