Assistant Quantity Surveyor SLHD

St Leger Homes of Doncaster; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 36,000

Job description

Salary:
Grade 5 £33,366 - £35,232

Contractual hours:
37

Basis:
Full time

Region:
Doncaster

Job category/type:
Architects

Date posted:
28/02/2025

Job reference:
REQ19557

Grade/Salary: Grade 5 (£33,366 - £35,235) Location: Shaw Lane Depot, Doncaster/Agile Hours/Type: 37 hours per week, Full Time Permanent Closing Date: There is no fixed closing date for this position. All applications will be considered as they are submitted, and the application window will close once sufficient applications have been received.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Are you an Assistant Quantity Surveyor looking for your next exciting career opportunity in an award-winning, customer-focused and forward-thinking organisation? Do you want to work for an organisation that values its colleagues, offers a range of great benefits and the opportunity to work flexibly? If this sounds like you then read on.

St Leger Homes is an award-winning, customer-focused social housing provider that manages over 20,000 homes on behalf of Doncaster Council. Reporting to the Quantity Surveyor, the postholder will work as part of a professional, multi-disciplinary team that provides the commercial management and support of a range of contracts that will aid the efficient and successful delivery of multi-million pound construction, refurbishment and maintenance works undertaken by St Leger Homes and its contractors.

The post-holder will have a strong desire to develop, demonstrate, and exercise their knowledge and experience in the field by assisting in undertaking a range of duties that will include producing cost plans, assessing valuations, agreeing final accounts and resolving variations, ensuring that completed works demonstrate value for money. The workload is varied, and we can be confident that there will not be a dull moment!

In addition, the post offers the opportunity to play a role in the pre-works/construction process that will ultimately influence the planning and design of multi-million pounds worth of capital improvement works that play a big part in improving the city of Doncaster and its neighbourhoods.

Candidate Requirements:

The post requires a dedicated professional who has a minimum of a level 4 in construction, surveying or a recognised equivalent, or somebody who is currently studying towards this level. As a hardworking individual with a passion for professionalism and the ability to remain calm and clear-thinking when under pressure, the post holder will require excellent organisational skills including the ability to plan and prioritise workload in order to meet targets, timescales and deadlines in a sometimes pressured environment. The successful applicant for the role must be disciplined, IT literate, flexible and have a desire to improve their technical knowledge.

For this commitment, we will give you:

• Enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Support your career by offering a wide variety of formal training through a combination of in-house and externally provided courses. We believe in supporting our colleagues to grow their career and improve their knowledge.
• A flexible approach to your work-life balance. We know people give their best when they are supported and valued.
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 31 days a year plus bank holidays and increasing with length of service to 36.
• Access to paid for private healthcare with the opportunity to upgrade.
• And many more attractive benefits which our colleagues regularly enjoy.

If you would like an informal discussion about the job or any further information please contact Chris Eyre, Commercial Service Manager, on 01302 736328 or email. Interested parties are therefore advised to submit their application at the earliest opportunity. St Leger Homes are accepting CV and covering letter applications for this post. If applying by CV and covering letter please email clearly stating the post number and job title. The covering letter should be no more than 2 pages long and demonstrate how the candidate meets the criteria within the person specification.