Quantity Surveyor

Location: North West Of England

Permanent

Due to continuing growth a vacancy has arisen for a Quantity Surveyor, ideally with a consultancy background in the North West of England. The successful candidate will join a long established multi-disciplinary team and work alongside other quantity surveyors, project managers, surveyors, engineers and senior professionals.

The workload will be varied and will cover both public & private sectors. Our strong pipeline of work is based upon repeat basis combined with new wins, with our strength being the support of our Health, Education, Commercial & Local Government clients.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Preparing and presenting order of cost estimates
  • Advising on procurement strategies
  • Preparation of tender documents (based on schedule of works, bills of quantities and employer’s requirements) and managing the tender process
  • Input into value engineering
  • Preparation of tender reports
  • Compilation of contract documents
  • Assessment and agreement of interim valuations
  • Making cost checks and preparation of financial reports
  • Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
  • Negotiation and agreement of final accounts
  • Cost-in-use studies

    • What we are looking for:

  • Minimum 2 years RICS APC experience
  • Sound cost management experience in professional practice
  • Excellent analytical skills and proficient in interrogating numerical and financial data
  • Sound presentation, verbal, written and communication skills
  • Personable and able to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with clients, in order to deliver a quality service and also maximise opportunities for repeat business
  • Proficient in a wide range of IT skills including Microsoft Office packages (specifically Microsoft Excel and Project.
  • Hold a full UK driving licence.

    • About Government Services

    For more than 30 years Capita has been working across the public and private sectors, solving the complex challenges of our clients, increasing productivity, enhancing their use of technology and data, improving customer and public services and adding value to the UK and local economies.

    Capita is committed to the local government sector and is the market leader in the delivery of Planning Resilience Services to Local Authority clients. We have worked with over 100 Local Authority clients nationwide, and have an outstanding track record of providing Development Management & Planning Policy and Consultancy services.

    What’s in it for you?

  • A competitive basic salary
  • 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
  • The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
  • Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more.
  • Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
  • Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.
  • You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita.

    • You’ll be joining a network of 55,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

    What we hope you’ll do next:

    Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

    To view our Covid-19 and process adjustments information, please visit the Capita Careers site.

    Equal Opportunities

    We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.