Quantity Surveyor

Hybrid working from our office in Durham, from home and visiting our properties across North East

Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw)

Salary circa £44, 000 per annum(negotiable based on skills and experience) plus brilliant benefits

We are unable to sponsor you

Home, a place where you belong

Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor, looking for a new role with a great employer? Come and join us at Home Group and be part of the Commercial team. You’ll support us in providing a high-quality, cost-effective repairs and maintenance service for our properties across the North East driving cost control and efficiency of spend.

Typical day as a Quantity Surveyor

• Supporting our teams in delivering value for money services working closely with our trades, maintenance managers, subcontractors and suppliers. You’ll be ensuring high levels of performance, productivity, quality, compliance and cost-effective services.
• Conducting site visits to measure and value works including pricing, negotiating and agreeing budgets and cost variations, as well as checking project costs.
• Monitoring contractor performance, cost to serve analysis, cost breakdown, demand understanding, workload and workforce profiling.
• Management of commercial and contractual aspects of relationships with consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Ensure the effective use of our works order systems, maximising efficient use of work scheduling and ensuring accurate data recording.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for a top 10 Great Place to Work Employer!

You bring

• A degree or strong equivalent operational experience in Quantity Surveying.
• Knowledge of procurement rules and legislation with excellent organisation and time management skills
• Knowledge of housing repairs and improvements, including experience of Building Regulations, systems and materials, and confident working to specifications, contracts and data.
• Experience of communication with employees, customers and stakeholders, with the ability to support and challenge colleagues and contractors to work in the most cost-effective way.
• A current driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for work. We’ll pay your mileage costs for using your vehicle at work.
  

Job details

• Flexible working hours (or we’re open to agreeing a work pattern with you)
• You’ll manage your own diary
• This is a hybrid role based from our office in Durham, from home and our properties across the North East

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (includes bank hols and a “me day” to use whenever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.

• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.

• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Quantity Surveyor Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk