Skip to content

Password reset link will be sent to your email address.

Close

Why register?

  • Save your favourite developments and properties
  • View your recent searches and viewing history
  • Use our online mortgage and Help to Buy calculator
  • Access your home information once reserved
  • Use our handy moving in checklist
Close

Popular locations

Why Keepmoat

Ways to buy

Buying guide

Get inspired

Customer care

Contact us

Careers

Corporate

Current vacancies

Managing Quantity Surveyor KMH/YW/1305

Keepmoat Homes is a fast growing top 10 UK housebuilder. We design and build quality homes and create places where people want to live.

Our investment and participation helps transform communities and improves the lives of local people. We have a national presence combined with local knowledge and expertise in all aspects of housing – from finance, design and planning, to developing and building. Our comprehensive skills and capabilities give us a wider perspective across the whole housing lifecycle and we create lower risk ways of building homes people need.

For more than 90 years our work has been absolutely visible to local communities so being part of the community is in our DNA. We hire local suppliers and tradespeople and work with local communities to make sure that our plans meet their needs.

Job description

Main purpose of the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Yorkshire West region. The main base will be from our newly refurbished office near the White Rose Centre, and due to the nature of the role it will involve some travel throughout the region. The successful candidate will support the Commercial Director in delivering profitability for the region through contractor procurement, cost planning and control and overall commercial input.

The successful candidate will also lead a team and carry out all people management policies, processes and procedures to a high standard and ensure that the team fully supports the business in terms of needs, aspirations, and targets. They will demonstrate strong relationships through ability to work cross functionally to achieve successful outcomes for the MCI business.

The Managing Quantity Surveyor will be involved in setting, monitoring and delivery of budgets. They will place orders, produce accurate and timely reports for the business, and forecast cost of materials required for our builds. They will liaise with subcontractors, site staff and other departments to ensure communication and collaboration is at its highest. They will work with the Commercial Manager to ensure the junior members of the team are provided with the necessary guidance and support to be successful in their role.

HS&S Responsibilities 

To take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your work and adhere to the Keepmoat Health, Safety and Sustainability standards.

Skills, knowledge & experience

We are looking for a Commercial leader who embodies our Keepmoat values; a creative and resilient individual with a flexible and agile approach to managing a function and an enthusiastic, self-motivated, solutions focused approach. They will be collaborative; skilled in relationship building and stakeholder engagement with experience in developing strategies and in influencing senior decision makers and with strong negotiating and influencing skills. They will take a straightforward approach and possess the technical experience and attention to detail to allow them to identify and work with partners, procure new sites, and ensure detailed cost planning. They will be passionate about their work and about managing and developing a team to get the best out of each individual.

Education & qualifications

Experience within a similar role within housebuilding or similar is essential.

Why work for us?

At Keepmoat Homes we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. As the market leader in our industry we want to ensure that we attract, motivate and retain the best people who can deliver the best service for our customers.

  • Competitive rates of pay – We regularly check our pay against our competitors to make sure they reflect our position as market leader. We also review our pay every year.
  • Bonus Scheme – Our annual bonus scheme is linked to team and company performance.
  • Special offers for staff – We run a range of offers and discounts exclusively for our employees including holidays, health club memberships and days out.
  • Trust – We encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.
  • Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career.

Our values

Our values are the foundation for our vision, the cornerstone of our culture and the benchmark for our achievement.

  • Straightforward - We get the job done in the most efficient and effective way. We are friendly, open and honest. It’s about being respectful and working in a transparent and honest way.
  • Collaborative - We work together in partnership to deliver the very best customer experience. Partnership working is key to our business. We work collaboratively to deliver the best results possible.
  • Passionate -  We care about what we do. We put pride and energy into delivering results. It’s important to us to do a good job.
  • Creative - We are proactive, flexible and resourceful. We listen, learn and deliver solutions. We don’t offer a one size fits all solution; we are flexible and will tailor our services to our customers’ needs.

Reference: KMH/YW/1305
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Leeds, LS11 8PG
Employer: Keepmoat Homes, Yorkshire West
Job type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing date: 16/10/2024

Apply for this role

Upload your CV

Your comments

What are your salary expectations?

Do you hold right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship?

Where did you hear about this role?

Your preferences

To be the first to hear about new developments and releases, special offers and exclusive events, please select your marketing preferences below. We will treat your data with respect and you can unsubscribe at any time. You can read our privacy notice here.

Please select your marketing preferences: