Senior Quantity Surveyor (Social Housing – Responsive Repairs)
Based: Either Yeovil of Bristol office; Hybrid role - working Monday to Friday, typically 8.30am – 5.00pm -
Great opportunity at Novus! Join us at our new Yeovil office to work on a long-term Social Housing framework contract. Be a crucial part in shaping mobilisation with autonomy in your role, allowing you to make a significant impact, whilst also sharing your knowledge and expertise with the Commercial team. Our focus is on Social Housing Responsive repairs and void works within tenanted properties, where you will have opportunity to work both from home/office and on site, collaborating with your team in an environment that is inclusive and fair for everyone.
Working as a Senior Quantity Surveyor you’ll know that what you do matters and creating an environment that enables you to be at your best matters to us. We get to see our impact and the improvements we provide to our customers every day; which is only possible because of our amazing teams, made up of great people, just like you. Fast paced and progressive, you will have the opportunity to take responsibility and thrive in an environment where you are trusted; with a work/life balance that gives you the chance to feel motivated and satisfied, at work and at home.
The role is to obtain and evaluate information to ensure a realistic cost for the supply of works, goods, materials, and services for designated Refurbishment/Projects. Whilst liaising with Contractors, Suppliers and Clients to ensure information, costs, profitability and value meet the requirements of designated project/contracts.
What’s in it for you:
An outline of your responsibility as a Senior Quantity Surveyor
About You
You will have experience of working as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within the Social Housing sector working on multiple contracts, responsive repairs knowledge is a distinct advantage. Your expertise as a Surveyor will give you the knowledge to hit the ground running and contribute effectively to the new team, sharing your expertise. An understanding of JCT and Measure Term Contracts is key to the role along with Price per property (PPP) experience. Attention to detail and great written and verbal communication skills will be essential to your success. And you will be an expert with IT with proficient MS office skills. You also must hold a Full UK Driving Licence as travel is a must with this role. The role will also require a DBS check to be taken
A little bit about us
Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 20 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 127-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients.
At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons, that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply to the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.