Quantity Surveyor – PO4 - £46041 - £49083 FIXED TERM CONTRACT (18MONTHS)
The Royal Borough of Greenwich Repairs and Investment Section is looking for a strong and highly motivated Quantity Surveyor with excellent knowledge and passion for strategic asset management and stock condition survey.
In this exciting new role, you will:
1. Lead on the preparation of financial statements on all aspects of the work as required, scrutinise final accounts, analyse expenditure patterns and make recommendations to improve value for money
2. Build relationships and partnership ways of working internally and externally in the planning and delivery of strategic asset management services.
3. Lead on procurement of planned and capital programme as applicable to public sector works and professional services contracts.
4. Develop and maintain an in-house cost information database for the various work programmes to provide better and accurate budget estimates and cost advice.
What you’ll need
5. To ensure effective monitoring and cost control of all aspects of the capital and revenue programmes and ensure that overall viability of the programmes and projects are maintained in line with Council’s financial procedures.
6. Lead on preparation of surveys, condition surveys and schedules of condition in conjunction with other staff as required and preparation of Bills of Quantities for building, services and other minor term contracts
7. Liaise with colleagues in R&I section, other Housing and Council departments to ensure effective planning and delivery of capital works Programmes
8. Educated to degree level, professional qualification (RICS or CIOB) or equivalent relevant experience
9. Ability to build effective, positive relationships with stakeholders (internal and external) including Members and be an active member of different teams.
Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.
Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.
Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.
How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.
Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this to help you calculate a pro rata salary.
Our Staff Values: are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.