Quantity Surveyor

Liberty has an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our team, based in Leeds.  You will be working on a full-time, permanent basis, working 40 hours per week and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of up to £45,000 per annum Plus Company Vehicle/ Car Allowance Plus Excellent Benefits!

Liberty is a property services provider to public, domestic and commercial clients across the UK. Established in 1969, we offer professional gas installation, maintenance and servicing, as well as energy solutions, electrical installations and property building and maintenance services.

The strength of our organisation lies in the quality of the people we work with.  We’re proud to employ the most talented, driven individuals within the property services sector.

Responsibilities for this Quantity Surveyor role are: 

Provide financial and contractual management of numerous projects

Provide commercial input on various projects from tender to final stage whilst providing a level of support to the Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Understand tendering process & create tender documents

Prepare commercial agreements with sub-contractors and suppliers and present to senior staff members

Maximise value/ income and monthly cash flow

Ensure tender margin is met on each project and ways to increase margin

Provide cost reports

Manage low value schemes, and contractual position at all stages of a project

Manage the compliance of both the company and sub-contractors

Implement terms of contracts with subcontractors

Maintain an awareness of contractual positions

Effectively manage risk with assistance from SQS

Undertake enquiry, quotation and order processes

Ensure analysis of subcontractor applications

Manage the let of contracts to high quality sub-contractors based on cost comparison exercises

Accurate financial & quality compliance analysis prior to placing orders

Resolve, make suggestions on any issues to SQS based upon the monthly reporting and CVR process

Follow the client reporting process

Schedule reporting

Discuss and resolve day-to-day issues with clients and consultants on lower value contracts and assisting SQS on larger value contracts

Maintaining professional relationships  

What we are looking for in our ideal Quantity Surveyor:

Previous experience on social housing planned and responsive contracts along with experience and knowledge of NHF Schedule of Works. Be confident with IT skills. Hold the relevant Qualification. Must be flexible in hours of work and travel and hold a full UK Driving Licence.

We offer a range of benefits for a rewarding career including though not limited to:

• Pension scheme
• 25 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Liberty Sense Awards – employees are nominated by colleagues for living the Liberty values, those who win receive a high street voucher
• YuLife, includes:
• Life Insurance/Death in service benefit – 2x annual salary value
• Smart Health (including round the clock access to 24/7 UK-based GPs)
• Best Doctors to provide a second opinion on complex cases or diagnosis
• Mental Health Support, 4-6 sessions with a psychologist or psychotherapist
• Online Health Check
• Nutrition consultations
• Online fitness program
• YuMatter+ Employee Assistance Programme designed to support mental, financial & professional wellbeing including up to 5 confidential sessions with a counsellor
• Free will writing
• Reward scheme for healthy behaviors to earn YuCoin which can be redeemed on the app for vouchers/rewards.
• Exclusive membership and wellbeing product discounts
• Medicash Health Cash Plan (optional to register, P11D tax value approx £11.60 per year however allows claims for up to £996 per year) includes:
• Claiming eligible cash back on dental or optical treatments, specialist consultations, tests or scans
• Discounted gym membership
• Savings on cinema tickets, travel, holidays & retail

In addition to the above, at Liberty we look to invest in the up-skilling and development of our employees, ensuring competency and compliance to industry standards, in turn we will look to offer additional training where appropriate to give you the skills you need to deliver the service required.

Liberty strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can ALL be ourselves. We commit to achieving equal opportunities in employment for all suitably qualified candidates, through upholding our values of Passion, Openness, Respect and Trust, underpinned by Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement.

Please note, only candidates who have the right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy.

As part of our recruitment process all employees need to be vetted and undertake pre-employment checks.  For this role you may need to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, previously Criminal Records Bureau, prior to or upon commencing employment with Liberty.

If you have the desire to work in a busy and high performing team, why not join us as our Quantity Surveyor, click “apply” below – we want to hear from you!

Closing date for applications is the 22nd August 2024 (we do however reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier depending on number of applications received).