Company Description
United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.
United Living Group is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future:
Property Services – We revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers, to ensuring the highest building safety standards, we provide a range of services for public sector clients.
Infrastructure Services – Our team of infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical energy and water infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. The work we do supports the requirement for effective solutions to address the UK’s decarbonisation goals, and our processes minimise environmental and carbon impacts, whilst ensuring the safe and reliable operation of assets.
New Homes - As experienced and specialist new build housing contractors, we create homes and regenerate areas with communities in mind. We work collaboratively with registered partners, local authorities, and private developers to provide high quality, energy efficient, and sustainable homes for people to live and grow.
Connected - We connect people through fixed-line and wireless telecom infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication and access to information for all. At United Living, we have one of the largest specialist in-house teams for project management, acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance in the UK.
Job Description
As a Disrepairs Assistant Quantity Surveyor on this project, you will be a vital member of the team, and will work with your colleagues and the client to:
- Support project delivery whilst achieving target margins
- Ensure all necessary contractual processes have been observed, notices issued, records kept and documents stored
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with customers, consultants, subcontractors and your colleagues across the Property Services pillar
- Prepare and negotiate interim valuations and final accounts including all necessary measurement
- Make sure any agreement of variations with the supply chain is documented and recorded
- Have experience of NHF Scheduling of Rates
Qualifications
The successful applicant to the role of a Disrepairs Assistant Quantity Surveyor will have experience in a commercial role for a main contractor, delivering projects through to successful profitable completion.
You will have prior experience of working within a social housing environment and a good understanding of regeneration and refurbishment contracts.
You will be an enthusiastic and committed team-player able to thrive in a fast-moving culture. Naturally you will be expected to demonstrate commercial awareness, legal and contractual knowledge and experience and sound data interrogation skills.
Additional Information
Flexible on the location, can be Portsmouth/Loughton/Thame
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