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    Surveyor - Surrey, United Kingdom - Churchill Retirement Living Ltd

    Churchill Retirement Living Ltd
    Churchill Retirement Living Ltd Surrey, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Description
  • Job title: Surveyor
  • Location: Based at​ West Byfleet, covering the Kent, Sussex & Surrey region
  • Hours: 37 hours per week
  • Package: Competitive salary, company car or cash for car allowance plus excellent Colleague benefits.
  • Churchill Retirement are the fastest growing company in the UK retirement house building sector and we're looking for people like you. A fantastic opportunity has risen for a Surveyor to join our expanding team.

    About the role

    We are keen to appoint an experiencedSurveyor to become part of the South East team, overseeing new retirement developments in the region. As the Surveyor, you will manage the entire financial cycle for up to three contracts at any one time: from the preparation of anticipated build costs, through to the procurement, payment and final evaluation of subcontractors.

    Reporting to the Commercial Manager, the Surveyor will enjoy a high degree of autonomy and exposure, as you'll have the opportunity to work with a variety of key internal stakeholders including Land, Design and Technical teams, through to the Managing Director.

    You'll also be collaborating with our external contractors, suppliers and consultants; agreeing trading terms and contract negotiations. In the role of Surveyor, you will be responsible for preparing construction budgets, monitoring costs, preparing schedules, estimates, making payments and monitoring procurement of subcontractors and materials.

    In addition, your duties will include:

  • Measuring drawings, taking off quantities, preparing schedules, estimates and other working documents.
  • Provide the material costs for the preparation of construction budgets.
  • Source suitable suppliers and issue tender enquiry documents.
  • Negotiating proposed order values and regional supply agreements, together with purchasing of materials.
  • Appointing and managing sub-contractors.
  • The role will be mainly office based in West Byfleet with travel required to sites as required.

    Office hours are full-time, Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:30 and Friday 09:00 to 17:00.

    About you

    Our new​Surveyor will:

  • Demonstrate excellent commercial acumen in the housebuilding sector, ideally gained on multi-million Residential Apartments, Retirement Living, Extra-Care Homes or student accommodation.
  • You will have experience in taking projects through their full lifecycle, from tender to final account.
  • As a minimum you will be able to demonstrate at least 5 years relevant commercial experience within the housebuilding sector
  • You will hold a relevant HNC or HND qualification together with professional body membership (RICS or MOICB) and you will be able to understand architect drawings, specification documents, as well as the relevant terminology.
  • It's important that you are a commercially astute negotiator who is used to exceeding time and financial targets. Your self-motivation and ability to prioritise your workload will ensure you are comfortable working both independently and collaboratively to take on a wide range of responsibilities.

    In addition, our new Surveyor will be highly numerate in order to fulfil expectations regarding budgets, forecasting, reporting and preparation of accounts. Fluency in written and spoken English is essential, coupled with a high standard of IT skill, MS Office and construction-related accounting software.

    You will hold a clean, valid UK driving licence.

    Your rewards

  • Competitive salary
  • Annual holiday entitlement - 24 days + Bank Holidays
  • Day off on your birthday
  • Company car or cash for car alternative
  • Group Personal Pension Plan
  • Life Assurance
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • John Lewis vouchers - £200 to all expectant mums and dads
  • Eye Care Reimbursement Scheme
  • Health Screening every 3 years
  • Employee Assistance programme
  • Reward card
  • Colleague, Client and Land referral incentives
  • Professional Subscriptions reimbursed
  • Training Courses and support for CPD
  • About us

    Churchill Retirement is a family-run, privately-owned business and we are proud of what we do and the people we work with.

    We have exciting and ambitious growth plans for the future. Our mission is to be the most successful house builder in the UK and our objective is to achieve the growth required to deliver 1,000-unit sales by 2024. With an award-winning product and sector-leading profit margins, the Company is now committing to investing in the future and the long-term growth of the Business.​

    We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, purpose-built one and two-bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK, for those looking for an independent lifestyle in later life. Developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears of home ownership and provide security, peace of mind and independence.

    ​We've won a host of awards; most recently we have been ranked in the top 10 'Best Places to Work' by The Sunday Times and we were the first ever retirement living specialist to have been named overall 'Housebuilder of the Year' by the WhatHouse? Awards.

    Join us and be part of our success story

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