Trainee Repairs Quantity Surveyor

Are you interested in Construction and the Finance behind building and repairs, and looking for an exciting new role within an organisation committed to improving lives? Are you wanting to develop a career in social housing repairs? If so, our Trainee Repairs Quantity Surveyor role could be the perfect job for you…

Longhurst Group is a leading housing Group across the Midlands & East of England, committed to enhancing communities and improving the lives of both our colleagues and customers. With a mission to provide quality, safe, affordable housing that build great foundations for our customers, our Repairs team are critical to ensuring our customers’ homes are repaired efficiently to a high standard.

As a Trainee Repairs Quantity Surveyor at Longhurst Group, you will be supporting the delivery teams in providing commercial management for our repairs and voids contracts. You’ll also be working closely with various stakeholders to ensure that applications for payment of work are accurate and in line with the conditions set out in the contracts. Further key responsibilities are listed below:

• Evaluate applications for completed work received from service providers to ensure it is accurate and in line with the conditions of the contract.
• Assist with the review of requests for approval of work from service providers before commencement on site to ensure the work is not delayed.
• Support with the monitoring and implementation of the financial performance management process across all repairs and void contracts, including completing the end of year account.
• Support with promoting the commercial perspective and value for money on all issues including monitoring and reporting compliance against agreed processes.

Our Trainee Repairs Quantity Surveyor role operates in a hybrid capacity, contracted to 36.25 hours per week. To us, this means a minimum of 1 day p/week spent in either our Rushden, Peterborough or Boston offices for collaboration with colleagues across the Group, with the remainder of the week working from home (subject to business needs - we are open to discussion around how this is built into working weeks). A large portion of our Asset and Property Services team also work in a hybrid nature, meeting in our different offices on occasionally for team meetings and training.

This is a hugely exciting time to join Longhurst Group – not only are we continuously striving to achieve better results for our customers, but the Social Housing sector is at a crucial point with new measures, legislations and standards coming into effect imminently. Our Trainee Repairs Quantity Surveyor opportunity will help to develop your career in construction and repairs. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment that values your contributions, along with access to ongoing professional development opportunities, ensuring your skills remain at the cutting edge of the industry.

What you receive from us

• A competitive 28-day annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Pension Scheme with contributions matched by us up to 8.5%
• Life Cover of three times your annual salary (as part of pension scheme membership)
• Membership of our Health Care Cash Plan including Employee Assistance programme and DoctorLine
• Access to a range of discounts, including Blue Light and B&Q Tradepoint Cards
• Free access to financial education service, supporting with personalised financial information on a range of topics such as mortgages, retirement planning, pensions, saving and investments, insurance and will writing
• Free Eye Tests
• Free flu vaccinations
• Investment in your personal development through our extensive learning and development opportunities.
• Professional subscription for membership fees relating to your role, paid for by us
• Family friendly, carers leave plus other paid leave
• Long Service Awards
• Carers Networking Group and resources to support Unpaid Carers
   

How to apply

Please click apply now to submit your CV today. In the event of high applicant volumes we reserve the right to close this advert and CV submission window early.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

Vetting Requirements

The important things - We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to live and work in the UK. All shortlisted candidates will need to verify eligibility to work in the UK at interview. If you are the successful candidate, original proof must then be provided before your first day.

Naturally working with our customers, we need to complete pre-employment checks before you join us. This role is conditional upon receipt of two satisfactory references (one from your current employer). We also need you to tell us what you have been up to over the past 5 years as a minimum in terms of employment history. This could include carer duties, travel, seeking work, education, employment, training, or volunteering.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Longhurst Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues and as part of our commitment we are an Employer for Carers and would welcome your application if you have additional unpaid caring responsibilities.

We aspire to have a greater diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Longhurst Group.