United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.
United Living Group is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future:
Property Services – We revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers to ensuring the highest building safety standards, we provide a range of services for public sector clients.
Infrastructure Services – Our team of infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical energy and water infrastructure for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. The work we do supports the requirement for effective solutions to address the UK’s decarbonisation goals, and our processes minimise environmental and carbon impacts whilst ensuring the safe and reliable operation of assets.
New Homes – As experienced and specialist new build housing contractors, we create homes and regenerate areas with communities in mind. We work collaboratively with registered partners, local authorities, and private developers to provide high quality, energy efficient, and sustainable homes for people to live and grow.
Connected – We connect people through fixed-line and wireless telecom infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication and access to information for all. At United Living, we have one of the largest specialist in-house teams for project management, acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance in the UK.
Job Description
Assisting the Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyors with the financial and contractual administration of projects carried out by the region/division.
* Ensure that United Living’s SHEQ standards, operating processes and company policies are understood, implemented and adhered to at all times and that, as far as is reasonably practicable, legislative requirements are complied with.
* Learn and understand the United Way of working ensuring that the processes are complied with and adopted into your daily disciplines.
* Act in a professional manner in everything you do such that the Company’s reputation is enhanced.
Under close supervision of their line manager:
* Procurement
* Prepare and issue subcontract enquiries or trade packages including taking off quantities from drawings.
* Carry out analysis, assessment and comparison of subcontractors' quotations for simple trades.
* Draft subcontract orders for approval by line manager.
* Main Contract
* Assist in the evaluation of C.V.I's and contract Instructions.
* Assist in preparation of monthly valuation.
* Evaluate materials on site.
* Ensure that any agreements with client representatives are documented.
* Subcontract
* Site Measurement of different trades.
* Prepare the evaluation of monthly payment applications for simple trades.
* Payment to Subcontractors on the finance system.
* Ensure that any agreement of variations with supply chain is documented.
* Competent use of Company cost system.
* Prepare supporting information for the monthly CVR.
* Assist in the preparation of cash flow forecasts.
* Ensure profit plans are understood for each scheme.
* Admin
* File and distribute documents and drawings.
* Working closely with members of the site team to ensure that all instructions are collated.
* Other
* Ensure that you do not commit the business to binding agreements with either clients or sub-contractors without the express permission / authority of your line manager.
* Attend site meetings as necessary.
* Under supervision support in the collation of relevant documentation relating to insurance claims.
* Maintain and continuously improve commercial/legal/contractual awareness.
* Learn and understand the Contracts Process.
* Ensure that the United Way of working and the processes incorporated therein are complied with and adopted into your daily disciplines.
* Co-operate and work in partnership with the project team to ensure consistent delivery of successful projects in order to support the achievement of United Living business objectives and to deliver target margins.
* Involvement in community engagement activities within and outside normal working hours.
* Working in one or more locations as required.
* Any other duties assigned.
Qualifications
* Good GCSEs at Grade C or above to include Maths and English.
* Studying towards HNC, HND or BSC in Quantity Surveying or similar commercial related course.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Excel and keen to extend knowledge on software packages.
* Numerate to high standard, able to analyse data and produce costs and information for final accounts.
* Able to produce work accurately and to tight deadlines.
* Basic legal/contractual knowledge.
* Understanding of standard methods of measurement.
* Knowledge of Housing Sector desirable.
* Valid driving licence.
* CSCS card at appropriate level.
* Take responsibility for own development.
Enthusiastic, committed and flexible.
Additional Information
If you are ready to be part of our expanding team and contribute to our success, apply today for immediate consideration. Join us on this exciting journey of growth and innovation!
As a business United Living prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if we require support. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable.
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