Quantity Surveyor - Co-op Property - #1796008

Quantity Surveyor - Co-op Property
£58,000 - £60,000 plus benefits (Work Level 5)
Manchester city centre, in this role you'll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy). This role will also involve carrying out occasional site visits.
9-month fixed-term contract

At Co-op Property, we know that creating diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve is key in doing the best for our colleagues, customers and members. We welcome applications from everyone, and encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We're looking for a motivated Quantity Surveyor to join our Property team at Co-op.
In this role, you'll be responsible for measuring and producing feasibility and budget cost estimates, building cost plans using agreed schedules of rates and supply chain costs, working closely with the delivery team to challenge and agree costs, valuations and final accounts. You'll be responsible for ensuring project costs are accurately monitored, forecasted and reported.

What you'll do

* Measure builders work and services installation to produce feasibility and budget cost estimates to assess the viability of projects from a financial perspective
* Attend site meetings to ensure all abnormal costs are captured, any value engineering opportunities are identified and final accounts are promptly reconciled
* Use agreed schedules of rates, direct supply chain costs and quotes to prepare cost plans, challenging and agreeing costs where necessary
* Provide accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget, implementing cost control measures as necessary
* Collaborate with contractors and the Professional Team to ensure that projects meet design and format manuals, technical specifications, blueprints and guidelines
* Assist with contract administration and dispute settlement, providing guidance on the interpretation of contracts and contractual clauses

This role will suit people who have

* Achieved a relevant quantity surveying qualification, or you have equivalent experience
* Experience of working with both clients and contractors
* Previous construction or retail experience
* Experience of working under JCT (Joint Contracts Tribunal) contracts
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage with others at all levels of the business

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

* An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
* A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Private healthcare
* Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
* Coaching and training to support your career development
* Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.