Quantity Surveyor

Description:

Home Group is a top 10 Great Place to Work Employer, dedicated to providing affordable housing and supporting thousands of customers across the UK. The company focuses on making a real difference in communities by delivering high-quality repairs and maintenance services to ensure homes remain safe, functional, and comfortable.

Key Responsibilities:
🔧 Collaborate with trades teams, managers, subcontractors, and suppliers to deliver cost-effective and high-quality repairs and maintenance.
🔧 Visit sites to measure and value work, negotiate costs, and ensure budgets stay on track.
🔧 Analyse contractor performance, manage relationships, and ensure commercial excellence.
🔧 Use work-order systems to maintain accurate scheduling and data.
🔧 Monitor monthly budgets, ensuring correct financial coding.
🔧 Act as a proactive commercial partner, ensuring customer needs remain central to all decisions.

Why Join Home Group?
🏡 Flexible working with hybrid options and autonomy to manage your own diary.
🏡 Work for an organisation where you can be yourself and contribute to changing lives every day.
🏡 Direct investment in your career growth—including funding your RICS accreditation.
🏡 Award-winning wellbeing initiatives, diversity networks, and peer support groups (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+, Disability).
🏡 Strong focus on personal and professional development with internal career pathways.

What You’ll Bring:
✔ A formal Quantity Surveying qualification (or equivalent experience).
✔ Commercial awareness and understanding of procurement rules, housing repairs, and relevant legislation.
✔ Excellent organisation, time management, and communication skills to engage diverse teams and stakeholders.
✔ Confidence to challenge and negotiate with contractors while maintaining positive relationships.
✔ A valid UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle (mileage costs covered).
✔ Enthusiasm for learning and growing—especially with support to achieve RICS accreditation.

Working Pattern:
📅 Monday to Friday with flexible working hours.
📍 Hybrid model: Work 2 days per week from an office (Welwyn Garden City, London, Portsmouth, Newcastle, or Durham) and from home the rest of the week.
🚗 Occasional travel (average 1 day per month) to meet teams and stakeholders in the south region.

Benefits:
✨ 34 days annual leave (including bank holidays + "Me Day")—rising to 39 days with service.
✨ Option to buy up to 5 extra days leave.
✨ Health cash plan worth up to £1140 per year, covering you and your children for dental, optical, prescriptions, therapies, and more.
✨ Discounts at over 800 retailers, from groceries to holidays.
✨ Wellbeing support tools—helping Home Group rank 10th Best UK Workplace for Wellbeing.
✨ Generous pension scheme with life insurance at 3x your salary.
✨ Time off for volunteering.
✨ Full access to training and development programmes, including support for RICS accreditation.