Graduate Quantity Surveyor

If you are a degree-qualified or soon to be degree qualified in quantity surveying then the Capital Delivery Service at Sheffield City Council may have the opportunity you are looking for., To support the delivery of the capital programme, we are looking to appoint a Graduate Quantity Surveyor to play a key role in our Procurement & Cost Management team.

Working on a diverse range of projects the role will include but is not limited to the following main tasks/services:

• estimating/cost planning


• procurement advice/reporting


• tender documentation


• tender process management


• tender evaluation and contract award


• contract documentation


• interim valuations


• assessment and agreement of variations/compensation events/claims


• post-contract cost control


• agreement and preparation of final accounts, The Service is engaged across the diverse range of projects within the Capital Programme. The programme averages around £100m per annum, with projects within the following fields:


• Primary Schools Projects (New Build / Extensions / Refurbishment)


• Leisure centre Projects (New Build / Extensions / Refurbishment)


• Council Housing New Build Programme


• Council Housing Maintenance / Refurbishment Programme


• Corporate Building Maintenance / Refurbishment Programme


• Public Realm & Highway Improvement Projects


• Cycle / Footpath Projects


• Flood Alleviation Programme


• Parks Buildings / External Works programme
  
  For this Graduate Quantity Surveyor role you will be a degree qualified quantity surveyor (minimum 2:2). You should also have the intention of achieving Chartered Surveyor status by undertaking the RICS APC whilst in this role.


Responsibility will be appropriate to the role but all cost management (QS) staff are expected to be technically excellent and able to work independently at the appropriate level, with a good record of ongoing professional development.

Applicants shall have a good experience of working with all Microsoft packages in particular Excel and Word and have sound knowledge of the construction industry and the various stages of a project.

Shortlisting will be carried out based on the person specification. Sheffield City Council does not accept CV's - please apply via www.sheffield.gov.uk

Capital Delivery Service

Sheffield City Council has a strong Capital Programme with an ongoing value of approximately £100m per annum. To ensure the highest quality delivery standards are achieved, a Capital Delivery Hub (Capital Delivery Service) has been created to drive ongoing improvements in performance, pace and quality of the widely varying projects within the programme.

The Capital Delivery Service employs over 75 staff in a variety of management, technical and professional roles providing multi-disciplinary services to a wide range of construction projects.

The roles and services provided by the Capital Delivery Service include:

• Capital Programme Management Office


• Project & Programme Management


• Procurement and Cost Management


• Architecture


• Landscape Architecture


• Mechanical and Electrical Engineering


• Structural and Civil Engineering


• Work Assurance and Project Safety


The Service is a fully traded service, charging fees for the services it provides and operates as a professional services consultancy within the Council.

Best Practice

The Service has a strong track record of delivery and operates an ISO 9001 certified Service Management System. The Service has a vision for developing into a public sector leading centre of excellence for the delivery of capital projects and programmes and is at the forefront for driving change in how the Council delivers its capital programme.

Partners

The Service operates a "core and flex" delivery model where the internal team is supplemented by external resources when workload requires this.

To support this, the service has appointed a private sector capital delivery partner that can provide the full range of services needed to support the delivery of the capital programme and support the development of best practice and staff within the service.

The Service also works with a wide range of local and national contractors and service providers for the delivery of the programme and prides itself on the strong working relationships that it has developed with its partners.

Training and Development

Working within the service, there are many opportunities for ongoing training and development, including support with achieving professional qualifications. We seek to provide a range of training opportunities to suit the ongoing development needs of our staff and the Capital Programme., Working for Sheffield City Council brings with it great opportunities and benefits. Proud of the offer we make to staff which includes one of the best pension schemes available in any sector, excellent holiday entitlement and values that support family friendly working arrangements, attracting staff that represent and value the diverse and vibrant communities of Sheffield and perhaps best of all the opportunity to live and work in a wonderful city that you will be working directly to shape.

Sheffield City Council sets out the behavioural expectations of all employees. Please read and consider these in your application, you will be expected to demonstrate these behaviours at the interview / assessment.

If appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.