Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Flexible - able to easily commute within our operating region

Salary: Up to £70,000 depending on experience

Hours: 37 hours per week

Closing Date: Monday 30 September 2024

Are you a qualified Quantity Surveyor, with substantial career experience in the housing or main contracting sector looking for that next step?If so, keep reading.

We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our expanding Commercial team here at Aster. You will provide commercial support to Aster’s in-house contracting company, Aster Property, who manage and deliver a wide range of services across housing repairs and maintenance and planned investment functions, both directly and through sub-contracted packages.

As part of the Commercial team, you will play an important role in providing assurance to the Aster Group around costs and value for money, from the assessment of tenders; to the monitoring of spend activity, performance and contract progress; to the authorisation of payments and variations. One of the key responsibilities of this role will be to support the development and implementation of pre-contract commercial processes, supporting the procurement of our supply chain and providing the lead in the commercial negotiation of contracts.

You will work as part of a team of Quantity Surveyors, set up to support a wide range of workstreams across the Aster operational regions, ranging from housing repairs and maintenance, planned and major works programmes, to mechanical and engineering, external works and fire safety and compliance works.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and relationship building skills, including a willingness to challenge operational colleagues and sub-contractors and highlight opportunities to improve value for money.

Key accountabilities for the role will include:

• Providing a professional and cost-effective QS service
• Leading the pre-contract commercial negotiations
• Supporting procurement processes and tender evaluation
• Undertaking cost/VFM analysis and workstream reviews
• Contract monitoring, including the reporting of changes which may affect project costs, volumes or delivery timescales
• Preparation of monthly valuation reports
• Supporting the annual budget and forecasting process
• Attending and contributing to sub-contractor meetings
• The authorisation and administration of sub-contractor payments and works order variations
• Developing and improving Commercial systems and processes

About you

You will have substantial post qualification or equivalent professional experience in a commercial QS/Estimator role. If you also have experience in the social housing sector that will beneficial.

You’ll be experienced in managing the commercial aspects of successful schemes within a housing investment, repairs or maintenance setting demonstrating your strong understanding of governance and risk management of supply contracts.

In order to be successful in this role, you will have prior experience of working as a Quantity Surveyor at pre-construction stage for a social housing provider or construction company. You will have strong negotiation skills and be able to work with subcontractors and clients to reach positive commercial terms and minimise any commercial risks to the business.

You will have good technical knowledge and skills in the construction sector and a good knowledge of commonly used contracts and frameworks.

You’ll be up to date with industry knowledge, innovation and regulations.

Communication will be a strength, you’ll look to build strong relationships with key stakeholders, alongside providing clear reports that provide both the detail and assurances that are required.

Aster embraces agile working and are a flexible employer. This role is predominantly home-based, however, the post holder should expect to be in the office or on site a minimum of two days a month.

As you’ll be out and about in our operating regions, you’ll need a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes. You will spend a minimum of two days per month in our offices in Devizes and Andover, so it's important that you are happy to travel.

What’s in it for me

We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:

• Flexible working – whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business’ needs
• A focus on colleague wellbeing – workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
• We invest in colleagues’ careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
• Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
• Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
• Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
• Enhanced leave
• We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives, and monthly and annual awards.

Ready to apply?

To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you’d be good for the job. Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV along with a supporting statement.

We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.

Aster is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it’s subsidiary brands.