Overview
Managing Quantity Surveyor. Based from Basingstoke, Yeovil or South Brent office, working around South West/South East & South Central (nothing inside M25). Working 08:30 – 17:00 Monday – Friday.
Within our Social Housing Planned and Responsive Repair works programs, you will work both from home/office and on site, collaborating with your team in an environment that is inclusive and fair for everyone.
Leading your team of commercially focused colleagues to ensure we obtain and evaluate information to guarantee a realistic cost for the supply of works, goods, materials, and services for designated Social Housing, tenanted, planned works refurbishments and responsive repairs. You will liaise with Contractors, Suppliers and Clients to ensure information, costs, profitability and value meet the requirements of designated project/contracts.
Responsibilities
* Manage the commercials of the sub regional office, typically consisting of multiple projects at one time.
* Support forecasting and future projections for the sub region.
* Manage the CVR process on a monthly basis for all sub regional contracts, with the support of the Surveyors.
* Monitor contract progress and report any changes that may affect project costs and/or timescales.
* Manage controls around individual contract budgets.
* Prepare and monitor cash flow forecast for designated projects.
* Prepare and submit monthly applications for payment to the client or client’s representative.
* Submit invoices for certified value and ensure payments are received on time.
* Value and authorise payments to sub-contractors.
* Assist in the preparation, processing and selection of estimates, bids, and tenders.
* Liaise with contract managers to establish the project specification and requirements.
* Assist in the development of the procurement programme.
* Mentor and support Surveyors in the region to ensure a strong focus on the commerciality of contracts within your sub region.
What’s in it for you
* Attractive salary and benefits package to suit you.
* 27 Days Holidays & Bank Holidays – option to buy or sell holidays.
* Company pension scheme – up to 7.5%
* Company Car or Allowance
* Flexible working moving from office to site and some home-based working; flexible patterns would be considered to support work/life balance.
* Discounted Healthcare Scheme, High street & lifestyle discounts including Taste card, a day paid volunteering per year, length of service awards, and more.
About You
You will have experience of working as a Managing or Senior Quantity Surveyor within the Construction industry. It is essential to have an understanding of Refurbishments and Responsive repairs (particularly PPP) within a live environment, with a distinct advantage if your experience is within Social Housing, which will help you hit the ground running and contribute effectively to the team. Applicants will ideally have experience of managing a team of QSs and their workload while also managing your own projects. We will commit to providing you the support to become a successful Managing Quantity Surveyor. Applicants will have strong commercial acumen, excellent attention to detail and written and verbal communication skills. You will be an expert with IT with proficient MS Office skills. You also must hold a Full UK Driving Licence as travel is a must with this role. The role will also require a DBS check to be completed.
A little bit about us
Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 129-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate.
At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so we encourage you to apply for the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.
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