Total 2 Construction / Property job vacancies in Plymouth, Devon, PL1 1HY

National Highways have an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Commercial team within Operations. The Quantity Surveyor will provide expert commercial and contract management services to the National Highways Maintenance and Response Framework Contract and provide commercial advice and support to the service delivery team and manage a portfolio of cyclic maintenance, reactive maintenance and minor capital works in the value of £30 to £40 million per year.

Please note that this is a hybrid position and can be based from either of our Exeter or Bristol offices.

What you'll be leading on

• Provide contractual advice to the business and the service delivery team.
• Day to day contract and commercial management including managing communication and notifications to timescales, managing and valuing compensation events and early warnings, and review and agree final accounts using CEMAR contract management portal.
• Assess payment applications using National Highways 'Confirm' Enterprise Asset Management portal.
• Lead on regular cost and contract audits to ensure contractor compliance with contract conditions.
• Monitor actual costs against budget and prepare contract forecasts, identification of risks and opportunities to Opex and Capex budgets.
• Act as a line manager and mentor to Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Graduates and Apprentices and provide on-going support in their professional development.

To be successful

• Extensive experience working as a QS within a commercial function delivering value to the business, preferably experience working on civil engineering projects.
• B.Sc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying or similar or have secured chartered professional status with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS or above), the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (MCInstCES or above) or an equivalent membership of a relevant professional body (Candidates not holding chartered professional status must be able to demonstrate substantive and direct personal experience working as a quantity surveyor having regard to the experience requirements listed under business knowledge and experience above)
• Demonstrable experience of delivering quantity surveying/commercial functions, preferably in a civil engineering/infrastructure environment.
• Excellent commercial awareness and experience with successfully delivering a variety of projects using different forms of contract (NEC desirable).
• Proficient user of excel and familiarity of contract management (e.g., CEMAR) and payment administration (e.g., Confirm) software.
• Provide mentoring and training to the commercial teams and support their professional development.

A bit about us

There's never been a better time to join our Commercial Operations team.

We're a growing, vibrant team helping to drive the most ambitious roads investment programme our country has ever seen. You'll be involved in the design of our modern, progressive contracts and partnerships, negotiating best commercial terms, galvanizing innovation and producing smart cost estimates and plans. Building in every opportunity to ensure that our customers and road workers get home safe and well every day while travelling or working on our road network.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Templer HomeBuild (THB) look forward to welcoming a Senior Building Surveyor to its multi-disciplinary team of Building and Compliance Surveyors in Newton Abbot. Do you have a passion for leading people? Do you want to make a difference, and really make a team your own?

Then this could be the role for you. As a Building Surveyor leader, you will be responsible for a small team of Building Surveyors and Admin support. You will provide building fabrication expertise as a Building Surveyor and the day-to-day support to your team, but you will also focus on understanding THB’s core aims and positively creating ‘fit for purpose’ processes and procedures to harness this, with clear direction and deliverables for your team, to continue to deliver and drive client excellence.

We are seeking an individual with strong leadership, planning, organising and problem-solving skills. You will be knowledgeable of Building Regulations and Housing Standards and have proven leadership experience. This is a fantastic role with the opportunity to add real value, make a role your own and develop a promising Housing Asset department.

Templer HomeBuild are a wholly owned subsidiary of Teign Housing, with a strong connection to Ian Williams Ltd (a Contractor), offering you long term stability and security. We deliver a comprehensive repairs, voids, compliance, and planned works service to residents throughout the Teignbridge and surrounding areas.

Benefits:


Private mileage scheme and fuel card
Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution of up to 7%
31 Days Holiday per year which includes Bank Holidays, but you may want longer or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
Life Insurance & Private Medical Insurance
Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice.
Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay.


The Senior Building Surveyor role:


Engages with the Client, Residents & Stakeholders to understand and manage a range of complex housing needs. Following this you will continually provide professional advice and guidance and practical, cost-effective solutions. As a leader you will balance what needs to be done with commercial awareness and ‘value for money strategy’
Provides regular reports to the Commercial Manager, Director of Operations and Executive team as necessary
Works closely with the commercial & operational teams to ensure alignment of objectives to deliver consistent quality and value for money
Oversees and manages the technical and regulatory aspects of contracts
Manages, develops and leads a multi-disciplinary team of Building and Compliance Surveyors, providing leadership and direction to the technical team


What will you bring as a Senior Building Surveyor?


Degree, professional qualification or equivalent MRICS or MCIOB an advantage, ILM Level 4 an advantage
Good technical writing, pre and post contract experience, knowledge of CDM, Building Regulations & Housing standards
Proven Building Surveying experience gained from within the FM, housing or Construction industry/Project management experience
Ability to motivate, coach and mentor a high performing team - leadership & people development experience is important
Ability to build relationships with the Client, Residents & Stakeholders to ensure their sometimes-conflicting priorities are managed to deliver the desired outcome. Excellent communication skills are a real must


Additional Benefits include:


Annual pay reviews
Training and development opportunities
Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
Specsavers vouchers
For information on all other additional benefits, we do to enhance your work/life balance, please visit our website.


About Templer HomeBuild

We are an exciting venture, with the security and stability of being a subsidiary company of Teign Housing, with a strong connection with Ian Williams, where we benefit from their expertise of being one of the UKs leading property services companies.

We deliver a comprehensive responsive repairs service (including gas servicing and repairs) as well as offering a host of additional property services such as planned maintenance works, voids, cyclical painting solutions and appliance testing and repairs.

We are passionate about people and firmly believe that our success will only be maintained if we continue to offer you a great place to work, support you with the right benefits and provide you with the opportunity to develop your career and fulfil your potential.

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.

Templer HomeBuild is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Templer HomeBuild —it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check. As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the code of practice and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly.

Templer HomeBuild will use applicants’ details for recruitment purposes only. For more information, please read our Candidate Privacy Notice located at our website.

We are delighted to have strong relationships with our preferred agencies; therefore, we politely request no agencies engage with us regarding this position.