Total 79 Others level Construction / Property job vacancies in St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9JD

Job Details

Grade: 8A

Hourly Rate: £19.54 - £21.20
Salary: £35,672.14 - £38,701.64 pro rata, per annum
Contract Duration: Temporary until 01.01.2028
Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Role Purpose

A 3 year temporary contract opportunity has arisen in the Building Standards section for an enthusiastic person to assist the Council’s delivery of its statutory Building Standards service. You will process building warrants, assist in the inspection of works on site and deal with dangerous buildings.

A diploma/degree in building surveying or equivalent formal qualification, or substantial relevant experience in dealing with development applications, negotiations, plan assessment and dealing with dangerous buildings.

The position is based at headquarters in Newtown St. Boswells. A driving licence and regular access to a vehicle will therefore be essential.

Essential

A Diploma/Degree in building surveying or equivalent formal qualification or substantial relevant experience in dealing with development applications, negotiations, plan vetting and dangerous buildings.

Proven record of relevant CPD training.

A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post. * If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.
Type of drivers licence: Category B

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries can be made to David Smith (01835) 825022 or Mark Philbin (01835 826731)

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.

Permanent Full-Time | 35 hours per week
Lead and Deliver Exceptional Construction Projects
Salary $151, - $169, | Leaseback vehicle | Superannuation

Our Team At Bayside Council, we foster a positive, flexible, and inclusive workplace, ensuring both our employees and customers feel valued. With a commitment to transparency and integrity, we serve the community by delivering exceptional services that align with the best interests of Bayside.
The City Projects team is a multi-disciplinary team that is responsible for delivering Council?s City Projects program on time, on budget and to a high standard. About the Role Bayside Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Construction Coordinator to oversee a diverse portfolio of multidisciplinary engineering, architectural, and landscape architectural projects. This role provides high-level leadership to the project construction team, ensuring projects are executed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

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Shaw Healthcare (Group) Limited delivers a wide spectrum of care ranging from elderly residential, nursing and dementia to complex care specialities such as Mental Health, Acquired Brain Injuries and Learning disabilities. Shaw designs, builds and operates care services across the UK to meet the growing demand.
Position: Development Manager - Construction)
Location: St Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT
Salary : £55,000 - £60,000 (depending upon experience)
Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full time)
Shaw is now recruiting for a Development Manager to join our Commercial Department to deliver Shaw’s new care services as well as the redevelopment of existing services.
Objectives

To deliver projects in line with Shaw’s requirements and the requirements of external governing bodies
Identify redevelopment opportunities within the Group’s stock or dispose of property no longer required by Shaw whilst attaining best value for the company.
To provide effective project management services as required by Shaw’s property acquisition disposal and development programmes

Principal Duties

To procure or develop property to a brief defined by the management team within an agreed capital budget for the project.
Carryout due diligence on sites including identifying and commissioning appropriate surveys and reviewing legal contracts.
To identify, commission and direct competent professional consultants who may be required to acquired or develop the land and buildings.
To ensure that any buildings acquired or developed are handed over within the timetable and to the financial envelope and specification agreed for the project.
Co-ordinating the pre-construction development process including leadership of regular project meetings.
To project manage the property, design and building elements of residential home transfer on a project-by-project basis.
Negotiate terms of agreement, draft contracts and obtain permits and licenses, overseeing and liaising with the professional team (including architect and engineer) and local project manager to ensure efficiencies and avoid delays.
Actively participating in any initiative that seek to reduce total development costs by targeting reductions in development costs/fees and related expenditure.
Co-ordinating with the legal team, on construction documents (including Hots, JCT Contracts and Warranties), etc.
Liaising with appointed employers’ agents to ensure projected build costs will be achieved.

General Management
The Development Manager will be responsible for budgeting, organisation, implementation and scheduling of the projects, prior to Practical Completion and thereafter fit out the care homes and the transfer of the services to the Operations Team to deliver care service.
The client-side Development Manager will be required to plan, execute, and finalise projects according to deadlines and within the financial envelope.
Practice Expectations

Generating appropriate development/financial appraisals and liaising with supporting functions in preparing these financial models and appraisals.
Assistant and monitoring valuations for the purpose of drawdowns by the contractor.
Demonstrable experience in property development, preferably within the Healthcare & Extra Care Markets, taking projects from post-acquisition through construction to finished product handover to the companies operations team.

The Ideal Candidate

Good understanding of land/property values and Red Book valuations.
Sound Knowledge of property laws of development
Confident, influencer and decision maker with drive and tenacity to hit financial targets.
Suitable candidates must to be able to drive and travel throughout the UK and preferably be qualified with a construction degree and be a member of the RICS or wishing to work towards.
The successful candidate will be self-motivated and be required to provide weekly updates and monthly reports in relation to the project’s development.
The Development Manager will ideally be from a care background or have care sector knowledge, ideally in residential, nursing home delivery and Extra Care.

Experienced Support Worker– Kirkcaldy/Glenrothes/Leven

Full Time and Part Time Roles available

£12.00 per hour

When was the last time you had the chance to make a real difference to someone’s life and be there when it really counted?

The role

At Real Life Options we support our service users to live their life the way they choose, we have a strong emphasis on person centred care to enable our service users to live as independently as possible.

You will be supporting individuals with a variety of needs. A typical day would start with a handover from the previous day, following daily planner, helping with finances, personal care, domestic support and medication. A crucial part of the support you provide will be centred on social activities in the local community such as; going to the gym, swimming, cinema, discos, football matches and visiting places of interest.

We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 6 months experience in support worker (or similar) role. Our service users can present challenging behaviour, therefore experience is essential. Candidates should have the ability to follow detailed support plans to ensure a consistent approach. Candidates need to be able to learn different forms of communication and adapt to working with several individuals with varying needs.

Working with the people we support is incredibly rewarding. You will be part of a supportive, responsive and friendly team. There is a huge amount of knowledge and experience in our staff team. We have an attrition rate of less than 10%, which is excellent for the sector and a reflection of what a good place this is to work.

The people we support receive 1:1 and 2:1 throughout the day. Shift patterns are generally 7:00am-3:00pm, 3:00pm-11:00pm and 8:00pm-11:00pm (sleepover shift),

There are also outreach shifts that are anywhere from 3 to 8 hours between the hours of 7:00am – 11:00pm. Staff may also be required to do Waking Nights to cover holidays/ sickness.

.An Enhanced PVG is required for this role. Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided.

Benefits and Rewards


A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
An employer contributory pension scheme


In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:


Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
£10,000 Life cover
A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
Cycle to Work Scheme
A financial wellbeing scheme
Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
Recognition Initiatives
Mileage paid at a flat rate of £0.35p per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year


We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Support Worker

Salary: £12.00 per hour

Location: Beechwood- Cupar Area North East Fife Services

35 hours contract and relief positions available

Would you like to enjoy going to work and make a positive impact on someone else’s life?

With Real Life Options you have the chance to use your caring, kind and happy nature to support individuals in your community.

About the role:

You would be guiding and supporting individuals with day to day tasks such as: - following a daily planner, helping with financial expenditure, personal care, domestic support and administration of daily medication.

One of the best parts of the role is to spend time in the community. The activities that you will be involved with include going to the gym, swimming and using public transport. You will be continuously encouraging independence and integration in social settings.

Shifts include;

Working days - 8am to 3pm and 3pm to 10pm

Waking nights, sleepovers and weekends - 4am to 11am and 7.30am 2.30pm

Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided.

An enhanced PVG will be required for this role.

Benefits and Rewards


A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
An employer contributory pension scheme


In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:


Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
£10,000 Life cover
A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
Cycle to Work Scheme
A financial wellbeing scheme



Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
Recognition Initiatives
Mileage paid at 35p per mile flat rate up to 10,000 per year


We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Highways - Bury St Edmunds

Are you a highly experienced and commercially astute Senior Quantity Surveyor with a passion for delivering successful highways projects?

We are seeking a motivated and driven individual to join our team in Bury St Edmunds, working on a range of exciting and challenging projects involving highway improvements and maintenance.

About the Role:

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will play a key role in the successful financial management and delivery of our projects. You will provide commercial leadership and guidance, ensuring cost-effective delivery within budget. Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining detailed cost plans, estimates, and budgets.
• Managing and negotiating contracts with sub-contractors and suppliers.
• Monitoring project costs and identifying potential cost overruns.
• Implementing effective cost control measures.
• Preparing and analyzing cost reports and providing regular updates to the project team and stakeholders.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant contractual and legal requirements.
• Mentoring and guiding junior members of the Quantity Surveying team.

About You:

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on large-scale highways or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of highway construction principles and practices.
• Excellent commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
• Proficient in cost management software and tools (e.g., CostX, Asite).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• A relevant degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. RICS) is essential.

What We Offer:

• A challenging and rewarding opportunity to work on a range of exciting and complex projects.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to work with a talented and dedicated team.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.

If you are a highly experienced and motivated Senior Quantity Surveyor with a passion for delivering successful highways projects and making a difference, we encourage you to apply.

To Apply:

Please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your relevant experience and qualifications to [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Quantity Surveyor - Highways & Civil Works - Bury St Edmunds

Are you a skilled and experienced Quantity Surveyor with a strong background in both highways and civil works?

We are seeking a motivated and results-oriented individual to join our team in Bury St Edmunds, working on a range of exciting and challenging projects involving highway improvements, maintenance, and associated civil works.

About the Role:

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will play a key role in the successful financial management and delivery of our projects. Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and maintaining accurate cost estimates, budgets, and tender documents for both highways and civil works projects.
• Managing and negotiating contracts with sub-contractors and suppliers for both disciplines.
• Monitoring project costs and identifying potential cost overruns for both highways and civil works components.
• Implementing effective cost control measures for both highways and civil works projects.
• Preparing and analyzing cost reports and providing regular updates to the project team and stakeholders.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant contractual and legal requirements.
• Assisting with the measurement and valuation of works for both highways and civil works.

About You:

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor on highways or infrastructure projects, with experience in civil works such as drainage, earthworks, and site preparation.
• Strong understanding of highway construction principles and practices, as well as civil engineering principles and methods.
• Excellent commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
• Proficient in cost management software and tools (e.g., CostX, Asite).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A relevant degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. RICS) is desirable.

What We Offer:

• A challenging and rewarding opportunity to work on a range of exciting and complex projects.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to work with a talented and dedicated team.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.

If you are a skilled and motivated Quantity Surveyor with a passion for delivering successful highways and civil works projects and making a difference, we encourage you to apply.

To Apply:

Please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your relevant experience and qualifications to [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Job description

Are you looking to take the next step in your Property Management career?
This office is in experiencing significant growth and seeking a vibrant and reliable Property Manager or experienced Leasing Consultant ready for a step up. Our client is committed to nurturing their teams growth, offering numerous opportunities for professional development and career advancement.  This is a fantastic opportunity to collaborate in a POD system creating the ultimate expereince for both tenants and landlords. 
About the Role:


Work in a pod of 2, assisting a SPM in managing the portfolio
Focus on the tenant side of the business
Liaise with tenants and manage the repairs process
This is a local portfolio

Who Are We're Looking For:


Previous experience in leasing or managing a property portfolio
Certificate of Registration and working towards your Class 2 licence



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24th September,
ASSISTANT PROPERTY MANAGER, FREELTON, ON With community and collaboration at our core, working at Parkbridge is not just a jobits an experience! We strive to embody our corporate values of Community, Authenticity, Respect, and Excellence in our relationships with colleagues, customers, and business partners and are looking for individuals with focus, ambition, and drive to join our team. Our Parkbridge team is supported with competitive compensation packages, generous performance-based incentives, GRRSP-matching, health benefits, and paid wellness and volunteer days. If you share our vision to help build memories that will last a lifetime, we encourage you to apply today! Our Assistant Managers are responsible for collaborating with the Property Manager on many facets of the business including, operations, staffing, maintenance and planning at our residential lifestyle properties.  They are ambassadors of the Parkbridge brand, and the heart of our communities.    The major areas of responsibilities
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Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Quantity Surveyor to join our team at UKPN Services, based in Bury St Edmunds. This permanent role offers a competitive salary of £76,229, plus a 3% bonus.

In this role, you will report to the Area Commercial Manager and provide quantity surveying support across long-term contracts and competitively tendered client projects. You will manage all commercial matters, including contract set-up, management, pricing, service delivery, scope change, and dispute resolution, ensuring compliance with standards and maximizing profit delivery.

You will lead a commercial project team, managing clients, sub-contractors, and supplier contracts. Your responsibilities will include preparing and verifying pricing models, tender documentation, and recommendations, as well as collaborating with project managers to ensure projects are managed according to contracts and deadlines.

We offer a range of additional benefits, including annual leave plus bank holidays, a personal pension plan with contributions from UK Power Networks, a tenancy loan deposit scheme, tax-efficient benefits such as a cycle-to-work scheme, a season ticket loan, occupational health support, and discounted access to sports and social clubs.

Join us and be part of a team that values customer obsession, inclusion, agility, and learning. Apply now and take the next step in your career with UKPN Services. The closing date for applications is 18/10/2024. Please see the full job description by clicking apply directing you to our careers page.

Experienced Support Worker– Kirkcaldy/Glenrothes/Leven

Full Time and Part Time Roles available

£12.00 per hour

When was the last time you had the chance to make a real difference to someone’s life and be there when it really counted?

The role

At Real Life Options we support our service users to live their life the way they choose, we have a strong emphasis on person centred care to enable our service users to live as independently as possible.

You will be supporting individuals with a variety of needs. A typical day would start with a handover from the previous day, following daily planner, helping with finances, personal care, domestic support and medication. A crucial part of the support you provide will be centred on social activities in the local community such as; going to the gym, swimming, cinema, discos, football matches and visiting places of interest.

We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 6 months experience in support worker (or similar) role. Our service users can present challenging behaviour, therefore experience is essential. Candidates should have the ability to follow detailed support plans to ensure a consistent approach. Candidates need to be able to learn different forms of communication and adapt to working with several individuals with varying needs.

Working with the people we support is incredibly rewarding. You will be part of a supportive, responsive and friendly team. There is a huge amount of knowledge and experience in our staff team. We have an attrition rate of less than 10%, which is excellent for the sector and a reflection of what a good place this is to work.

The people we support receive 1:1 and 2:1 throughout the day. Shift patterns are generally 7:00am-3:00pm, 3:00pm-11:00pm and 8:00pm-11:00pm (sleepover shift),

There are also outreach shifts that are anywhere from 3 to 8 hours between the hours of 7:00am – 11:00pm. Staff may also be required to do Waking Nights to cover holidays/ sickness.

.An Enhanced PVG is required for this role. Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided.

Benefits and Rewards


A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
An employer contributory pension scheme


In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:


Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
£10,000 Life cover
A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
Cycle to Work Scheme
A financial wellbeing scheme
Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
Recognition Initiatives
Mileage paid at a flat rate of £0.35p per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year


We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Venture Construction are looking for Plant Operator to start on our project in St Pauls, Central London

This project is looking to start ASAP

General Plant Operator duties.

9 Hours paid, CIS Weekly payments & rates are negotiable.

Please apply via email

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Groundworker needed in Gamlingay, Sandy to start ASAP!

Weekly CIS Payments.

Must have CSCS Card

If interested, please apply via email.

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360 Operator needed in Gamlingay, Sandy to start ASAP!

Weekly CIS Payments.

Must have CPCS Card

If interested, please apply via email.

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Dumper Driver needed in Gamlingay, Sandy to start ASAP!

Weekly CIS Payments.

Must have CPCS Card with Dumper ticket

If interested, please apply via email.