Total 28 job vacancies by Hays Specialist Recruitment

Your new role
Southend City Council are looking to appoint a permanent children's experienced Mental Health Senior Practitioner to join the Fostering Team.Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on-site at the Civic Centre a minimum of 2/3 days per week.

The successful candidate will provide foster parents with support systems and monthly group supervision, alongside individual group supervision. They will take the lead in identifying those children scoring high on the annual SDQ and lead on ensuring the creation of management plans for young people with mental health and EHWB needs.They will participate in the CLA forum and CLA Consultations for Southend CLA in conjunction with EWMS provided by NELFT.There will be a need to provide effective and therapeutic assessments and interventions for young people with mental health and EHW needs, who are CLA by Southend City Council.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.

A degree in psychotherapy/counselling and training in therapeutic interventions is desirable but not essential. You will need to have experience in completing and presenting reports for panels, court and other professionals in the child and foster carers professional network.You must have knowledge of relevant psychological theories and be able to apply theory to practice.

Knowledge of child protection, issues affecting children looked after and awareness of welfare rights and understanding of issues of loss/bereavement.

What you'll get in return
When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working, salary car sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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I am currently representing a blue chip company based in Stoke-on-Trent who have an exciting opportunity in their finance department for a Senior Payroll Specialist.

What you will be doing:

• End to end payroll processing - including starters, leavers and changes, adjustments (overtime), SSP, SMP, SPP, and attachment of Earnings.
• Management, processing and reconciliation of monthly and weekly payrolls to maintain compliance with contractual and statutory obligations.
• Responding to enquiries from employees and stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner.
• Identifying development requirements and providing/creating training opportunities for team members.
• Maintain a high standard control environment ensuring all payroll reconciliations are completed timely and issues resolved.
• Development, management and enhancement of payroll processes and controls.
• Maintaining strong and effective relationships with external bodies/3rd party providers.
• Must be able to work additional hours as required due to the nature of the role.

What do you bring with you:

• Previous office experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrable payroll experience 3-5 years.
• Supervisory experience.
• Flexibility - working as part of a team and dealing with varying workloads.
• Skills - excellent organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to prioritise workload. Excellent written & verbal communication.
• Microsoft Office - Excel/Word/Outlook.
• Systems experience of SAP, ADP & WorkDay is required.
• Attractive package * Training with on-the-job learning opportunities * Tuition Assistance Program * Employee Assistance Program * Great career opportunities

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Your new role
In your new role as a Senior Accounts Receivable, you will manage the daily activities of the team. You will also manage collections and following up of outstanding payments of key accounts, ensuring the timely resolution of any outstanding balances. You will be responsible for motivating and supporting the team to encourage success and positivity. There also could be opportunities to deputise for the AP/AR Manager when required.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will have ownership and maintenance of a variety of key account customers
• Produce and maintain reconciliations of key accounts
• You will support the AP/AR Manager with on-boarding of new customers.
• Conduct a weekly review and escalation of all aged debt problems to AP/AR Manager
• Weekly debt reviews
• You will be responsible for continuously reviewing credit limits.
• Support the AP/AR Manager in underwriting to minimise bad debts
• Own, review and circulate problem account daily
• Produce the orders on hold report daily
• Support and motivate the team
• Contribute the essential information to adhere to the strategic goals of the company
• Ad Hoc duties as and when required

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience in a senior position, where you have experience of leading and motivating a team
• Experience of and are competent at completing account reconciliations on Excel
• Good understanding of an AR function
• Self-starter, motivated with an ability to multi task

What you'll get in return

• c.£30,000 DOE
• On-site parking
• Potential of hybrid working after probationary period
• Generous holiday allowance
• Excellent benefits package
• Full-time working week Monday-Friday

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Your new company
Are you excited by the prospect of a target-drivenrole with the chance to boost sales in the expanding manufacturing sector inEssex? If so, this position is perfect for you! This company have a strongpresence in the East Anglia area and are continuing to see lots of success intheir field.

Your new role
We are seeking apositive and driven individual who possesses excellent communication skills tojoin our team as a Sales Executive. This role is imperative to the generationof new business and you will be immersed in a supportive, fast-moving and funoffice where you will have the opportunity to develop a career in sales.

Ideally, you will haveexperience in:

• Chasing leads
• Some experience within a previous sales position
• Prospecting and proactively making calls to introduce the business to other businesses/leads.
• Providing great levels of customer service for clients and colleagues.

What youwill get in return

• £20,000 - £25,000 plus commission.
• Progression and opportunity to play a big part in the business' success

What youneed to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now'to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV or call us now.

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Senior Administrator

Stoke - On - Trent
£25,000 - £30,000
Mon-Fri 9-5

Principal Duties:

• Maintain customer databases and respond to internal and external queries via phone and online.
• Support vehicle ordering for customers using the internal fleet management system.
• Ensure all orders comply with policies and procedures, providing accurate information to customers and operatives.
• Complete all relevant paperwork to a high standard.
• Report, investigate, and chase delivery issues and returns.
• Chase and process Proof of Deliveries confirmations.
• Check store invoices.
• Generate and prepare reports.
• Perform ad-hoc tasks as advised by the manager.
• Process, log, and track orders.
• Manage stock control.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations.
• Liaise with transport companies, suppliers, and clients.
• Facilitate communication within all departments.
• Prepare documents such as invoices, purchase orders, and billing.
• Conduct manual stock and date checks of inventory.
• Prepare monthly consumable reports.
• Handle parking fine appeals.
• Update fleet lists.
• Complete driver licence checks and communicate results to relevant departments.
• Update the machinery/asset database on both Excel and Pat Guard.
• Act as a central conduit for information.
• Pack and gather interim orders for area managers.
• Answer emails promptly and professionally.

Essential:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Professional telephone manner.
• Effective time management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desirable:

• Previous experience in an office environment.
• Familiarity with basic office procedures.

Job Types:
Full-time, PermanentBenefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:Office

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Your new company
Due to my clients' continued expansion and growth, they have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Architect/Architectural Technologist to join their team. My client provides expert witness services and designs and manages construction projects that are tailored to the needs of disabled individuals.
Your new role
In this role, you will be required to:

• Oversee and manage the architectural department.The use of AutoCAD / Caddie software on a daily basis. Producing high-quality drawings and designs.Working across the RIBA stages of work with a focus on the technical stages.Liaising with clients, contractors, consultants, local planning authorities and building control.Work on a variety of projects for disabled clients.Familiar with Technical Building Design and Building Regulations to prepare packages and make submissions.Familiar with preparing specification of works for tender issue. Project running.

What you'll need to succeed
To succeed in this role, it is essential that:

• You are CIAT or RIBA qualified.
• Have experience working in the residential sector.
• You have strong proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Have strong communication and team-working skills.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Company pension scheme.
• Group life assurance including smart health.
• Mileage allowance.
• 23 days paid annual leave.
• Flexible working arrangements.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Your new role
Southend City Council's Adult Prevention Team have a fantastic opportunity currently for a full-time, permanent adult experienced Senior Social Worker.

There has never been a better time to join their team and participate in growing the service to be innovative, creative and providing high quality support to people when they need it most. The main aim of the team is to use a strength-based approach to enable people to live safely in the community, maximising their abilities to care for themselves and to support carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to. The team work creatively with people and their carers to empower them and identify individual and community based assets.The successful candidate will support the Team Manager in providing expert leadership and professional guidance to a team of Social Workers and Social Care Assessors. As well as taking a professional lead when required for Care Act (2014) Assessments and statutory reviews, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards safeguarding enquiries and Mental Capacity Act (2005) assessment /chairing 'best interest' meetings.

Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on-site at the Civic Centre a minimum of 2 days a week.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.

You must have post 3 years+ experience as a social worker within the adult community sector. You need to have the ability to build excellent working relationships with other agencies/professionals at all levels. You will need to be able to scope out community assets to better inform those people we work with.

You must have knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations, skills in assessment of carers and the ability to provide support and guidance to carers is essential.You need to have experience of applying the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) and managing adult safeguarding enquiries or have a good understanding/knowledge if no direct experience is available.

What you'll get in return
When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working, salary car sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Your new role
Southend Council is looking to appoint a permanent, full-time Senior Social Worker to join the Ageing Well West Team (65+).Within this post, you will manage a caseload of complex and difficult cases involving assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action to ensure resources are utilised effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of Service Users.

Provide a high quality resource of professional social work knowledge and expertise to the team, including supervision, meetings, assisted fieldwork, case audits and reviews. Ensuring team members carry out their core tasks to a high standard and deputise in the absence of the Service Manager.

Hybrid working is available, but you are required to be on site a minimum of 3 days a week.You also need to have use of a car to ensure that you are able to travel around the city with ease.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.

You must have post 3 years+ experience as a social worker within the adult community sector. You need to have the ability to build excellent working relationships with other agencies/professionals at all levels. You will need to be able to scope out community assets to better inform those people we work with.You must have knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations, skills in assessment of carers and the ability to provide support and guidance to carers is essential.

You need to have experience of applying the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) and managing adult safeguarding enquiries or have a good understanding/knowledge if no direct experience is available.

What you'll get in return
When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training.

What you need to do now
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Your new role
Southend City Council are looking to appoint a full-time agency Senior Fostering Placements Officer.Within this post you will manage, process and update the internal system, make payments to Foster/Kinship Carers, update/set up Children/Young people's placements and update/process children looked after (CLA) notifications.

Working alongside Social Workers, Supervising Social Workers and Foster carers, you will be required to take a lead role in the day-to-day matching of in-house foster placement vacancies. Identifying and co-ordinating foster placements for children and young people who need to be looked after by the Local Authority, these placements may be short term, long term, respite care or parent and child placements.

Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on-site at the Civic Centre a minimum of 2 days a week.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position, you must be educated to degree level and have previous experience within children social care and fostering services.

You will need to have knowledge of the issues affecting Children Looked After (CLA) and the challenges facing them within the social care system. Have awareness of the expectations and challenges that foster carers face in providing care for vulnerable children, along with knowledge of relevant fostering legislation and regulations, which underpin fostering agencies.

This is not a case holding post.

What you need to do now
If you are interested in this role, please click 'apply online' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

Please note: Applications for this vacancy may close prior to the date advertised above, so you are advised to apply as soon as you are able to. All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.

The Council is an equal-opportunities employer. We welcome applications, regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief.

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Your new role
Southend City Council's Adult Prevention Team have a fantastic opportunity currently for a full-time, permanent adult experienced Senior Social Worker.

There has never been a better time to join their team and participate in growing the service to be innovative, creative and providing high quality support to people when they need it most. The main aim of the team is to use a strength-based approach to enable people to live safely in the community, maximising their abilities to care for themselves and to support carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to.

The team work creatively with people and their carers to empower them and identify individual and community based assets.The successful candidate will support the Team Manager in providing expert leadership and professional guidance to a team of Social Workers and Social Care Assessors. As well as taking a professional lead when required for Care Act (2014) Assessments and statutory reviews, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards safeguarding enquiries and Mental Capacity Act (2005) assessment /chairing 'best interest' meetings.

Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on-site at the Civic Centre a minimum of 2 days a week.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.

You must have post 3 years+ experience as a social worker within the adult community sector. You need to have the ability to build excellent working relationships with other agencies/professionals at all levels. You will need to be able to scope out community assets to better inform those people we work with.You must have knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations, skills in assessment of carers and the ability to provide support and guidance to carers is essential.You need to have experience of applying the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) and managing adult safeguarding enquiries or have a good understanding/knowledge if no direct experience is available.

What you'll get in return
When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working, salary car sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Executive Team Assistant
Purpose of role:
To offer a confidential and dedicated secretarial service to the executive team, facilitating their effective role in execution. Additionally, this role encompasses some facilities-related responsibilities.
Location: Stoke, Stoke - On - Trent.
Salary:
£25,000 - £27.5000 DOE
Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Executive Assistant and executive team members to achieve defined objectives.
• Efficiently manage the executive team's diaries to optimise their time.
• Handle incoming calls related to executive team members promptly and efficiently.
• Manage emails and letters from customers, clients, and internal stakeholders on behalf of the executives. Coordinate with other departments to address queries and complaints effectively.
• Distribute relevant papers for management and meetings as needed.
• Attend weekly Core & Prime Team Meetings, record actions, and create and distribute agendas.
• Ensure progress on meeting actions and compile agendas for upcoming meetings.
• Arrange necessary travel for executive team members.
• Verify that relevant executives have recorded and submitted expenses within required timelines.
• Approve travel expenditures for the rest of the business when necessary.
• Reconcile corporate card expenditures and make necessary purchases on behalf of the business.
• Raise supplier purchase orders, ensuring meticulous record-keeping.
• Maintain an effective and confidential filing system.
• Sort incoming mail, including tracking and scanning checks and legal documents.
• Handle ad-hoc tasks for executive team members, such as project management.
• Occasionally make decisions on behalf of executives, especially related to diary management.
• Request information from internal and external sources.
• Assist in organising catering and hospitality for external visitors, board meetings, and off-site events.
• Provide cover for the Senior Executive Assistant during periods like annual leave.

What You Need to Bring:

• Skills and Attributes:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Self-motivated, reliable, and adaptable.
• Diplomatic, tactful, and able to adapt to different people.
• Quick thinker, able to work under pressure, and comfortable with minimal supervision.
• Willing to work outside normal hours.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and thrives in a dynamic environment.
• Desirable Skills:
• Previous secretarial experience.
• Education and Qualifications:
• GCSE in Mathematics and English or equivalent.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Your new role
Southend City Council's Adult Prevention Team have a fantastic opportunity currently for a full-time, permanent adult experienced Senior Social Worker.There has never been a better time to join their team and participate in growing the service to be innovative, creative and providing high quality support to people when they need it most.The main aim of the team is to use a strength-based approach to enable people to live safely in the community, maximising their abilities to care for themselves and to support carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to.

The team work creatively with people and their carers to empower them and identify individual and community based assets.The successful candidate will support the Team Manager in providing expert leadership and professional guidance to a team of Social Workers and Social Care Assessors. As well as taking a professional lead when required for Care Act (2014) Assessments and statutory reviews, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards safeguarding enquiries and Mental Capacity Act (2005) assessment /chairing 'best interest' meetings.

Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on-site at the Civic Centre a minimum of 2 days a week.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.You must have post 3 years+ experience as a social worker within the adult community sector.

You need to have the ability to build excellent working relationships with other agencies/professionals at all levels. You will need to be able to scope out community assets to better inform those people we work with.You must have knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations, skills in assessment of carers and the ability to provide support and guidance to carers is essential.You need to have experience of applying the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) and managing adult safeguarding enquiries or have a good understanding/knowledge if no direct experience is available.

What you'll get in return
When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working, salary car sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Your new company
Children ServicesOur vision is
A Southend Where All Children Achieve Success. By joining Southend City Council as an Advanced Practitioner, you will be key in making our vision a reality for all children. You will be joining a service where we demonstrate with pride that:

• All paths lead back to the child.
• We spend time getting to know each child and their story.
• We do what we say we're going to do.
• We work with the whole family.
• No matter what, we aim to make things better.

You will provide support to work to the highest standard using our model of practice, Restorative Practice, to deliver the vision. You will access a professional social work development offer that has been designed by social workers, whatever stage you are at in your career. You will be given regular restorative supervision and separate supervision focussing on development and evidencing your SWE registration. We want everyone to take the lead in an area of interest for your team, and you will explore this with your line manager.We have posts in a number of teams, so please contact our recruitment partner, Hays, to discuss the teams we are currently recruiting too.

Your new role
Southend City Council's Fostering Support Team are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent Fostering experienced Senior Practitioner within the Support Team.
Within this position, you will provide an efficient, cost-effective assessment intervention and therapeutic service to young people and their families. Ensuring that the needs of the children and their parents/carers are professionally assessed. Managing cases of high sensitivity or complexity and providing a focus of specialist advice and professional consultation, to gather, investigate, evaluate and analyse all necessary information on assigned cases. Demonstrating clarity of assessments, reliability of information, evidenced conclusions and realistic action plans.
You will need to develop a practice which takes a holistic view of the individual, locating them in both their immediate and extended social circles, and having a full regard to their education, social, recreational and health. Ensuring that all case management complies with the statutory requirements and the council's policies and procedures.

The position is hybrid working, and you will be expected to be on site a minimum of 1 day a week. There will be a team meeting every other week and duty is to be undertaken in the office, approx 3 days a month.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position you must be able to work in the UK, have a 3-year-post qualified recognised Social Work qualification, be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.You must have knowledge or direct experience of fostering practice and National Minimum Standards, have knowledge of trauma informed practice in relation to fostering, along with supervisory experience and knowledge of safeguarding and managing/overseeing complex caseloads.
Additional knowledge must demonstrate: understanding the framework for the assessment of children in need and their families and knowledge of methods of social work intervention.
Previous experience of staff management, supervision or practice teaching along with extensive experience of applying assessment skills within a statutory social work setting is a must for this post.

What you'll get in return
When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working, salary car sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Your new role
Southend-on-Sea City Council are looking to appoint a permanent A&I experienced Senior Practitioner to help deliver Social Work services within the Assessment and Intervention Team.

Within this post, you will provide professional comprehensive casework to a caseload of children and young people, some of which will be complex and sensitive cases which require the highest of professional standards, and in depth knowledge of relevant legislation regulations and practice methods, as well as providing an efficient and cost-effective service to children, young people and their families, ensuring that the needs of the children and their parents/carers are professionally assessed, this is to ensure that the welfare of children and young people are safeguarded and protected within the legal and statutory obligations of Southend City Council. You will be required to contribute to the overall performance of the team in order to meet service requirements, key performance targets and statutory requirements of social service legislation.Along with this, you will need to support and manage the duty system. This is required to manage the contacts and case direction for staff in their duty weeks.

You will take responsibility for some areas of work in the day to day running of the team, including supervision of identified team members and deputise for the Team Manager in all or some of their functions as required in their absence. Effectively manage and chair meetings to ensure effective outcomes for children and families, as well as deputising for the Team Manager as necessary and appropriate.

Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on site a minimum of 2 days per week.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position you must have a recognised Social Work qualification, be registered with the Social Work England, be able to work in the UK and have completed your ASYE.You must have +3 year's experience working as a social worker, looking to move up to further your career. Previous experience within assessment and intervention is essential.

What you'll get in return
When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working, salary car sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Your new company
A well established M&E Building Services Contractor operating over 14 years is looking for either an intermediate or senior quantity surveyor. This company prides itself on great service that it gives to customers and therefore often gains repeated work, examples of the sectors they work with include; hotels, transport and commercial. Equally important to the company is looking after its employees and this be seen in high staff retention and events that the offer to their staff which has included trips abroad.

Your new role

You will be working as a M&E Quantity Surveyor, working on a wide spectrum of project values up to £20 million - although their typical range for project values is circa £3-10 million. You will be involved in various duties within this role and that will include overseeing contracts, alongside the financial aspects accordingly.

What you'll need to succeed

You will need to be a M&E Quantity Surveyor - performing at least of an intermediate level. You will need to be in a commutable distance from the office based in Nottinghamshire.

What you'll get in return

£40,000 - £75,000, pension, company car, healthcare, annual bonus and death in service

What you need to do now
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