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- Undertake Project Management duties (pre contract, contract phase and post contract) on allocated projects as defined by the Senior Projects Surveyor and Capital Works Manager. The Project Surveyor will be required to have knowledge of all project contract documents, specifications, schedules, and relevant documentation associated with each scheme.
- Undertake onsite management of supply chain partners with emphasis on quality, safety, programme, and costs.
- Lead defined projects as agreed with the Senior Project Surveyor and project manage capital investment schemes, managing multiple projects concurrently from inception through to final account. The values of projects could range between 100k, to £5m.
- Gather all relevant information including carrying out site surveys, preparing specifications etc. to prepare tender documents ensuring that they are of sufficient standard to enable the procurement of suitable contracts. Assist to evaluate said tenders to ensure the most advantageous contractors are selected.
- Ensuring all relevant statutory regulations are adhered to across the project (to include; CDM Regulations, Planning and Building Regulations Party wall Act, Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations, etc).
- Assist in the management and monitoring of allocated budgets ensuring that expenditure is on target and meets the requirements of the delegated authority within the financial regulations to include verifying contractors / consultants financial valuation submissions on a monthly basis and certify payment notices.
- Effectively use all project management techniques such as cash flow analyst, process management, value engineering, risk management, quality benchmarking etc. to deliver desired outcomes.
- Monitor and report on the allocated projects against the indicators agreed with managers including monitoring KPIs, quality of work and signing off completed work.
- Effectively communicate with residents, private occupants and leaseholders ensuring all complaints and queries are dealt with in accordance with policy.
- Manage key customer and supply chain interfaces to ensure that customer service meets the desired quality level in terms of product and services delivery in relation to projects allocated.
- Assist the home-ownership and leasehold team in the preparation and allocation of component data and depreciation proportions.
- Work closely with other relevant service areas and provide guidance, technical expertise to ensure coordinated information concerning investment works is available and disseminated to all interested partners.
- Relevant HND / HNC construction qualification e.g. building surveying, quantity surveying or architectural.
- Project management experience in a property or contracting context.
- Knowledge of appropriate industry legislation including Building Regulations, Party Wall Act, Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations etc.
- Sound experience of writing specifications and obtaining quotes tenders for work.
- Excellent IT skills, particularly Excel and using complex databases and generally a working knowledge of MS Office applications.
- Ability to produce and analyse reports so the appropriate information is clearly presented.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to include strong communication skills (verbal and written), customer service skills with the ability to deal effectively with queries and complaints and excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to work effectively with a team and to liaise appropriately with all relevant stakeholders.
- Full driving licence with access to a vehicle with business insurance.
- Agile working
- Access to join the Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme (LGPS) with contributions up to 15% or the defined contribution scheme
- Training and development including the Sponsorship to Study scheme and paid professional membership
- 25 days holiday, rising to 30 days after three year of service (plus eight Bank Holidays)
- Medicash, comprehensive healthcare cash plan
