Job Introduction

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor       

Reference: YHG/TP/20812/1064

Salary Banding: £53,000 to £61,000

Job Location: Birchwood, Warrington  

Contract Duration: Permanent 

Hours (weekly): 35 hours

Are you a Chartered Quantity Surveyor looking for a varied role with a high level of autonomy, and significant investment pieces you can lead on?

Your Housing Group is growing and evolving, we have recently been named a strategic partner to Homes England making it a great time to come and get involved. Additionally, the Board has agreed to significant investment into the asset base over the next 10 years. This increase in investment means there are some fantastic multi-team projects on the horizon within our asset management function and due to this we now have a new opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join YHG. This role would be our absolute subject matter expert for quantity surveying processes and practices for our Asset Management Team.

With 28,000 + homes, Your Housing Group has a large, diverse portfolio and a successful track record of delivering quality homes on time and under budget. At the heart of what we do is the desire to build and invest further in providing quality social and affordable housing throughout the North West.

As our Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will lead all Commercial & Contractual functions within our Asset Management Team and will be instrumental in assisting in the development and delivery of the Investment Programme delivery strategy, and commercial and financial performance of key contractors delivering the programme.

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will also have full commercial and contractual management of a number of high profile major investment projects, from initial scoping and commissioning, through to handover and release of any contractor retention. You will also have the scope to recruit a small team of Quantity Surveyors which will report directly to you and become part of our Commercial Investment team for Asset Management.

A Chartered professional within a relevant profession (MRICS, MCIOB) you will have a proven background within Property or Housing investment planning, procurement and commercial cost management of construction contracts. A competent problem solver, you will be flexible, adaptable and able to respond to situations creatively. As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will also need to be an effective relationship builder, able to both collaborate with and influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and partners to deliver projects on time and to budget, whilst ensuring risk is limited.

In return we not only offer our Senior Quantity Surveyor a competitive salary of £53,000 to £61,000. But also the opportunity to have a fantastic work life mix through our Flexible and Home working culture along with 25 days holiday (22 contractual, 3 non contractual) plus all bank holidays and an option to buy further holidays, pension scheme (matched to 8%), Health Cash Plan Scheme, childcare vouchers, life insurance and other excellent rewards such subsidised gym membership, high street/online shopping discount scheme and half price cinema tickets.

In addition to the above you will embrace the culture of continuous improvement to support Value for money throughout the organisation and have a passion for doing things right first time.

Prior to completing your application, please review the attached Role Profile to better understand the role and key responsibilities.   

Closing date: 19^th December 2019

Should we receive a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy earlier than the date indicated above

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for tenants or anyone who resides in a Your Housing Group property.  It also operates the scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability. Those applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the role as set out in the role profile will be guaranteed an interview.  Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified. YHG1

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