Senior Surveyor

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Surveyor to join our flagship development in Barking. We’re delivering over 1200 units across 12 blocks ranging from 7-28 storeys, with our phases 1 & 2 underway, you will have the opportunity to lead our future phases and work closely with the wider team.

You’ll be joining our London & East Anglia Division, which covers a wide geographical patch in addition to the above project the following schemes are live:

• Brentwood – 60 new build apartments
• Bury St Edmunds – 172 new build apartments
• Stanway – 1000 Units – mixture of houses and apartments

The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Advise on specification and technical relating to commercial matters
• Attend Pre-development, Pre-start, Post contract, Design and Project Team meetings as required.
• Prepare and chair meetings including but not limited to Subcontract and Project Coordination meetings
• Ensure procurement of subcontractors and materials to programme and budget
• Ensure subcontractors are approved in accordance with procedures
• Monitor production of information and advises on financial feasibility of design
• Monthly production of CostCo
• Familiar with contract documentation to ensure a working knowledge
• Management and development of trainee and assistant members of the commercial team

As a valued employee you will be rewarded with the following:

• Highly competitive Annual Salary
• A company vehicle or car allowance and fully expensed fuel card for personal and professional mileage
• Generous company pension (employer contribution up to 10%)  increasing with length of service
• Private healthcare for employees, partner and children up to the age of 21
• 22 days holidays, plus English bank holidays, plus the Christmas shutdown (not deducted from your holiday allowance)
• Life Insurance – 4x salary
• Income Protection
• Discretionary Annual Bonus depending on company performance
• Fully equipped gym at head office – Health Checks, Gym Programmes, and Healthy Lifestyle Sessions 
• Extensive training and development opportunities 
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity Pay
• In house Occupational Health Nurse
• Long Service Awards
• Vouchers to celebrate marriage, the birth / adoption of a child
• Comprehensive social calendar including but not limited to; Family Fun Day; Company Bowling, Christmas Party and various activities and sporting events throughout the year. 

As a successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a similar role 
• Bsc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent (Desirable)
• RC Frame knowledge adventurous but not essential 
• High level of analytical skills
• Computer literate
• Full UK Driving Licence (willingness to travel to variable site locations)
• CSCS Card

Weston Homes Plc are a residential developer prominent across Greater London, Essex and the surrounding areas within the South East of England. We call ourselves ‘opportunists’, we have everything in-house, which puts us in the driver’s seat. Our developments are all bespoke from new build residential, regenerations, traditional build through to refurbishment projects.

We’re proud to say we’ve recently won 5 industry awards for the the second consecutive year, we are proud to have received the Gold award for ‘Best Medium Housebuilder’, plus Gold award for ‘Best Sustainable Development’ – Abbey Quay, Barking,  Silver award for ‘Best Starter Home’ – Springfield Park, Maidstone. 

Our people are our greatest asset, we not only build homes for life – we build careers for life.