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Project Quantity Surveyor x5
| Posting date: | 10 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £53,660 to £67,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | 28 days holidays rising to 31 plus bank holidays in addition, pension and life assurance plus other benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 June 2024 |
| Location: | E15 |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | London and Quadrant Housing Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5742 |
Summary
Project Quantity Surveyor x 5 - 5742
Title: Project Quantity Surveyor x5
Contract Type: Permanent Full time
Office Location: Stratford, London or Sale Point, Manchester
Persona: Agile working (a mix of office and home working)
Salary: £ 53,660 to £67,000 - London Weighted, £46, 524 - £51,791 - Regional (dependant on experience and location)
Closing date for completed applications : 24th June 2024
Interviews to be held on 4th July 2024
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
Previous applicants need not reapply
Why choose L&Q?
We offer a competitive annual salary and staff benefits package:
Strong family-friendly policies
Committed Learning & Development
Annual leave starting from 28 days rising to 31 PLUS bank holidays
Excellent Pension Scheme – double contribution up to 6%
Generous non-contributory life assurance
An Employee Assistance Programme
Great places to work certified 2023-2024
Best Workplaces for Women – ranked 23 in the UK
L&Q are looking for a proven Commercial Professional with extensive Quantity Surveying experience to join the Property Services Commercial team. Our Project Quantity Surveyors have up to 3 direct reports and the role reports to the Managing Quantity Surveyor.
The Project Quantity Surveyor are responsible for the financial and contractual administration of projects carried out by L&Q, ensuring that general quantity surveying duties are performed to the highest standard and ensuring full contractual and monetary entitlement in the most advantageous terms L&Q. Plus will be accountable for savings on projects.
The post holder will take full ownership of the project and workstream to ensure all costs and required contracts are in place.
Being confident in supporting operational colleagues and all other relevant colleagues to ensure that all significant project issues and correspondence and all necessary contractual processes have been observed.
You'll be able to take control of the management of subcontractors and suppliers to always achieve best value to a programme whilst protecting the business contractually and providing accurate financial forecasting.
The postholder will have experience and knowledge on:
Providing mitigation strategies for immediate implementation of all matters relating to contract and subcontract for review by Managing Quantity Surveyor or Head of Commercial.
Managing budgetary constraints using forensic cost control techniques
Strong analytical skills and will be highly numerate with data interrogation skills
Experience of managing principal and subcontractor arrangements
Be confident in managing poor performance.
You will have a good understanding of Cost value reconciliation for a workstream
Commercial Awareness with good legal/contractual knowledge
Competent in use of standard methods of measurement
Degree or HNC level in a related discipline or equivalent substantial experience
It is desirable to for candidates to be professionally qualified member of CIOB/RICS but not essential.
Our commitments:
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.
In addition to our support and training, the successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits including 28 days holiday rising to 31 days with length of service, excellent Pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.
We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life. Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing. In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it’s feasible then we’ll make it happen.
We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.
We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.
L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 110,000 homes, primarily across London the South East and the North West of England.
As a charitable organisation, our role goes beyond providing homes and housing services. We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We hope to build aspiration, opportunity and confidence in our communities through our £250 million L&Q Foundation and our skills academy.
Our vision is that everyone has a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose with commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of.
Title: Project Quantity Surveyor x5
Contract Type: Permanent Full time
Office Location: Stratford, London or Sale Point, Manchester
Persona: Agile working (a mix of office and home working)
Salary: £ 53,660 to £67,000 - London Weighted, £46, 524 - £51,791 - Regional (dependant on experience and location)
Closing date for completed applications : 24th June 2024
Interviews to be held on 4th July 2024
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
Previous applicants need not reapply
Why choose L&Q?
We offer a competitive annual salary and staff benefits package:
Strong family-friendly policies
Committed Learning & Development
Annual leave starting from 28 days rising to 31 PLUS bank holidays
Excellent Pension Scheme – double contribution up to 6%
Generous non-contributory life assurance
An Employee Assistance Programme
Great places to work certified 2023-2024
Best Workplaces for Women – ranked 23 in the UK
L&Q are looking for a proven Commercial Professional with extensive Quantity Surveying experience to join the Property Services Commercial team. Our Project Quantity Surveyors have up to 3 direct reports and the role reports to the Managing Quantity Surveyor.
The Project Quantity Surveyor are responsible for the financial and contractual administration of projects carried out by L&Q, ensuring that general quantity surveying duties are performed to the highest standard and ensuring full contractual and monetary entitlement in the most advantageous terms L&Q. Plus will be accountable for savings on projects.
The post holder will take full ownership of the project and workstream to ensure all costs and required contracts are in place.
Being confident in supporting operational colleagues and all other relevant colleagues to ensure that all significant project issues and correspondence and all necessary contractual processes have been observed.
You'll be able to take control of the management of subcontractors and suppliers to always achieve best value to a programme whilst protecting the business contractually and providing accurate financial forecasting.
The postholder will have experience and knowledge on:
Providing mitigation strategies for immediate implementation of all matters relating to contract and subcontract for review by Managing Quantity Surveyor or Head of Commercial.
Managing budgetary constraints using forensic cost control techniques
Strong analytical skills and will be highly numerate with data interrogation skills
Experience of managing principal and subcontractor arrangements
Be confident in managing poor performance.
You will have a good understanding of Cost value reconciliation for a workstream
Commercial Awareness with good legal/contractual knowledge
Competent in use of standard methods of measurement
Degree or HNC level in a related discipline or equivalent substantial experience
It is desirable to for candidates to be professionally qualified member of CIOB/RICS but not essential.
Our commitments:
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.
In addition to our support and training, the successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits including 28 days holiday rising to 31 days with length of service, excellent Pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.
We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life. Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing. In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it’s feasible then we’ll make it happen.
We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.
We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.
L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 110,000 homes, primarily across London the South East and the North West of England.
As a charitable organisation, our role goes beyond providing homes and housing services. We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We hope to build aspiration, opportunity and confidence in our communities through our £250 million L&Q Foundation and our skills academy.
Our vision is that everyone has a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose with commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of.