Your newpany
The services of Hays have been retained by our client, the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service, to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to join their Facilities & Assets team on a temporary contract basis for an initial period of 6 months with the possibility of further extension.
Your new role
You will support the Facilities and Assets team in the provision of a full range of professional quantity surveying services for a range of maintenance contracts and estates projects. This will include:
Ensuring that minor works and reactive and planned maintenance contracts are managed in a cost-effective, structured and timely fashion.Developing bills of quantities, utilising the PSA Schedule of Rates and associated addendums, to secure value for money and undertake the full on-site measurement of task orders, includingpleted works.Checking orders and rates and preparing the appropriate documents to allow processing of payments to contractors.Preparing business cases, tenders and quotations and assisting in the evaluation of tenders and quotations.Preparing specifications, schedules of works and all tender documents for maintenance and minor works projects.Leading on the development, implementation and delivery of Term Service Contracts (TSC’s).Preparing cost plans based on the budget and project managing the delivery of TSC’s for maintenance and minor works.
What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this position, you should either:
Be a corporate member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, or;Hold a degree in a construction related discipline with a minimum of one year’s relevant experience, or;Hold a minimum of an HND or equivalent in a construction related discipline with a minimum of three years’ relevant experience, or;Have a minimum of five years’ experience in quantity surveying.You should possess experience of delivering effective Quantity Surveying support within aplex large organisation, multi-site and multidisciplinary, with knowledge in at least 3 of the following areas:
(a) NEC Term Service Contracts (or Measured Term Contracts) contract management(b) PSA Schedules of Work for Building, Mechanical & Electrical Works or equivalent(c) IT systems relating to QS measurement and preparation of accounts(d) NEC Term Service Contracts and their obligations relating to QS matters or equivalent.
What you'll get in return
This position offers an immediate start and the opportunity to work with a large public body in Lisburn on a temporary contract basis. You will be paid via Hays on a weekly basis for all hours worked.