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Quantity Surveyor

Preston, North West England

The Eric Wright Group has a fantastic history. From our beginnings in construction to an award-winning group of companies, our reputation is built on our Chairman's founding principles of a company that must be profitable, ethical and farsighted, as a result we have people, community and social value at our heart.

Applethwaite Homes

is Eric Wright Group's residential development company, providing a range of quality homes on select sites across Lancashire and Cumbria. Our team build high-quality homes in premium, sought after locations across Lancashire and Cumbria. Each home is designed to complement today's modern lifestyle and our dedication to detail along with inspired finishing touches defines our approach.


We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Technical Coordinator to join our well established, professional and friendly team, this role will assist the Planning & Design Manager in managing and co-ordinating project technical information in a timely manner to ensure that all project deliverables are achieved supporting whilst supporting the senior team and the site and contract managers in delivering the build programmes.

About the role -

Your duties will include but not be restricted to:


Reporting to the Senior Quantity Surveyor

Actively manage build and infrastructure costs, cash flows, cost movements and variations and budgeted financial information at site and plot level as per company policies and processes. Procure all subcontract trades and materials, including sourcing and negotiation of contracts, collaborating with other internal departments, and in accordance with the company policies and procedures, ensuring resources are available to achieve build and quality targets and that best value is obtained, to include for; + Assembling and issuing the tender pack which complies with company commercial procedure.
+ Proper and thorough analysis of all returned tenders and issuing of tender analysis approval forms to be completed in accordance with the company commercial procedure.
+ Convene and attend sub-contractor pre-start meetings and issuing meeting minutes to be incorporated into the sub-contract orders.
+ Scheduling / preparing bills for material procurement and negotiating with material suppliers and placing orders with internal teams in accordance with company commercial procedure.
+ Processing and valuing of all sub-contract accounts including timely issuing of any required pay-less notices and payment advice.
+ Preparing and negotiating the final account of all subcontract trades to the best possible commercial outcome for the company.
Provide detailed CVR reports on a development by development and cost item basis in accordance with the company's commercial procedure and timetable. Analyse all costs and projected final account movements in period and provide advice and guidance on how build management can take advantage of cost reduction opportunities and mitigate and/or recover cost overruns. Assessment, costing and correct placement of customer extras. Advocate the Group Health, Safety and Environment Policy while ensuring compliance throughout the team to ensure health and safety standards are met. Work collaboratively with other departments across the Operating Company to ensure achievement of company targets. Attend all internal project & team meetings General office administration

About you

You will be an established Quantity Surveyor and have the experience required of the role with a HND, BSc in Quantity Surveying and hold a current CSCS card, you will have demonstrable knowledge of construction techniques and processes within the residential new build environment, with excellent communication, IT, and time management skills you will form part of dynamic small team.


It would also be great if you the ability to influence and motive others and self, whilst also making good decision making and problem solving skills


Behaviours and professionalism are important to us, we expect our people to be inclusive, authentic, collaborative, accountable and motivated.

Our core values are:

Integrity | Excellence | Respect | Innovation

Interested?

In return we offer:

Competitive Salary

depending on experience

Pension

6.5% employer contribution of your salary into your pension to help you save for the future

Enhanced annual leave

starting at 26 Days + bank holidays rising with service

Hybrid working

- manage your own diary, working in the office, at home or out with clients.

BUPA -

optional scheme and can include your family to the scheme (50% contribution)

Group Income Protection

- 50% of your salary covered for 3 years for long term illness

Enhanced Paid Family Leave

- maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, compassion, bereavement, crisis, emergency dependants, and much more

Virtual GP

- 24/7 access for when you need to speak to a GP

EAP

- Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured, supporting you and your family with advice, guidance and counselling on a variety of areas such as health, fitness, home life, finances and much more.

Mental Health support

- through the

Thrive app

, approved by the NHS, provides tools, to tackle, prevent and manage common stressors such as sleep, bereavement, work issues etc. Also provides relaxation, breathing and meditation techniques and measures impact.

Savings scheme -

Put aside an affordable amount for a rainy day in the future

Recognition awards

- awards for long service and special birthdays

Learning and development

- we offer a range of learning opportunities to develop talent at all levels within our business focusing on technical competence, upskilling, compliance and governance and career development. A comprehensive

health and wellbeing strategy

focused on physical, emotional, financial and career wellbeing A wide range of enhanced benefits to support your

well-being and work-life balance

Our ethos

Working at the Eric Wright Group of companies is truly special. Owned by the

Eric Wright Charitable Trust

, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose, which means that after reinvestment in the business, our profit is donated to charity via the Trust. This ownership structure provides a high level of stability for the Group and supports longer-term commercial and charitable strategies. We are extremely proud of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference in communities every day.

The Eric Wright Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of its employees, contractors and clients and expects its people to share this commitment. Successful applicants may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check or Disclosure Scotland check and to provide proof of their right to work in the UK. We are committed to equal opportunities, inclusion and fairness across all employment opportunities and service delivery. All managers and employees are expected to promote our values to ensure our workplaces and services are inclusive and accessible.