Quantity Surveyor (Major Adaptations)
Posted 2 days ago by Hays
Negotiable
Undetermined
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Ballymena, County Antrim, UK
Summary: The Quantity Surveyor (Major Adaptations) role at the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) in Ballymena involves managing major adaptation projects for residential properties. The position focuses on ensuring effective commercial management, budget monitoring, and collaboration with contractors to deliver high-quality work. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience in construction management. This is an ongoing temporary contract with potential for future permanent opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare or assist in the development of specifications, drawings, bills of quantities, and schedules of rates for tenders and quotations.
- Provide support for the correct interpretation of contract terms and conditions, managing commercial risk effectively.
- Manage and monitor budgets, including regular benchmark reviews, forecasting, and cash-flow projections.
- Receive tenders and quotations, evaluate prices, check documents, and prepare agreements and contracts.
- Administer NIHE's contracts to ensure maximum value for money and minimize risk.
- Facilitate regular dialogue between contractors and consultants to ensure effective progress of work.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent 3rd level qualification in a Building/Construction related discipline with at least 1 year's relevant post-qualification experience, or a BTEC Higher or equivalent qualification with at least 2 years' relevant experience.
- Minimum of 1 year's experience in planning and delivering a value for money construction programme.
- Experience managing designated budgets and financial controls within NEC 3/4 construction contracts.
Salary (Rate): £41511.00 yearly
City: Ballymena
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Your new company
The services of Hays have been retained by our client, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to join their Major Adaptations team in Ballymena on an ongoing temporary contract basis.
Your new role
You will ensure the effective commercial management of major adaptation projects to residential properties. You will ensure that works are planned effectively, affordable and delivered to a high standard with minimal defects to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction is achieved. This will include:
Preparing or assisting in the development of specifications, drawings, bills of quantities and schedule of rates to enable the invitation of tenders and quotations;
Providing support for the correct interpretation of contract terms and conditions, ensuring that commercial risk is effectively managed;
Ensuring the effective management and monitoring of budgets, including undertaking regular benchmark reviews, forecasting, cash-flow projections and monitoring;
Receiving tenders and quotations, evaluating prices, checking documents and preparing agreements and contracts;
Effectively administering NIHE's contracts to ensure that they deliver maximum value for money, ensuring risk to NIHE is minimised, and a collaborative approach to delivery is established with NIHE's Contractors;
Assisting with the regular dialogue between contractors and consultants to ensure effective progress of work.
What you'll need to succeed
To be considered, you should satisfy one of the following requirements:
Possess a Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent 3rd level qualification in a Building/Construction related discipline plus at least 1 year's relevant post-qualification experience, or; Possess a BTEC Higher or equivalent qualification in a construction related discipline plus at least 2 years' relevant post-qualification experience.Exceptionally, individuals will be considered who possess 3 years' relevant experience working in a construction related discipline.
Additionally, you must be able to demonstrate that you have a minimum of 1 year's experience of:
The planning and delivery of a value for money construction programme of works.Responsibility for designated budgets and ensuring financial controls are in place within the management of NEC 3/4 construction contracts.
What you'll get in return
This position offers an immediate start and the opportunity to work with Northern Ireland's largest social landlord on an ongoing temporary contract basis.You will be paid via Hays on a weekly basis for all hours worked.
It is our understanding that permanent Quantity Surveyor roles will be recruited by NIHE directly in due course. Undertaking the temporary position could be a good opportunity to get ahead of this process.
What you need to do now
Please contact Andrew McLarnon to discuss this position in confidence. Alternatively, please apply using the link enclosed to register your interest.