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Quantity Surveyor

Employer
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
Operations and Development Centre, Roway Lane, Oldbury B69 3ES
Salary
Band G, SCP 32 - 37 (£34,788 - £39,782 per annum) (£18.03 - £20.62 per hour)
Closing date
23 Jul 2019
Reference
SAND000004060

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Building control, Surveyors
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Within the Housing and Communities area of the Neighbourhoods Directorate, on a day to day basis we operationally deliver 130,000 repairs to Council homes, undertake over £50m of internal and external refurbishments including day to day repairs to our properties, deal with on average 8,000 reports of anti-social behaviour and make 20 million waste collections.

As a Quantity Surveyor within the Asset Management and Maintenance area of the Housing and Communities function, you will be a key part of the Investment Team responsible for the commercial management of the Housing Revenue Account Investment Programme.

As Quantity Surveyor your work will involve:

  • Manage day to day commercial and contract activities
  • Overseeing the measurement and preparation of valuations
  • Prepare and agree interim valuations and final accounts
  • Record, monitor and review the financial performance of contracts
  • Manage financial accounts and report to senior management on performance
  • Pricing and agreement of non-standard rates
  • Development of appropriate contract documentation
  • Procurement of goods, services and works contracts

We would love to hear from applicants who can demonstrate:  

  • Excellent commercial awareness
  • An analytical approach to problem solving
  • Experience in Housing Refurbishment and Maintenance
  • Knowledge of relevant forms of Building contract, health and safety legislation and rules of measurement
  • Experience of using standard office software including spreadsheets, word processing and data base
  • Ability to work under pressure, organise your own workload and meet deadlines

This is an important role for Sandwell and if you are up for the challenge of improving our Asset Management capability we would love to hear from you.

If you wish to have an informal chat about the role, please do not hesitate to contact Jonathan Rawlins – Senior Quantity Surveyor, Asset Management and Maintenance, Housing and Communities, contact telephone number: 0121 569 5045.

Hours 

37 hours per week

This vacancy and advert will be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible.

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Company

Who are we?

Sandwell is situated at the very heart of the West Midlands, just a stone’s throw from Birmingham. A large, diverse, metropolitan borough, Sandwell offers exciting opportunities for all in a friendly, supportive environment.

Why work for us?

  • Generous annual leave entitlements
  • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Access to an award-winning employee benefits scheme, which includes:
  • An exclusive retail discounts portal
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes, technology and car parking
  • An employee assistance and counselling service
  • Annual leave purchase scheme
  • A wide variety of learning and development opportunities
  • Flexi-time working
  • A variety of leave schemes including carers, compassionate, maternity and paternity
  • Volunteering scheme

Your career at Sandwell Council

We offer something for everyone, with an incredibly wide range of career opportunities, at any stage of your career, from apprentices to senior managers.

Whether your focus is a support service, such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal or ICT, or a frontline service, such as Social Care, Planning & Regeneration, Housing or Leisure, it’s worth looking at what Sandwell has to offer.

Our plans for the future

Our Vision 2030 shows just how committed we are to creating the best future possible for our communities and for the people who live and work in Sandwell. 

We’re a progressive organisation, and we’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, but we know there’s much more to do to make our vision. For more information on our plans for the future see our dedicated vision 2030 page; http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/Vision2030

For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit;

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs

For information on our Values and Behaviours, please visit:

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/council/values-behaviours

To view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide, please visit;

https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/staticpages/30847/local-government-careers

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 569 3300
Location
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3BS
United Kingdom

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