Quantity Surveyor

Salary range: £53,145 - £60,693 per annum
Work location: London 
Hours per week: 36 
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting requirement: Standard DBS Check
Closing date: 17th April 2023
Interview date: Week commencing 1st May 2023

Shape and give value to projects that will impact residents 

In Kensington and Chelsea, we put local people at the heart of decision-making, working in partnership with them to provide quality services that are responsive, effective and efficient. Working together and in partnership with everyone that has an impact on the lives of our residents, we strive to learn from each other, and continually adapt. 

We’re a local authority with a private sector mentality, and our Commercial team add rigour to the process of procuring and managing contractors and consultants to work for the residents and leaseholders of Kensington and Chelsea.

The Role:

Joining us as a Quantity Surveyor, you’ll manage the financial issues of the procurement and delivery of our Capital Housing investment programme of investment and planned works. You will be required to provide professional advice on the Service Providers valuations and claims and, where necessary, gather and provide records to substantiate cost and demonstrate value. 

You will work alongside a variety of professional consultants and officers throughout the organisation, in order to deliver best quality and value for money. Working as a team you can be sure that you’ll constantly be motivated by the people around you, working together to deliver best quality and value.

Please refer to Job Description for more information

About You:

We have a private sector mind-set and drive, which means you don’t have to have a public sector background as we welcome applicants from the private sector too. Your ability to manage the commercial and cost aspects of investment and planned works will be vital. You’ll also need to be able to prepare cost estimates as well as reviewing tender submissions provided by the Service Providers, sub-contractors and suppliers. You’ll need to be good with people too, knowing how to get the best out of them as you manage junior members of the commercial team. On top of this a thorough understanding of construction contracts is vital as well as the implications of health and safety regulations. You will also need to have a degree in Quantity Surveying. 

We’re changing our delivery model, trusting and empowering our people to work from home, however, it’s still important that you are able to commute to the office or to our sites at times.

In return, you can look forward to a package that includes a competitive salary, a high-quality pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays

Please apply online explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description. CV’s alone will not be considered for this role. 

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.

Application process

Please do not upload any documents, including CVs/Covering Letters or supporting statements, as these documents will not be reviewed and could result in your application not being shortlisted.

You should describe how you meet the person specification requirements for the position you are applying for in Section G of the application form.

Additional information

We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
We engage our staff with a variety of learning types including face-to-face and virtual learning because we want to ensure our staff understand our values and behaviours, grow their skills and develop their careers.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

We do not accept speculative CVs from any source.

Please note, we will primarily contact candidates by e-mail throughout the recruitment process, please monitor your email junk / spam folder as our system generated emails may be allocated to these folders by your email settings.

If you experience difficulties with the recruitment application process, please contact the recruitment team by email: recruitment@rbkc.gov.uk