Title:  Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Sanctuary House, Worcester – covering the West Midlands region

£36,371 - £38,285 per year

Plus Company Car

35 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 17:00pm

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our Construction team covering projects in the West Midlands. This role sits within the wider Development Construction department and plays a pivotal part in assisting the management of the commercial administration of regional capital construction projects to meet the needs of Sanctuary and the wider community. Responsibilities include assisting Senior Quantity Surveyor with tendering construction projects, negotiating contract terms with contractors, compiling contract documents and administering on site construction contracts for the Group’s ongoing Development programme within a geographical region.

The ideal candidate will have the ability and knowledge to work reasonably independently, but under the guidance of senior staff, and have good experience working in the construction industry, ideally on new build residential projects. The ability to build relationships with both contractors and internal stakeholders in the Development team is vital.

The role of Assistant Quantity Surveyor will include:

• Supporting Senior Quantity Surveyors in quantity surveying tasks on construction projects
• Completing administration duties in relation to capital projects ensuring the needs are met
• Ensuring all legislative and regulatory requirements are met for development and reinvestment capital activities
• Communicate effectively and maintain relationships with internal and external customers
• Ensuring all projects and works are delivered to a high quality, safe, compliant and environmentally sustainable standard

Skills and experiences:

• To ensure full compliance with health and safety legislation, candidates applying for this role must be qualified to AssocRIC, MRICS CIOB, Degree, HND or HNC in Surveying or Construction, or currently undertaking the qualifications. If you have a lower level qualification along with practical experience and would be prepared to undertake this qualification with the support of Sanctuary Group, we would still welcome an application
• Recent experience in a building and surveying environment
• Experience of providing administrative support in a commercially focused housing and/or contracting business
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise workloads
• Some experience of project management and supporting the effective delivery of projects
• Understanding of managing commercial administration for construction projects
• Working knowledge of legislation and current practices
• Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Travel is a requirement of the role, therefore a full valid driving license is essential

As part of the interview process, candidates will be required to bring with them the original certification verifying proof of their qualifications. Copies and CSCS cards will not be accepted

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.  

Our Benefits    

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £30,886 with an additional policy allowance of £5,485 per annum (rising to £32,511 with an additional policy allowance of £5,774 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

To view the job profile please click here (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website) 

Closing Date: 3 November 2024

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at our company page on Linkedin

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference.  We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.  We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.