Total 884 Construction / Property job vacancies in Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4BD

Senior Quantity Surveyor - North Birmingham

Role: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: North Birmingham based project

Salary: £65,000- £75,000

Benefits: Car / Car allowance, pension, health and life insurance and bonus

About The Company

Fawkes and Reece are currently looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to work on an exciting and very unique project in North Birmingham value is circa £30m.

With offices based in Birmingham and typical projects across the West Midlands this is a fantastic opportunity to join a Leading Tier 1 Contractor who work on projects for both public and private sector clients on schemes up to £200m in value across a variety of sectors including but not limited to, commercial, mixed-use, hotels, luxury high rise, student accommodation and industrial

About the Senior Quantity Surveyor role

Due to securing an exciting pipeline of projects my client is now looking to strengthen their commercial division with the appointment of a Senior Quantity Surveyor.

This role would suit a Quantity Surveyor who has experience leading teams who is looking for the next step in their career or a Senior Quantity Surveyor who is seeking a new challenge.

Requirements for Senior Quantity Surveyor role

• Experience working for a Tier 1 or leading main contractor
• Strong negotiating skills
• Commercial astute and have a varied sector experience
• Worked on projects circa £15m and above.
• Experience overseeing more junior member of the team
• Degree in Quantity Surveying is preferred but not essential
• UK Driving License.

What we offer for the Senior Quantity Surveyor role

Salary: £65,000- £75,000 DOE - will pay more for exceptional candidates

Benefits: Car allowance, pension, health and life insurance and bonus

Our client has offices across Yorkshire. They have an opening in a large branch office close to Huddersfield.
You will be responsible for a mix of general commercial property work, including landlord and tenant, development and investment work. Suitable candidates will be 3 years pqe and over and be comfortable managing some work independently and assisting team members with bigger projects.
This role can be part time and there is some home working. It is likely you will be living in West Yorkshire.

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This team can offer exposure to a wide variety of commercial property transactions such as development, investment, telecoms, finance and general corporate support.
A rare opening at the more junior end of the market, 1-4 yrs pqe.
Chance to work with leading international and national property owners in a variety of sectors where you will benefit from an expert team and continued professional development.

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As a senior commercial property solicitor you will have experience leading clients on real estate matters including development projects, investments, leasing and asset management. The right individual will need to maintain and develop client relationships and must have experience of supervising more junior team members.

The role will involve offering advice to investors, property companies and developers on a variety of projects, working within a busy team, in a high-pressure environment. The successful candidate will also be required to engage in business development activity to build on the highly successful client relationships this market-leading firm already has.

Chance to be a key player one of the UK's leading law firms. Candidates who are over 6 years pqe are of most interest.

Competitive package on offer.

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High profile practice are looking for an additional property lawyer. Specifically you will have experience in many aspects of rural property work including any of the sale and purchase of farms and estates, agricultural tenancies, farming partnerships, residential and commercial tenancies, sporting rights and general property management work.

Large package on offer for the right candidate. General commercial property experience will not be sufficient and such candidates will not be considered for this role. All levels of pqe are of interest.

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This team handles a wide range of work in relation to rent reviews and other landlord and tenant related matters, helping on risk assessment as well as actual disputes. You will act for a variety of clients such as landlords, tenants, freeholders, local authorities, developers, management companies and letting agents. Small team within top Leeds firm offering a route to partnership for the right candidate. Open to all levels of pqe.

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Tenacious and ambitious property solicitor is required by a specialist team in Leeds. Acting mainly on behalf of national residential developers and house builders you will be an expert in advising on land acquisitions, site assembly, planning, construction, development funding, disposals, estate management and related issues.

This team are involved in some of the region's most high profile and significant residential led developments. You will have at least two years experience in development work or residential development acquisitions. Superb outfit with a national reputation.

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We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

Coventry Bereavement Service work tirelessly to deliver the highest possible standards of service to all bereaved families at their time of need.

We are responsible for the provision of burial across 6 cemeteries located city wide, the management of Canley Crematorium and Gardens of Remembrance as well as various other sundry services including the provision of Public Health Funerals and post cremation memorialsation. Through the hard work, commitment and dedication of our skilled team of colleagues we are able to deliver a highly demanding service demonstrating both empathy and compassion.

Bereavement Service is proud of the services it is able to deliver and guarantee the families are always at the heart of all it does. We will provide you with an environment where you can flourish by providing training, promote personal growth and learn new skills all whilst helping to deliver essential services to the bereaved.

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

We are looking for the right people to join our team as Estate Maintenance/ Grave Digging Operatives.

This is a unique role in which you will contribute to a wide range of maintenance activities with tight deadlines. These include manual and mechanical digging and backfilling of graves, preparing and setting out a grave for burial, and grounds maintenance activities such as mowing and hedge cutting.

Excavating/preparing graves utilising an excavator and/or hand tools, performing all duties with due care and consideration for the bereaved.

Cemetery Operative training is provided.

Working hours are Monday - Friday 8.30 am - 4.30 pm

You should have good knowledge and practices of tools/equipment that will include working below ground level, ride-on mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters, and various hand tools.

In addition you:

• hold a full driving license.
• Respectful in the environment in which you work
• Able to communicate effectively with members of the public
• Work within a team to achieve tight deadlines
• Able to work out in all weathers
• Have a working knowledge of horticultural and or excavating tools and equipment
• Knowledge of Health and Safety within the workplace
• Good customer care skills

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

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• Act as the main point of contact for the surveying side of the business.
• Oversee and manage two surveyors.
• Diagnose and devise a schedule of projects across the housing stock.
• Oversee the roll-out of planned replacement programmes.

• Experience working on social housing.
• Previous experience as a surveyor or senior surveyor.
• The ability to set and manage budgets effectively.