Quantity Surveyor - Area Based Regeneration - Waverley Court

Quantity Surveyor - Area Based Regeneration Waverley Court

Salary: £47,639 - £56,392 Hours: 36 per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a confident, personable and commercially strong Quantity Surveyor with financial and claims management experience to join our established team of professionals.

This is a great opportunity to build your career in a high-impact public sector role, gaining broad experience in mixed-tenure housing regeneration while contributing to better neighbourhoods and energy-efficient homes in Edinburgh.

Working in the Low Rise Area Based Regeneration Team, you will be involved in the estimating and commercial aspects of our construction activities from planning through to account and billing of allocated contracts, with an Annual Spend of £15m, using primary SBCC Design & Build Contracts. The Area Based Regeneration Services key objective, is to deliver essential repairs, maintenance, and energy efficiency improvements to the common parts of mixed-tenure tenement blocks across Edinburgh – buildings containing both Council-owned and privately-owned flats.

You will work in conjunction with Building Surveyors and Construction Project Managers, whilst working closely with Case Officers, to ensure that the contracts provide best value all stakeholders.

We are looking for someone who has proven track record, knowledge, experience of traditional and design and building contract forms and working in or alongside public sector initiatives and ensuring aligning with Council Policies, would be advantageous.

You should be confident in communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, internal and external including; designers, contractors, housing officers, tenant liaison officers, residents and to drive forward projects to a successful outcome.

If you have any queries or wish to discuss the advert, please contact stuart.baird@edinburgh.gov.uk [stuart.baird@edinburgh.gov.uk]

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4 [https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4]

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council [https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours]

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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View Quantity Surveyor - Area Based Regeneration job description [https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/40760/surveyor-quantity-cec1311-jd]

View Quantity Surveyor - Area Based Regeneration person specification [https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/40761/surveyor-quantity-cec1311-ps-25-08]

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

About Us:

Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.

Our Culture:

Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We want to make sure that we bring people into our roles who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are dedicated and committed to our purpose of serving our community. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service to meet citizens needs and make the city a better place.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council [https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours].

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we’re committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.

As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we're delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.

Happy to talk flexible working.

Colleague Support and Wellbeing

As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics.

We’re committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks. Our full suite of employment policies can be found here.

We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service.

Reasonable Adjustments:

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We’re also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Candidates invited for interview, should let the hiring manager know what they need, and they will do everything they can to accommodate your request.