Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

LocationRosyth KY11 2BL, Lossiemouth IV31 6SD, Beith KA15 1JT, Lisburn BT 28, Leuchars KY16 0JXAbout the jobSummaryJoin the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to flourish, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated. We promote and support a range of flexible working patterns enabling staff to balance home and work responsibilities. This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers. Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, bold and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation. DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience: • Meaningful, purposeful work • The ability to learn and grow • The right opportunities and resources • To care about your wellbeing • To feel valued and included About DIOThe Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure. Our responsibilities include: • Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment • Provide utilities services • Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering) • Provide a safe place to train • Allocate Service Families Accommodation • Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair • Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning • Act as steward of the Defence estate • Provide the unarmed guarding service We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman. You can view our YouTube video to see more about our workJob descriptionThe ChallengeDIO have a career defining opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to provide value for money estate solutions for the UK based Armed Forces. Can you work collaboratively with Industry Partners to ensure we offer our customer (UK based Armed Forces) value for money solutions in their many infrastructure capability challenges This role requires establishing efficient and effective working relationships with our Industy Partners, site based DIO colleagues and other stakeholders to ensure the best workable, pragmatic outcomes are derived and offer value for the property product offered. We work with Army, Navy, StratComm and Airforce customers as well as those from supply chain logistics (DE&S) providers to ensure that the end users are provided with swift and suitable solutions to their infrastructure needs. Post LocationsDIO Regional Delivery (Scotland & Northern Ireland) has offices across the region. Our regional hub is based in Rosyth, however we offer a flexible base location for this role and may therefore consider flexibility of duty station location at either Rosyth, Lossiemouth, Beith, Leuchars or Lisburn. Work location will be agreed once the successful candidate has been selected.ResponsibilitiesMain ResponsibilitiesThe Quantity Surveying team undertake a variety of tasks for the Regional Technical and Operational teams within a matrix managed environment. The successful candidate will work effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, providing; • Early cost advice and ‘Should Cost’ estimates for new works, repairs and maintenance activities across a diverse range of property types. • Engaging with Industry Partners and Operational colleagues in the scoping and definition of works and design solutions. • Evaluation of Industry Partner price submissions and making Value For Money recommendations. • Supporting day-to-day management and contract administration of the Hard Facilities Management regional contract. • Pricing expertise in Hard Facilities Management maintenance regimes, including aspects of asset management, property change and regulatory compliance. • Ad hoc Quantity Surveying advice to the regional DIO Senior Management Team. All of this within a fast paced, agile delivery organisation. Mandatory RequirementsFull UK Driving License – noting regional nature of the role and relative remoteness of some key sites. Qualifications - HND or BSc Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Economics.LicencesFull UK Driving LicenceQualificationsHND or BSc Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction EconomicsBehavioursWell assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership

Working Together

Changing and Improving

Communicating and Influencing

Technical skillsWell assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Government Property Profession Career Framework – Technical Skills (Cost Management) - Practitioner Level. Please refer to the attached document.

Benefits We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time. We believe that if we look after our people they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers. We understand the importance of life outside of work and our industry leading flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance. The MOD Discover My Benefits page lists the full set of benefits. Some of the many benefits you will receive include: • Highly competitive Pension Scheme