Total 413 Construction / Property job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 2SZ

Asset Building Surveyor

Hybrid role - from our office at Newcastle Upon Tyne or Leeds (expected national travel is a couple of days a month)

Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw)

Circa £40,000 - £45,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Home, a place where you belong

Join us in our fantastic role of Asset Building Surveyor and support us in the delivery of our asset programme to maintain high quality homes with long-term investment plans for new build, refurbishment and remediation properties. As our internal technical expert on building construction and defects, you’ll advise on a range of issues across our portfolio, from inspecting and advising on hard to navigate buildings, preparing survey reports to preparing planned maintenance plans for key sites.

If you fancy working in a varied role where no two days are the same and to continue developing your own career as you grow with us, then read on…

Typical day as an Asset Building Surveyor

• Undertake building surveying and inspections, providing creative solutions to maximise asset performance, which might range from complicated defect issues, non-trad stock, existing schemes which require re-configuration to new viable uses.
• Analysing existing stock data, collecting additional information from specialist consultants and preparing long term investment plans.
• Delivering bespoke projects from initial findings through spec, appointing project teams and driving forward to completion.
• Ensuring we have a good commercial understanding of our assets by evaluating and carrying out financial appraisal of schemes.
• Attending site meetings regularly to perform the function of the client, keeping our project teams and other key stakeholders informed of any variations.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for a top ten Great Place to Work in the UK Employer!

You have

• Experience of working on projects (private or public sector) as a Building/Projects Surveyor, from inception to completion including appointing the project team and securing all approvals. You’ll have experience of the planning system and implementing compliant and approved schemes including decent homes plus.
• Expert in investigating, diagnosing and conducting complex property conditions surveys, carrying out inspections, specifying remediation works and working with external partners.
• A MRICS or MCIOB, accredited Building Surveying degree or equivalent strong experience built up through your working profession.
• A current knowledge of building construction, design and CDM requirements. Good knowledge of relevant codes of practice, building regulations, legislation, standards and materials.
• Experience in the creation of tender and construction documentation schedules of work, specifications, drawings produced using AutoCAD Lt, and MS project.

Our team

You’ll join John and Vik in our Building Surveying and Asset Delivery team, we’re super passionate about what we do! We have delivered £1million property conversions, multi-million portfolio refurbishments and remedial works projects, and have a significant retrofit programme underway. We work nationally to resolve the most challenging projects and are a team who work hard to solve problems together. We’re a supportive bunch and are looking for someone to help identify and drive forward the next stage of our work programme. 

Job details

• Full time, 37.5 hpw Monday to Friday. You’ll manage your own diary. If you need a break to take delivery of your new fridge or take a longer lunch for a haircut, you can use your flexi time to manage that!
• Flexible hybrid working, from our office at Newcastle Upon Tyne or Leeds (flexible on which of these offices you are based from). National travel will be a couple of days a month.
• A full current driving licence and access to a vehicle for work, we’ll pay for your mileage.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (includes bank hols and a “me day” to use whenever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary.
• See our full range of benefits on our website.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Asset Building Surveyor Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk

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Senior Asset Building Surveyor

Hybrid role - from our office at Newcastle Upon Tyne or Leeds and from home. You'll work across our national property portfolio with expected national travel couple of days a month

Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw)

Circa £50,000 - £55,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Home, a place where you belong

Join us in our fantastic role of Senior Asset Building Surveyor and support us in the delivery of our asset programme to maintain high quality homes with long-term investment plans for our properties. In this exciting new role, you can make a big impact leading the delivery of our schemes from governance stages through to start on site. As our internal technical expert on building construction, defects and inspections, you’ll bring creative solutions to guide and lead our team of Surveyors, working with stakeholders to work through options and best solutions for our programme.

Typical day as a Senior Asset Building Surveyor

• Delivering our programme of housing, refurbishment and remediation works to properties, ensuring, governance approvals are in place, budget control and objectives are fully met. You’ll successfully lead a team of Surveyors, guiding, developing and making it a great place to work for them.
• Reviewing our portfolio and ensuring investment plans are in place for each individual site and estate, liaising with internal colleagues and key stakeholders to work up programmes and budgets.
• Developing our long-term survey requirements so we can meet future business needs including supporting survey programmes, property inspections and ensuring quality assurance is high and data collected is accurate.
• Ensuring we have a good commercial understanding of our assets by reviewing, evaluating, and carrying out financial appraisal of schemes, achieving the best possible outcome with realistic solutions.
• Driving positive working relationships with contractors, influencing appropriately to ensure a win-win outcome around complex schemes.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for a top ten Great Place to Work in the UK Employer!

You have

• Experience of working on projects (private or public sector) as a Building/Projects Surveyor or similar including investigating diagnosing and conducting complex property condition surveys, inspections, specifying remediation works and working with external partners. Experience of managing surveying teams and working within a construction environment.
• A proven ability to keep work demands on track and within budget through motivating others and working at pace. You can balance competing priorities, take information from others and analyse to help inform a decision.
• Be MRICS or MCIOB, accredited Building Surveying degree or equivalent and strong experience in building surveying and investment planning built up through your working profession.
• A current knowledge of building construction, design and CDM requirements as well as relevant codes of practice, building regulations, health and safety legislation, standards and materials.
• An eye for detail, be a great influencer and have creative spark to think outside the box on how things can be done more efficiently.

Our team

You’ll join John and Vik in our Building Surveying and Asset Delivery team, we’re super passionate about what we do! We have delivered £1million property conversions, multi-million portfolio refurbishments and remedial works projects, and have a significant retrofit programme underway. We work nationally to resolve the most challenging projects and are a team who work hard to solve problems together. We’re a supportive bunch and are looking for someone to help identify and drive forward the next stage of our work programme. 

Job details

• Full time, 37.5 hpw Monday to Friday. You’ll manage your own diary. If you need a break to take delivery of your new fridge or take a longer lunch for a haircut, you can use your flexi time to manage that!
• Flexible hybrid working, from our office at Newcastle Upon Tyne or Leeds (flexible on which office you are based from) and across our national portfolio. Typical travel will be a couple of days a month.
• A full current driving licence and access to a vehicle for work, we’ll pay for your mileage.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (includes bank hols and a “me day” to use whenever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary. See our full range of benefits on our website.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Senior Asset Building Surveyor Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Estate Planning Solicitor
£32,000-£44,000 plus excellent benefits (Work level 6A)
Full time, 37.5 hours
We're now working in a hybrid way, with colleagues dividing their time between home and any of our offices in Manchester, Sheffield, Bristol, or Stratford upon Avon. Visit colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy for more information.

We're looking for estate planning solicitors to join our technical Estate Planning team within Co-op Legal Services.

At Co-op Legal Services we do things differently, whether that's continuously innovating our technology to support your delivery or our tailored internal progression framework to support your development. We're committed to providing an exceptional client experience and the opportunity to build a rewarding career with us. In this role you'll manage estate planning cases end to end with a client-focussed approach to targets. You won't need to bring a following of clients with you as we will source new work for you. We've doubled our Estate Planning team within the past few years, and as we continue to grow, there will be plenty of opportunity for progression.

What you'll do

* own caseload of complex Estate Planning cases to include Wills, Trusts and LPAs
* use our case management system to make sure information is recorded accurately
* engage with clients mainly by telephone and email
* work collaboratively with expert support from the team to continually develop your legal skills, administrative support will also be provided at certain case levels
* use your legal knowledge to mentor more junior members of the team

This role would suit people who have

* qualified as a solicitor or chartered legal executive, CILEX, or TEP qualification, with a background in estate planning
* knowledge of tax systems within England & Wales;
* strong attention to detail and the ability to draft documents
* the ability to use your initiative and effectively prioritise your work
* a client-focused approach with the ability to build positive relationships in a remote setting

Why Co-op?

Here you'll do work that matters. Co-op is an organisation with a purpose beyond profit, and by contributing to our success you'll help us to realise our vision of co-operating for a fairer world. You'll also get a package that includes:
* competitive salary
* private healthcare
* coaching, training and support to help you develop
* pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* annual incentive scheme
* Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service) plus bank holidays
* discounts on Co-op products and services

Building an inclusive work environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

If you're successful in your application, we'll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include an SRA check, credit checks, and a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. Please note Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Are you approaching qualification as a solicitor / a recently qualified solicitor who is looking for an NQ position?

The legal market is incredibly active at the moment with lots of potential opportunities across a number of different practice areas.

We would be very interested in speaking with candidates looking for a qualified role within Property Litigation about a number of options that could be available to them. If you are a candidate that has undertaken a Property Litigation seat as part of your training contract and/or has previous paralegal experience within a Property Litigation environment, now is the time to get in touch in order to secure your dream move and kickstart a long and successful legal career.

With a number of options open to candidates with good academics and previous Property Litigation experience, there has never been a better time to be in the market for a new role.

For further advice on a consultative, no obligation basis, please contact Samuel Higgins at Hays Legal (/0113 200 3717).

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Are you approaching qualification as a solicitor / a recently qualified solicitor looking for an NQ position?

The legal market is incredibly active at the moment with lots of potential opportunities across a number of different practice areas. We would be very interested in speaking with candidates looking for a qualified role within Real Estate / Commercial Property law about a number of options that could be available to them.

If you are a candidate that has undertaken a Real Estate / Commercial Property seat as part of your training contract and/or has previous paralegal experience working within property law, now is the time to get in touch in order to secure your dream move and kickstart a long and successful legal career.

With a number of options open to candidates with good academics and previous property law experience, there has never been a better time to be in the market for a new role.

For further advice on a consultative, no obligation basis, please contact Samuel Higgins at Hays Legal (0113 200 3717 / ).

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor lloking for a fresh new challenge in an environment wher eyou can thrive?

I am currently partnered with a market leading family run business based in Hull in search for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join their dynamic team within their Major works division. My client covers a diverse range of sectors including Commercial, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Education, Housing, Industrial, Leisure, Retail and Regeneration.

The Role of A Quantity Surveyor:

As Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for working with the Regeneration team to deliver profitable projects within agreed timescales.

This role will report to the Managing Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Director and will carry out the following:

* Working within a team to successfully deliver projects ranging from £1-£10 million within a variety of sectors

* Responsibility for all commercial aspects of a project including: o Valuation of works, manage subcontract accounts and payments

o CVRs o Preparation and negotiation of final accounts, cost reporting, value engineering o Assisting the procurement department in producing robust subcontract orders

o Preparation of quantities for the Preconstruction department

o Promote commercial awareness throughout the Project team

Your role will work in close partnership with key stakeholders within the Estimating, Commercial and Construction departments to ensure projects are completed within budgets, timescales and ensuring excellent customer satisfaction.

Requirements Of A Quantity Surveyor

* Construction related qualification, preferably BSc (Hons) Degree or similar

* Strong technical skills

* Good contractual awareness, particularly in JCT and NEC forms of contract

* Excellent IT skills across core Microsoft suites and communication skills

* CSCS Card

* Full Driving Licence

Benefits For A Quantity Surveyor

Salary Up To £60,000 DOE

Company Car Allowance

26 Days Leave + Bank Holidays

Private Healthcare Scheme

Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme

How To Apply?

If this position sounds of interest, or you would like more information, please contact Alex Cocker on 01142130903 or email through your CV to acocker@fr-group.co.uk.