What's involved with this role: Interim Quantity Surveyor – Property Services Job Ref: Kirklees 0009 43F3 / 1 Pay Rate: £21.98 per hour PAYE, negotiable for the right candidate Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours Role Length: This opening assignment is for 4 months City: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Hybrid working We are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a background in the public sector to join the Council’s Capital Development and Delivery Team. This team specialises in providing client-side project management and quantity surveying services for the Council's construction projects. These projects encompass a wide range of significant initiatives, including the construction, extension, and remodelling of schools, leisure centres, offices, depots, and listed buildings, reflecting substantial capital investments. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive suite of Quantity Surveying services across complex projects. This includes managing all pre-contract and post-contract activities as part of your commission. Your expertise will contribute to the successful planning and execution of major development projects within the Council’s portfolio. Key accountabilities: Commissions completed in full, to the quality, time, and cost requirements of the brief. Ensure option appraisals, feasibility studies and cost estimates meet customer requirements. Pre-contract services are delivered effectively on complex projects and measured quantities meet the New Rule of Measurement. Suitable procurement arrangements are used including form of contract, insurance responsibilities, warranties, and bonds. Produce estimates in early design stages for stage sign offs and project approvals. Ensure full compliance with EU procurement and Public Procurement Rules. Assess and process Contractor payments. Assess and make recommendations when dealing with any Contractor claims in conjunction with/and in support of the Project manager. Key requirements: Chartered member of RICS with significant post qualification experience. Experience managing, controlling, and using financial resources. Understanding of construction and procurement public sector processes/ Ability to apply financial control and manage the complexities of multi and single disciplinary design projects in a politically sensitive and commercial environment. Environmental awareness, recognising and acting to prevent pollution, continuously improve environment al performance, and to comply with environmental policies and legislation. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address. Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles. Am Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please