Total 236 Construction / Property job vacancies in Manchester

Position Overview:

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial success of our projects. You will be responsible for managing and optimising project costs, working alongside our construction teams to guarantee that we deliver exceptional homes to our customers. This is a fantastic opportunity to be an integral part of shaping the future of the housing market in the North West.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cost Management: Effectively manage project budgets, costs, and expenses, ensuring that they align with project specifications and financial objectives.
• Contract Negotiation: Negotiate and manage contracts with suppliers, subcontractors, and consultants to secure competitive pricing.
• Budget Analysis: Prepare detailed financial reports and forecasts, and provide regular updates to project stakeholders.
• Quality Assurance: Monitor and assess the quality of materials and workmanship, ensuring adherence to company standards.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks to project budgets and schedules.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with project managers, architects, and other stakeholders to ensure project success.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor in the construction industry, with a focus on new build housing.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts and procurement.
• Proficiency in industry-standard software for quantity surveying.

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.

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Self-employed Estate Planning Consultant
Uncapped commission-based earnings
Benefits including the flexibility to manage your own workload and IT equipment provided
For this role you'll need to live within an hour and a half commute of either: London, Essex, Oxford, Reading, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, Norwich, Ipswich, Birmingham, Coventry, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Swansea or Cardiff.

We're looking for experienced estate planning consultants to cover various locations across the UK. We're a fast-growing business with huge demand for our services, owing to our customer first approach and strong brand presence. If you have the skills we need, we can offer you a fantastic opportunity to work with our industry leading team.

In this role you'll discuss the benefits of our products and services with potential customers, helping them to make an informed choice about their legal planning. We'll therefore need you to demonstrate up to date experience and knowledge of key legal principles. As a self-employed consultant you'll have the flexibility to manage your own workload. Client appointments are mainly conducted through video call (national) and home visits (local).

What you'll do

* attend appointments generated by the company
* gain referrals and self-generate at least 50% of new business
* discuss the benefits of estate planning and legal services products including Wills, LPAs, Trusts and probate services
* have the support of Co-op Legal Services, an SRA regulated business, to draft legal documents
* deliver talks and seminars arranged by the company to community groups covering later life legal products and services
* work closely with customers to identify needs and take accurate instructions to meet their needs
* capture customers instructions using our in-house Estate Planning Assistant software

This role would suit people who have

* proven estate planning or will writing experience trained to the standard of IPW or SWW or legally qualified through CILEX
* excellent interpersonal skills with an empathetic nature and the ability to identify customer needs
* the ability to relay complex legal information in a way customers can understand
* confidence when presenting and a natural flare for engaging an audience
* the ability to consult, influence and negotiate whilst showing enthusiasm for the product and services
* practical IT literacy in a remote setting using Microsoft Office & ability to adapt to custom software
* a full UK drivers license with access to your own vehicle

We're actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.

Property Manager
Manchester
£22,000 OTE £28,000

Monday - Friday (NO WEEKENDS)

Do you have experience in property management? Do you want to work for a company that offers progression?

If you have answered yes to the above questions, then we want to hear from you!!

We are looking for a property manager to come join us in Manchester and become a part of our national company where we pride ourselves on valuing our employees to grow with us. We want someone who is confident, outgoing, and really lets their personality shine through their work. We want someone to seamlessly fit into our already successful team and become part of the family.

In this job, as property Manager you will be maintaining the relationships between third party suppliers, tenants, and all internal business support. So, we want sparky people with previous lettings or property management experience to join us in our modern, sleek offices in the centre of Manchester.



The duties undertaken as our Property Manager in Manchester are as follows:

* Manage all new enquiries, viewings and the lettings processes.
* Manage the resident contracting process.
* Provide a fantastic move-in experience for all residents.
* Handle incoming queries and provide excellent on-going support and aftercare to our residents
* Manage applicant checks, including referencing, ensuring that applicants are correctly screened and commercial risk managed
* Undertake inspections of properties.
* Ensure all portals are kept up to date
* Work with team to deliver exceptional customer service
* Attend resident events

What we are looking for:

* Previous letting/property management experience
* ARLA property qualification desirable.
* Customer service experience
* Actively solving solutions
* Resilient
* Proficient in office software; Outlook, Excel, Word

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Are you a main contractor Assistant Construction Manager looking to join a highly reputable tier 1 build contractor?

Due to the successful award of a £70m design & build commercial and residential project, there is an exciting new opportunity to join a leading main contractor in Manchester to manage live packages and the fit out of a multiple occupancy build. Reporting to a Project Manager, you will be managing live packages, progress reporting and overseeing health & safety and quality.

The company are a multi-disciplinary principal contractor with a solid track record of delivering high quality design and build projects across commercial, high rise residential, leisure, industrial and infrastructure between the values of £10m to £200m. This is a fast growing region with an impressive pipeline of projects that can offer excellent career development opportunities.

Experience / Qualifications Required:

• Background of subcontractor management within a main contractor environment. Ideally fit out of live packages across high rise residential, multiple occupancy builds, student accommodation etc.

• Experience of managing various internal packages
• Academically Qualified with BSc Construction Management / HND/HNC or equivalent and relevant industry tickets and certificates.

• Track record of the delivery of high standards and behaviours in HSEQ
• Excellent planning & time management skills with the ability to think ahead & manage risk.

Salary & Package on offer:

• Base £40,000 - £50,000
• Car allowance & mileage
• Excellent employer pension contribution
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays
• Good additional company benefits & perks.

Are you an Experienced Civil Engineering Quantity Surveyor? This Northwest leading Civil engineering contractor is expanding their commercial team and have an opportunity to join their groundworking projects for some of the largest house building clients.

Our client is actively upgrading their commercial team to meet current and upcoming project demand. With an annual turn over of £75 million and over £40 million of new work scheduled to start soon, they need to expand their commercial capabilities by taking on a new Quantity Surveyor.

As the Quantity Surveyor, you will commercially manage 4-5 house build sites valued between £10 million - £20 million for clients such as Redrow Homes, Keepmoat, Countryside, Miller Homes, and more.

This client's primary remit is Groundworks for New build housing projects. Supporting the project from cradle to grave. They are contracted for installing; Roads, Sewage infrastructure, Drainage, DPC, Surfacing, and more.

As the Quantity Surveyor, you will need to report to the Head office in Stockport Monday-Friday. The office/site requirements are about a 70/30 split. The working hours are the site hours, 07:30am - 16:30 pm.

Who they're looking for

• Level Quantity Surveyor Experience
• Previous experience as a QS on groundworks projects for house build sites (sub or client side)
• A Personable and Eager
• Willingness to learn
• Strong addition to their tight knit commercial team
• Degree qualification not essential
• Drivers license essential

What they're offering

• £45,000 - £55,000 p/a base salary
• Car allowance or a company vehicle
• Training and exposure to civil engineering for construction industry
• Low turn-over and supportive team
• Growth and progression opportunity

If this Quantity Surveying opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, then Apply!

Are you a Civil Engineering Assistant Quantity Surveyor? This Northwest leading Civil engineering contractor is expanding their commercial team and have an opportunity to join their groundworking projects for some of the largest house building clients.

Our client is actively upgrading their commercial team to meet current and upcoming project demand. With an annual turn over of £75 million and over £40 million of new work scheduled to start soon, they need to expand their commercial capabilities by taking on a new Assistant Quantity Surveyor.

As the Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will commercially manage 4-5 house build sites valued between £10 million - £20 million for clients such as Redrow Homes, Keepmoat, Countryside, Miller Homes, and more.

This client's primary remit is Groundworks for New build housing projects. Supporting the project from cradle to grave. They are contracted for installing; Roads, Sewage infrastructure, Drainage, DPC, Surfacing, and more.

As the Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will need to report to the Head office in Stockport Monday-Friday. The office/site requirements are about a 70/30 split. The working hours are the site hours, 07:30am - 16:30 pm.

Who they're looking for

• Assistant Level Quantity Surveyor Experience
• Previous experience working on groundworks projects as a Quantity Surveyor
• preferably experience doing groundworks on house build sites (sub or client side)
• A Personable and Eager QS
• Willingness to learn
• Strong addition to their tight knit commercial team
• Degree qualification not essential
• Drivers license essential

What they're offering

• £30,000 - £45,000 p/a base salary
• Car allowance or a company vehicle
• Training and exposure to civil engineering for construction industry
• Low turn-over and supportive team
• Growth and progression opportunity

If this Assistant Quantity Surveying opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, then Apply!

Are you a Quantity Surveyor looking to join an established, growing, award winning Contractor with a great reputation?

We are working with a well established, family feel regional Contractor who have a great culture, values and a healthy forward order book of work. The company work on a number of frameworks as well as standalone contracts for a variety of Housing Providers and Councils throughout the North West, working particularly within renewables/retrofit of tenanted properties.

They are looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to join them on a permanent basis, to add to their close knit, hardworking team based in Wigan with sites to be based across Greater Manchester & Lancashire.

Duties will include:

• Assist in the preparation, processing and selection of estimates, bids and tenders
• Assist in the development of the procurement programme
• Prepare and monitor cash flow forecast for designated projects
• Prepare and submit monthly applications for payment to the Client/Client's representative
• Prepare monthly valuation reports for the Management team
• Submit invoices for certified value and ensure payments are received on time
• Value and authorise payments to subcontractors
• Liaise with Contract Managers to establish the project specification and requirements
• Liaise with Contractors, Suppliers and the Client to establish project specification and requirements
• Attend and contribute to meetings with work colleagues and or Clients/Customers when necessary
• Monitor the contract progress, assess and report any changes that may affect project costs and or time scale
• Assist in the control of individual contract budgets
• Ensure all necessary contract documentation / reports are accurate and produced on time.

The successful candidate will either come from a Social Housing, Plumbing or Renewables background, and be able to demonstrate a stable and progressive career on their CV.

In return, you will benefit from a remuneration package which includes a competitive basic salary dependent upon level and experience + company car or allowance.

For more information or if you would like to apply please email your CV and details directly to Steph at Fawkes & Reece using the link below.

Job Title: Property Manager
Location: Manchester
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 (OTE up to £36,000)

Monday - Friday NO WEEKEND!!

We are a successful, award-winning Lettings and Management Agency specialising in the HMO Marketplace. From these awards we have experienced significant growth in our portfolio over the past year and are now looking to expand our team adding a senior property manager. This position as senior property manager has a large scope for progression, as we continue to grow on our successes.

We provide high-quality house shares for professionals in the Manchester. As we continue to expand our portfolio and client base, we are seeking a Property Manager to join our team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing HMO's and will have experience in Property Management. There will be some variation to the role, and the successful candidate must possess a can-do attitude, attention to detail, and ambition.

The duties for our property manager role in Manchester:

* Attend meetings on a regular basis as agreed with by the clients / landlords
* Monitor collection of ground rent
* Complete Lease Checklists for all properties
* Ensure that the developments are fully insured
* To develop and maintain a motivated and customer orientated service
* Carry out periodic inspections of the property and prepare site reports
* Meet at the property with contractors to ensure the conditions of their contract are adhered
* Arrange for the maintenance of all areas which are common
* Arrange training of site staff
* Arrange periodic inspections
* Prepare budgets for each property
* Attend AGMs
* Respond to complaints from lessees & clients

The ideal candidate will:

* Be a team player
* Have experience with HMO's
* Have experience being a team Leader
* Possess excellent communication and organisational skills.
* Must be a driver

Please forward your CV for immediate consideration!!

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Your new company
Manchester-based consultancy working on projects across the North West. They work with a broad range of clients across retail, industrial, leisure, commercial office space and logistics. They offer a variety of services including landlord & tenant (L&T), surveying and property management, which you could be a part of.

Your new role
You will be involved in setting up services charge budgets, reconciliation, property inspections, client meetings, reading leases and understanding of them, organising rent collection, what to do when not paid, work closely with FM team and liaise with the occupiers. You will be based in the Manchester office looking after properties in Greater Manchester.

What you'll need to succeed
If you're a property enthusiast and you'd like to be part of inclusive and supportive team, then click apply now.
This role will require previous experience working property management role with a relevant degree in property or building surveying.


What you'll get in return
Coupled with a competitive salary, you will receive a generous annual leave allowance, flexible working arrangement and a city centre office location with easy access to public transport.

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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Are you an Assistant Quantity Surveyor who is looking for a new role with an established Main Contractor?

This is a great opportunity to join one of the leading Main Contractors in Manchester who have been established for over 30 years and specialise in the commercial, industrial, education, leisure, retail and healthcare sectors with projects ranging in value from £1m - £20m.

They are an established business with a healthy pipeline of work and a number of repeat clients and due to their continued growth and success they are now looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their team.

The Role - Assistant QS

As an Assistant QS you will be an integral part of the team and will be reporting into and assisting the Project QS and Senior QS with the commercial duties on one large project or a number of smaller projects.

Duties & Responsibilities (Including but not limited to):

• Assisting in the preparation of bills and/or schedules for quantities of materials, labour and services required in the construction and refurbishment of building works in relation to both Estimating and Post contract duties.
• Assisting in the preparation and valuation of progress and submission to client.
• Sub-contract procurement including sending out enquiries, collating prices, negotiation, order placement.
• Sub-contract valuations and payments in connection with any contract.
• Assisting with the preparation of internal cost reporting measures.
• Maintaining quality control procedures.
• Undertaking all tasks in a timely fashion and as required by management.
• Ensure cash flow is maximized.

Required skills and knowledge:

• A degree/equivalent qualification (HNC/HND).
• At least 2 years' Post Grad experience.
• Main contracting experience.

What's on offer?

The company are offering an excellent market leading salary as well as:

• Pension up to 8%.
• Travel expenses covered.
• 26 days + bank holidays.
• A fully funded learning and development program which is customisable to your career.
• Health & wellness program.
• A profit share scheme and much more.

How to apply?

Please apply directly to this job ad or for more information please call the Fawkes & Reece (North) on 01204 554 884 and ask for Tom.

A client within the Public Sector based in Greater Manchester is currently recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join their capital programmes team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full time, temporary position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority within a construction environment.

The Role

Key purpose of the role is to be responsible for developing and delivering approximately £200m pa of Major and Minor Capital Programmes across the City.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Preparing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project.
• Estimating and cost planning activities taking ownership of and presenting project cost plans.
• Participate in the procurement process, under the direction of the Project Manager, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection, and contract preparation are performed effectively, including producing tender documentation.
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are implemented and managed effectively.

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require a QS degree and the relevant professional construction experience.

The below skills would be beneficial for the role:

• The Quantity Surveyor appointment will contribute to the ongoing growth, delivery and development of the City Strategy.
• The successful candidate must demonstrate experience of pre-contract, post contract and cost planning within a construction environment.
• Experience and knowledge of working with various contracts such as PSPC, JCT and NEC3/4 (ECC and TSC)

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering between £35 to £45 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35.

How to Apply

If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to amy.dhawan@servicecare.org.uk call Amy at Service Care Construction on 01772 208967 to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus

If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.

Your new company
Large consultancy with over 800 people across the UK, and what comes with that? Big, flagship projects that you can be a part of! Their Manchester office is 80 strong, which is a mix of building surveying team and property management. They have an excellent supportive culture in Manchester with a team that genuinely likes to spend time together. Their recent team activity involved driving up to Windermere and going for a nice refreshing hike and that is one of the reasons they have great staff retention.

Your new role
If you are looking for more variety than your current role can offer, in this role you will be working alongside a team of 12 building surveyors, working on a range of projects across commercial, industrial and leisure sectors for a range of blue-chip companies.
This is a technical building surveyor post where you will be involved in pre-acquisitions, dilapidations, project management, building pathology and defect analysis and report writing.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a chartered building surveyor with a couple of years' PQE experience delivering technical building surveying. I'd love to hear from you! We can discuss how this role can offer you a varied and secure work with a supportive team and a consultancy that has a great reputation.

What you'll get in return
In return, together with your salary, you will receive:
- hybrid working of 2-3 days WFH
- company car/ car allowance
- private medical
- 25 days annual leave plus BH and birthday leave
- health assured scheme
and many more to chose from. This company can offer excellent progression opportunities with full support.

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 company
A well established multidisciplinary consultancy with great glassdoor reviews of the culture, career progression and people that work there. They are now looking to grow their building surveying presence in Manchester. They are currently a team of 50 in Manchester across M&E, architecture, structures, project management and quantity surveying, now looking to further grow the building surveying division, which is currently a team of 2.
Having recently moved to a new, fancy office they are easily accessible via public transport.

Your new role
This role will see you work on high-rise residential properties, universities, student accommodation, offices and residential properties for social landlords. . You will be offered a varied, secure pipeline of work with further career progression. This is a great opportunity as you will be a part of a small team within a big, well-established consultancy, meaning you will have a secure workload with the support and attention to get you to a senior position. With time, you will be involved in training junior surveyors and further growing with the business.

What you'll need to succeed
If you are a degree-qualified, chartered building surveyor looking for the next step in your career, somewhere where you can spread your wings, I'd like to hear from you!

What you'll get in return
In return, the sky is your limit! You could take ownership of the projects you work on and lead a team.
As well as competitive salary on offer here is; a secure pipeline of work, discretionary bonus up to 10% of the salary, private healthcare, and 6% pension contribution alongside other benefits to choose from.

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 company
A property management firm looking after a city centre portfolio of commercial buildings. They are a growing, strong team looking to appoint a junior or graduate property manager with a few years experience in Manchester. You will be looking after a locally based portfolio all within 5 min walking distance. The office is easily commutable via public transport in a brand new, beautiful building.

Your new role
A property manager looking predominantly after a commercial portfolio in the city centre of Manchester. You will be liaising with tenants and landlords, managing service charges and setting up budgets. You will be working alongside a small team of property managers and rating surveyors.

What you'll need to succeed
A genuine interest in property management with a few years experience looking after commercial offices, retail and/ or industrial sheds. You will need to be an ambitious individual, demonstrating your hunger for further career growth and development. You will need to be eligible to work in the UK and have a full, UK driving licence.

What you'll get in return
In return, together with a competitive salary, you will be supported by a great company that has your personal growth as their common interest and will be looking after a fabulous portfolio.

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.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk