Role Summary: Quantity Surveyor

Salary: £25,000 to £35,000 per annum, experience dependant.

Location: Hybrid and flexible working arrangement, with home working and in our Northallerton or Otley offices. Some travel to other sites.

Contract: Permanent, full-time, 40 hours per week.

Benefits: 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays’, company pension and other benefits.

“Our people are what makes us who we are as a company”

Align Property Partners is one of the largest multi-disciplinary organisations in the north of England. We provide a huge range of “one stop shop” design, consultancy and engineering solutions to a wide range of clients right across the public and private sector. Due to our continued steady expansion, we have an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our multi discipline workforce.

We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor who can effectively and efficiently carry out duties on assigned projects and who can work effectively with project team members, client stakeholders, designers, and other involved parties. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in Quantity Surveying and will ideally have previously worked in a Construction setting. If you are looking for an exciting challenge with the opportunity to bring in innovative ways of working to a new company with ambitious plans, then this could be the role for you.

You will use your Quantity Surveying knowledge of best practice to manage projects through their entire lifecycle, preparing estimates, cost plans and tender documentation using various forms of measurement and contracts, administer and provide advice on contracts, typically the JCT and NEC forms of contract as well as working with the other disciplines who are part of Align’s multi-discipline workforce.

We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor who is proficient in measurement for Schedule of Works and Bills of Quantities production, who can price and prepare monthly financial cost reports and cashflow forecasts throughout the period of a contract and who can attend site meetings, and provide input and support to the project.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working for a Local Authority or Public Sector employer but we will consider applicants who have exclusively worked in the private sector.

You will be part a very busy and professional team who have a record of consistently meeting and exceeding their targets and whose passion and determination leads them to continually improve the service they provide. We actively encourage staff development which means you will have opportunity to continue your career development.

To be successful in this position, you will be able to demonstrate the following essential skills and qualifications:

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“If you are interested in working for a dynamic, expanding, forward-thinking company, you could be the next leader at Align”

As an award-winning building design consultancy, we take pride in the quality of the projects we deliver. We have a strong work pipeline provided by our Partner North Yorkshire Council which provides us with unique access to a wide range of building projects across many sectors including Infrastructure, Housing, Education, Industrial and public buildings.

When you join Align, you will join a team of professionals who feel rewarded for the work they do. Operating in a relaxed but professional environment, we want to provide the training and resources to succeed and thrive in your role. Our people are not just numbers, everyone is crucial to the vital services we provide and we treat everyone in our teams with respect and complete support.

Established in 2017, our team is made up of varying professions, from Architects to Engineers, Quantity Surveyors to Property Advisors, all based across our offices in the North of England. Our central offices in the heart of North Yorkshire allow for great transport links with Yorkshire and the rest of the UK.

At Align we live by our 5 core values: Quality, Innovation, Respect, Honesty and Truth, which elevates us to our aim of being the property consultant of choice with our clients, but also why our team will tell you why they are proud to be part of Align Property Partners.

For further information about our services and people, please visit our website on: www.alignpropertypartners.co.uk

What we can offer you

In return for your commitment, we are proud to offer a salary from £25,000 to £35,000 per year, along with enrolment to our pensions scheme, 25 days annual holiday + Bank holidays, good maternity and paternity schemes and flexible working arrangements

We want to support you in a healthy work-life balance by offering a range of flexible working options at Align. This includes hybrid working, multiple office locations and flexible work schedules. We welcome conversations with the right candidates to ensure we can create an environment built around you and the business.

Other benefits include, but are not restricted to, reimbursement of professional membership or training fees when required for the role, free parking subject to availability, a commitment to staff development, public sector security in a private sector industry, cycle to work scheme as well as other discounts and benefits.

Apply

For a further discussion regarding this role, please get in touch with Ashley Benford (Resourcing Partner) on 07814 932389.

To apply for this position, please forward your CV and supporting statement to Ashley Benford on ashley.benford@northyorks.gov.uk

Align Property partners are committed to directly recruiting our team, in order to promote a clear and transparent process. Therefore, we will not accept applications from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies, and all applications are to be made via the method mentioned. We can only accept applications from individuals with the right to work in UK.

The closing date for this vacancy is midnight on Wednesday 31st May 2023

Interviews are planned to take place throughout the recruitment process, and we reserve the right to remove this vacancy in the event of the position being filled before the proposed deadline.