Total 7 Construction / Property job vacancies in Birmingham, B13 8JL

Quantity Surveyor

Sector and Setting: Specialist social care provider with a key focus supporting adults with enduring mental health needs
Location: Birmingham and Surrounding Area
Salary: £44,500 - £56,000

Are you an experienced and detail-oriented Quantity Surveyor looking for a new challenge? Join our dynamic, established provider and work on meaningful projects involving home adaptations funded through the Disability Facilities Grant (DFG).

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee quantity surveying tasks for residential adaptations and housing projects.
• Ensure compliance with the DFG framework, building regulations, and health & safety standards.
• Provide accurate cost estimates and manage project budgets.
• Communicate technical details effectively to non-specialist stakeholders, including disabled clients and their families.

Essential Requirements:

• Education: Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Professional Accreditation: RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) or CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) membership preferred.
• Experience: Proven experience in quantity surveying roles, preferably in residential adaptations, housing projects, or DFG-funded schemes.
• Skills: Strong understanding of the DFG framework, building regulations, and health & safety standards for disabled adaptations. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proficient in MS Office, project management software, and cost-estimating tools such as CostX or similar.

If you are passionate about making a difference and have the required skills and experience, we would love to hear from you!

Apply Now for immediate consideration and work for a provider who is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of the people they support.

Commercial Lead
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid Working Available)
Salary: Dependent on Experience (DOE)
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Company Overview
An established fit out main contractor in Birmingham, delivering high-quality projects across multiple sectors. With projects ranging up to £5 million, the company is involved in a mix of office fit-outs, leisure, and other commercial developments across the midlands and as north as Stoke. We are seeking a versatile Quantity Surveyor with the ability to also take on Estimating duties to join our team.

Position Overview
The Commercial Lead will be responsible for the financial management of projects, while also assisting with pricing and estimating. The role requires someone experienced and capable of hitting the ground running, with the ability to work on a variety of sectors and deliver projects up to £5 million. The successful candidate will start off primarily in office fit-out projects but must be flexible and willing to adapt to other sectors such as leisure. This is a client-facing role that offers hybrid working after the initial office-based induction period.

Key Responsibilities
Estimating & Pricing: Prepare accurate cost estimates for a range of projects, ensuring competitive pricing and alignment with project specifications.
Cost Management: Oversee and manage project costs from start to finish, ensuring profitability and cost control throughout the project lifecycle.
Contract Management: Assist in the preparation of tender and contract documentation, including bills of quantities.
Client Liaison: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring their expectations are met and any issues are resolved promptly.
Risk and Value Management: Identify risks and opportunities, providing cost-effective solutions and value engineering where appropriate.
Project Delivery: Manage multiple projects up to £5 million, ensuring on-time delivery, budget compliance, and quality standards.
Flexibility Across Sectors: Work on projects across various sectors, including office fit-outs and leisure, adapting to different project types and client requirements.
Hybrid Working: Work from the office initially to familiarise with systems and team, with flexible working arrangements split between home working and site, with ability to manage own diary (up to 3 days WFH) once settled.

Key Requirements
Experience: Ideally 5+ years' experience in a Commercial role, with proven ability to carry out estimating duties and handle projects independently.
Experience delivering projects up to £5 million, with a focus on office fit-outs and adaptability to work on leisure and other sectors.
Client-Facing Skills: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building lasting client relationships and managing expectations.
Technical Expertise: Competent in preparing estimates, managing costs, and preparing contract documents such as bills of quantities.
Flexibility: Must be adaptable and open to working across multiple sectors, not restricted to any single industry.
Location Flexibility: Able to travel for projects across the Midlands, and as far north as Stoke.
Software Proficiency: Familiar with relevant quantity surveying and estimating software, as well as MS Office.

What We Offer
Salary: Competitive salary package based on experience (DOE).
Flexible Working: Hybrid working model (initially office-based with up to 3 days WFH after settling in).
Career Progression: Opportunity to take on more responsibility and develop.
Varied Projects: Work across a range of sectors and project types, offering both challenge and variety.
Supportive Environment: Be part of a collaborative team with opportunities for professional growth.

Time Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

About the role

Balfour Beatty Power T&D (England) is a leading contractor in the Power Sector, specializing in the design and delivery of multi-utilities. We’re at the forefront of shaping the UK’s infrastructure, and we’re looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our dynamic, multi-utilities team on high-profile HS2 projects based in Birmingham.

Hybrid; 3 days onsite each week.

Purpose of the role:

• Collate costs in relation to infrastructure projects with experience of identifying commercial risks and opportunities in respect of their works
• Deliver varied commercial duties including responsibility for procuring and managing supply chain
• Optimise commercial performance through diligent cost control and value for money opportunities, whilst achieving the required standards and quality for our customers
• Create and maintain commercial relationships to both internal and external stakeholders
• Contract administration with both client and subcontractors
• Provide support and adherence for the Gated Business Lifecycle process.
• Proactively drive career and personal development, including professional certification

What you'll be doing

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will have the following accountabilities:

• Good knowledge of the Company's 'Group Minimum Commercial Expectations' and promotes use and adherence, including other governance requirements in line with the Gated Business Lifecycle process
• Collate cost and value information supporting the cost value reconciliation (CVR) process
• Analyse the tender budget in line with actual cost
• Complete the measurement of works and agreements with clients
• Identifying and value change
• Develop awareness of different programme formats
• Subcontractor account management - variation and payments
• Collect information required to specify procurement requirements
• Record and document information including registration of interest
• Understand the steps / documentation required
• Assist with subcontract procurement process

Who we're looking for

• An organised, innovative and creative Quantity Surveyor with knowledge and experience of working on Projects
• Experience of collating costs and maximising value
• Experience of working as a QS, including the need to support with financial and commercial control within a project
• Experience of procuring and managing supply chain
• Maintain a Personal Development Plan
• Working towards professional accreditation
• Support development of others around you
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Demonstration of working to deadlines, working efficiently and to a high standard
• Interest in infrastructure projects
• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed
• BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent level of education or experience

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

As a business Balfour Beatty are committed to supporting our staff in attaining and maintaining their chosen professional accreditation., along with reimbursing annual Professional membership fees.

About us

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Opportunity: New Business Senior Underwriter - Property and Casualty (Central Birmingham)

The Benefits:
* Competitive Annual Salary: A robust financial package that values your skills.
* Hybrid (2 days per week working from home)
* Performance-Based Bonus: Annual bonuses reflecting company and individual achievements.
* Generous Pension Contributions: Contributory pension scheme with up to 12% employer contributions.
* Life Assurance: Coverage up to 10x your annual salary.
* Ample Paid Time Off: 25 days of annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell additional days.
* Exclusive Employee Discounts: Special discounts across company services.
* Health & Wellness Benefits: Including gym benefits to support your overall wellbeing.

The Role: New Business Senior Underwriter - Property and Casualty
We are representing a well-established, award-winning Commercial Lines Insurer that is expanding its Birmingham team with a New Business Senior Underwriter specializing in Property and Casualty. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing team known for service excellence and strong industry recognition.

As a Senior Underwriter, you'll play a critical role in managing the branch's profitability and income, impacting financial results for designated accounts and broker partners. Your expertise will also influence the Underwriting team's development, fostering collaboration with key stakeholders and enhancing the branch's technical and trading capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:
* Represent the organization by presenting solutions for larger Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate risks, utilizing industry knowledge and technical underwriting expertise.
* Collaborate with Trading Underwriters to develop customized coverage options that align with client needs.
* Build and manage a robust pipeline of qualified Mid-Market and Mid-Corporate growth opportunities, strengthening relationships with brokers and clients.
* Lead large case management for new business, with a focus on profitable growth.
* Develop collaborative broker relationships to drive commercial business generation and retention.
* Underwrite new business in alignment with company standards, serving as a referral point for other team Underwriters.
* Maintain a strategic communication plan with influential brokers to ensure financial KPIs are met.
* While this role does not have direct reports, you will be supporting and coaching other Underwriters to enhance team performance.

What You'll Bring to the Team:
* A flexible, growth-focused mindset, eager to challenge existing processes and improve outcomes.
* Extensive technical underwriting expertise within a commercial insurance environment.
* A thorough understanding of the insurance market and commercial lines processes.
* Strong interpersonal skills with experience in decision-making across varied underwriting scenarios.
* High commercial awareness, negotiation skills, and the ability to cultivate lasting broker relationships.
* Excellent analytical abilities, with experience in account monitoring and action planning.
* Eligibility to work in the UK, meeting all regulatory requirements.

About the Employer
Our client is a reputable name in the insurance sector, recognized for excellence in supporting their broker partners and clients. This organization is committed to empowering its employees with flexible work arrangements, balanced between remote work, office time, and client visits as needed.

Time Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Our superb client in the Property Damage Restoration sector is seeking a number of Property Restoration Supervisors to join them on a full time permanent basis owing to business growth. Working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday 8.00am - 4.30pm covering the whole of the Midlands.

Working as part of a specialist team, as a Supervisor, your role will be involved in the man management of a team of technicians and agency staff who are responsible for the restoration of commercial properties following flooding or fires, where the are stripping our those properties of their damaged fixtures and fittings and drying out / cleaning up of the properties. ensuring team compliance, provide support to Project Managers, assist your teams with technical difficulties, CDM, effective control of sub contract budget and costs, coordination of suppliers and deliveries to site, ensure staff productivity, regular report writing, team performance management, keeping accurate records, conducting appraisals, working to KPI’s, quality & Health& Safety audits, and other related duties.

To be considered for the role Property Restoration Supervisor, you will have previous experience in a similar damage restoration position along with construction site supervision, will ideally hold a PASMA and IPAF certificate, have manual dexterity, good level of electrical and mechanical knowledge, pc literate and a good level of general education.

You will have excellent communication skills along with empathy and customer service skills. You must be able to work away from home on a regular basis during very busy times where accommodation will be paid and you will receive a £25.00 dinner allowance per night.

In return for the role of Property Restoration Supervisor, our client is offering a starting salary of £30,000, overtime over 40 hours, laptop, mobile phone, 25 days paid annual leave, plus statutory holidays, pension, life assurance after probationary period, social events, career training and progression.

Send your CV now for consideration for the role of Property Restoration Supervisor.

Infinity Recruitment Consultancy Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent, contract and temporary recruitment. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Infinity Recruitment Consultancy Limited, your personal data may be added to our database as part of the application process. Our privacy policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

Our superb client in the Property Damage Restoration sector is seeking a number of Trainee Restoration Technicians owing to business growth. Working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday 8.00am - 4.30pm covering the Midlands part of the UK UK. It is essential that you have a full UK manual driving licence (no more than 6 points on licence) and your own transport to be considered for the role.

As a Trainee Restoration Technician, you will be involved in the restoration of commercial and some residential properties following events such as fire or flooding. You will be responsible for stripping out properties of their fixtures and fittings following water / fire damage, setting up equipment to begin and complete the drying out process so that the property can be restored back to full use. You will upload project reports and updates to company claims management system. You will attend team meetings and will be required to travel extensively and stay away from home regularly during the week and when required in fully expensed accommodation with a meal allowance.

To be considered for the role of Trainee Restoration Technician , you will have previous experience in a similar damage restoration or construction labouring position where you have worked extensive with building materials, you will have manual dexterity, pc literate and a good level of general education. You will have excellent communication skills along with empathy and customer service skills. You must be able to work away from home on a regular basis and sometimes at short notice.

For the role of Trainee Restoration Technician, our client is offering a starting salary £25,000 with overtime over 40 hours, company vehicle, laptop, mobile phone, 25 days paid annual leave, plus statutory holidays, pension, life assurance after probationary period, social events, career training and progression.

Send your CV now for consideration.

Infinity Recruitment Consultancy Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent, contract and temporary recruitment. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Infinity Recruitment Consultancy Limited, your personal data may be added to our database as part of the application process. Our privacy policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

A rapidly growing Commercial law firm based in Birmingham City Centre is seeking an experienced Paralegal, paying up to £24,500 plus benefits. This is a newly created and exciting role due to the rapidly growing team.

The Paralegal will be supporting the Real Estate Team, in particular on case involving Real Estate Development work, Residential conveyancing and Plot Sales. Previous Lease Extension work would also be advantageous in this role.

Duties will include the following:

• Managing multiple workflow trackers, calendar management (pertaining to completion/
• AP1, Cancellation and SDLT submission deadlines).
• Assisting with the day-to-day supervision of the paralegals and trainees within
• the team, ensuring they are delivering a quality service and meeting client expectations.
• Dealing with client enquiries
• Preparing and approving transfer deeds and leases and dealing with their
• execution and completion.
• Reviewing replies to pre-completion requisitions
• Submitting, reviewing, and interpreting priority searches
• Preparing and submitting SDLT returns and arranging payment within the
• statutory timescales.
• Preparing AP1 applications to minimise Requisitions and to deal with any Land
• Registry Requisitions that may arise.
• Arranging for files to be closed down once all completions pertaining to that
• matter have been completed.
• Keeping tidy and accurate files, records, and trackers both in hard copy and
• electronically and ensure LEXCEL compliance.

The firm are ideally looking for an experienced candidate with over two years experience in paralegal work. You will have some experience in a paralegal role that includes property contracts following exchange and through to completion and registration, as well as dealing with matters in volume. Experience in development work, residential conveyancing and plot sales would be most suitable.

If you are a paralegal looking for your next role in Real Estate then please apply directly to the advert!

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Tate is committed to promoting equal opportunities. To ensure that every candidate has the best experience with us, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments we can make during the application or interview process. Your comfort and accessibility are our priority, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Additionally, we value and respect your individuality, and we invite you to share your preferred pronouns in your application.