Principal Quantity Surveyor

The role

• Do you want to work in one of London’s most exciting environments?
• Do you have professional experience in quantity surveying?
• Do you have passion and enthusiasm for the built environment?

If you answered yes, then we’d love to hear from you!

The London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Wandsworth present a unique opportunity to be part of a team within the Design Service, who are working together to create a ground-breaking shared staffing structure across both boroughs.

The Design Service is an in-house, fee-earning multi-disciplinary consultancy service covering a full range of construction professional services. The service delivers a wide range of projects across the public realm and the expanding Council’s housing self-build programme.

This service is rare, if not unique, in local government, and this role presents an opportunity for an experienced and customer focussed professional to make a difference in a forward-looking and commercially minded Council.

About the job

We are looking to recruit a full-time permanent qualified Quantity Surveyor. The primary focus of the role will be providing strategic professional advice, calculating and monitoring project costs and delivery timelines.

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will be providing quality assurance for ongoing projects, collaborating with client and other professionals, writing regular reports, giving presentations and meeting with clients and management.

About the person

The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:

• Experience and knowledge of current Quantity Surveying practices.
• Detailed knowledge of current building and construction regulations, technology and JCT contractual matters.
• Full RICS membership.
• Excellent communication skills.

If you want to know more about this post then please telephone Hussein El Bahrawy, Head of Design Service on 020 8871 6551 for an informal discussion.

Agile Working

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know.

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work!

Benefits

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home, compressed or part-time hours, term time only, job shares and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 40 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  23^rd July 2023

Shortlisting Date: w/c 24^th July 2023

Interview Date: w/c 31^st July and 7^th August 2023

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Equality

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

The application process for this campaign will be anonymised.

Important Information:

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.