1 x Full Time 37 hours per week, Permanent, Colchester, Essex
Colchester Borough Homes (CBH) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Colchester Borough Council. As part of the local business community since 2003, we are an award-winning organisation providing management and maintenance services to around 7,000 residential properties and the Council’s commercial and public buildings, including Colchester Castle and Colchester Town Hall.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to work in our Design and Construction Management Team. We’re recruiting a Quantity Surveyor who will report directly to the Senior Quantity Surveyor. The successful candidate will assist on all quantity surveying, cost management, contractual and procurement activities for projects and workstreams ranging in value from tens of thousands to tens of millions of pounds, including major refurbishment, new build, housing improvement, revenue works, individual project work and commercial trading within both Colchester City Council and Colchester Borough Homes’ building assets. Alongside this diverse range of projects, you will receive career development and have the opportunity to take on more responsibility through structured and supportive APC training.
About you
Applicants must hold a degree or HND/HNC plus relevant experience in Quantity Surveying and preferably be a member of RICS or a similar professional institution.
Applicants must also be able to prepare contract documents from the JCT suite of construction contracts and contract preliminaries and other contract management documentation using NBS Chorus and Contract Administrator software. Experience of BIM and working within listed buildings and scheduled ancient monuments is also desirable but not essential.
Benefits of working for CBH
In return, we are offering a competitive salary, including excellent benefits, which includes:
Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, Free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.
Equality & Diversity Commitment
Colchester Borough Homes are an equal opportunities employer. As part of our continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. We also hold accreditations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.
You can find out more about Colchester Borough Homes by visiting: www.cbhomes.org.uk
Or, if you wish to discuss the post further, please contact the Interim Head of Design and Construction Management, Rod Richardson on 07944 537436 for an informal conversation.
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Interviews will be held face-to-face, during the first week in February 2023.
How to apply:
Step 1 – Read the advert, Job Accountability Statement and Person Specification
Step 2 – Click ‘Apply online’ below and complete the application form in full, ensuring that you indicate how you meet the criteria contained within the Person Specification
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