The Company
We're a housing association that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. We're a values-driven organisation, with a clear vision, a social purpose and a commitment to investing in people, place and property. We believe everyone has the right to live in a good quality home they can afford and invest millions of pounds every year in keeping our existing homes safe, secure, and compliant.
We're also playing our part in addressing the UK housing crisis locally, by building hundreds of new, modern and contemporary homes for rent in Sunderland - homes that meet the needs of local people. Not only do we provide vital housing - we support our tenants, residents and communities by investing in services that help people live their best possible life.
This includes helping people to work, victims of domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour, young people to live independently, as well as a wellbeing service that supports our elderly tenants and residents.
About the role:
We currently have a rare opportunity for an experienced Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join Gentoo’s Asset Property Investment team. This is a great time to join us as we continue with our ambitious and exciting 5-year investment plan, delivering over £ 240m worth of planned improvements to our customer's homes.
The Asset Management delivery team are based at our Sunderland head office at Doxford Park. Led by the Contracts Manager the team includes a Senior Quantity Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Asset Delivery Co-ordinator, Project Managers, Project Surveyors and Client customer liaison officers. This role will report into the team’s Senior Quantity Surveyor and play a key part ensuring the Group delivers the investment plan (circa £ 42m pa) and achieves value for money while meeting KPIs.
In the role of Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the financial management, coordination and reporting of a number of the Group’s planned investment schemes annually.
This role will be responsible for assisting in the management of all commercial matters in connection with the delivery of Gentoo Groups planned investment programme. You will lead on the effective commercial and financial management of Gentoo’s planned, compliance and sustainability related investment programmes, of which you are allocated. This will include the provision of accurate and timely pre-contract documentation with the Asset Planning and Strategy team, tender valuations, accurate budget forecasting, post quantity surveying duties, managing the purchase order process and ensuring the payment of contractors in a timely manner. This will include implementing and administering the most appropriate forms of contract for project values and work types to offer Gentoo the most advantageous contract terms.
Liaise with a wide range of Gentoo teams including Planning and Building Surveying, Customer Voice, Health and Safety, Communications, Procurement, Leasehold, Risk and Insurance and Housing colleagues to assist you in this role. In addition to this, we have appointed the services of external Principal Designers (CDM and BSA), Consultants and Principal Contractors.
Supported by the Contracts Manager, Senior Quantity Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Project managers, Project Surveyors and Customer Liaison Officers and an Asset Delivery Co-Ordinator.
What we are looking for:
It is essential that you are experienced in all aspects of Commercial contract management from a client perspective and will be at ease managing Principal Contractors, chairing meetings, leading projects from a financial perspective, reporting on performance, making decisions and effective challenges. You will be empowered in your role and will be expected to take total ownership and accountability of your own schemes.
Be competent in utilising the suite of JCT Contracts for most generic component replacement planned investment schemes and other forms of contract including NEC3, NEC4 and the TAC/FAC-1 forms of Contract to offer Gentoo the most advantageous contract terms.
You will play a key role in assisting with all aspects of pre and post contract quantity surveying services on Planned Investment, repairs, cyclical and sustainability contracts from conception to final account.
You will ensure the financial management of Contractors to deliver schemes to the required time, cost, and quality standards, whilst ensuring compliance with all financial procedures and guidelines whilst also demonstrating VFM.
You will be methodical and very structured in your approach to managing your allocated schemes and Principal Contractors, ensuring your reports are suitably detailed, on time and in line with diarised monthly meetings.
You will be very solution-focused and driven to positively resolve issues.
You will have an understanding of current CDM regulations and desirable that you have an understanding of BSA regulations and how these can be reflected in commercial terms.
You will be passionate about delivering excellent customer service and will always deliver exceptional performance.
You need to be competent with all Microsoft Office Packages.
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