Quantity Surveyor (Maintenance)

The Company

We believe everyone has the right to live in a good quality home they can afford and invest millions of pounds every year in keeping our existing homes safe, secure, and compliant.

We're also playing our part in addressing the UK housing crisis locally, by building hundreds of new, modern and contemporary homes for rent in Sunderland - homes that meet the needs of local people. Not only do we provide vital housing - we support our tenants, residents and communities by investing in services that help people live their best possible life.

This includes helping people to work, victims of domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour, young people to live independently, as well as a wellbeing service that supports our elderly tenants and residents.

About the role: Gentoo is a values

• led, charitable organisation that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home.

We have a clear vision and a social purpose.

The role is subject to a basic DBS paid for by Gentoo.

• Take the lead on the commercial management of work programmes appointed to you across the Property directorate.

• Ensure commercial risk is effectively managed, reduced and mitigated where possible ensuring, payments made reflect Gentoo's obligations under the contract and in line with Commercial Procedure, advising on contract strategies to reduce risk and improve performance.
• Support the effective planning and delivery of the Groups spend with contractors across the Property Directorate to maximise efficiencies, value for money and the gentoo pound.
• Work collaboratively and manage relationships with suppliers ensuring appropriate management and liaison with internal and external stakeholders including Gentoo’s appointed contractors.
• Have direct responsibility for the financial management, including the raising of purchase orders and request for payments, for the projects allocated to you as the appointed Quantity Surveyor.
• On-going, effective and respectful challenge of variations and proposed cost increases as well as carrying out re-measures of ongoing and completed works ensuring financial validation of Contractor claims and subsequent payments are made in line with agreed tendered rates and timescales.

• Experience of:
• managing relationships with customers, internal and external stakeholders to drive efficiencies and financial performance.
• managing and controlling large budgets relating to responsive, investment, compliance and Sustainability works.
• preparing and settlement of interim valuations and final accounts including appropriate negotiation with principal contractors’ commercial teams.
• the preparation and settlement of interim valuations and final accounts including appropriate negotiation with principal contractors’ commercial teams.
• the evaluation of contract delivery and monitoring unit costs including variation controls.
• creating and maintaining a commercial culture with excellent customer service delivery to ensure all contracts are delivered with value for money.

• building construction, building standards, compliance obligations, planning regulations, regulatory standards, and leasehold legislation
• the planning and delivery of social housing responsive, planned investment, compliance, and sustainability programmes.
• construction contracts and their effective selection for appropriate work types to protect Gentoo from financial risk and ensure, the administration of formal Forms of Contract
• value for money drivers in construction and successful implementation Some of our great benefits include: 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with an option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year.

1. 30 pm finish on a Fridays Flexible and hybrid working.

Access to private healthcare through the Health Cash Plan.

• Gentoo will contribute up to 10% based on your personal contribution.

Life assurance cover to the value of 3 times your annual salary.