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I am excited to be working with a local authority in south, central Hampshire who have asked us to help them identify a new Head of Property on a permanent basis.

Post Title: Head of Property
Directorate: Property & Commercial
Hours: 37 hours per week, flexible / hybrid
Salary: Up to £69,549 with a market supplement available for the right candidate

Are you passionate about making a difference?
The council have a commitment to positive change that extends to all residents, businesses, and visitors. They take pride in creating sustainable and healthy communities while increasing employment and well-being opportunities.

Why work for them?
The council was named APSE's Council of the Year in 2022. With a well-defined Corporate Plan, a two-year budget, and ambitious goals, the council offers stability and a vibrant organisational culture. It's a place where careers can thrive. Achievements include managing a significant commercial property portfolio, delivering major capital projects (from elite sports venues to mixed tenure housing developments), achieving one of the highest recycling rates in the south, and addressing the housing crisis as the leading housing developer in the Borough.

The council is committed to tackling the climate emergency, improving residents' health, and strengthening the local economy. Policies and projects are supported by financial and political stability, making the council a place where ambitions become reality.

The Role
As the Head of Property, you will be the lead expert on asset management and investment issues within the Council.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building relationships with external stakeholders
• Liaising with senior decision-makers, including councillors and service directors
• Creating the Council's asset management strategy
• Leading an action plan for strategy implementation
• Managing portfolio performance and various teams involved in asset management
• Driving system improvements and ensuring effective IT solutions across the property team
• Identifying income generation opportunities and maximising capital returns from the portfolio

Full job description available on request.

About You
To excel in this role, you should have:

• A relevant qualification in a property discipline
• Chartered surveyor status (MRICS or FRICS)
• Experience at a senior management level
• Strong knowledge of council services related to asset management, including facilities management, building surveying, and property investment and divestment
• Political awareness
• Familiarity with commercial transactions and business drivers affecting local authorities
• Strong leadership skills, including motivation and mentoring
• A full driving licence

About the council
Join a great team in an organisation committed to a flexible, inclusive, and enjoyable working environment. The council values personal and professional development, offering exceptional employment conditions as an accredited Living Wage Employer. Make a lasting impact on the community.

Benefits include:

• 31 days of annual leave (dependent on local government continuous service)
• Flexible working arrangements and the ability to accrue up to 2 additional days of leave per month (subject to operational requirements)
• Generous pension contributions

How to apply
The council will review CVs as they are provided to them and there is no application form required, so for more information or to apply, please contact Ashley Wardle on 07947 414 457 / at your earliest convenience.

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£27 - 28.5k

Full time on site

3 Kites Croft Business Park, Fareham, Hampshire, England, PO14 4FL.

Main DutiesAs a property service coordinator, your main responsibilities will be to provide support to the retail helpdesk Lead in the management and delivery of contractual obligations and client expectations, logging jobs from retail stores on the CAFM system and seeing jobs through to completion, including writing and submitting quotes to the client, assisting your colleagues in maintaining departmental housekeeping, and to complete any administration required to comply with process and procedures.

In your new role you will also be ensuring contract specific KPI's/SLA's and first-time fixes are met and that client / customer communications are comprehensive and timely, liaising with stakeholders and building users, ensuring effective programming of PPM and Weekly and monthly reporting/ updates on your service lines.
The ideal candidate will be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, have excellent attention to detail and be able to provide expert FM advice.

The ideal candidate will also be able to provide excellent customer service to our clients in answering the phones, managing emails and face-to-face communications.


What you need to do now


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Your new company
This is an opportunity to join a truly unique business in an unbelievable and iconic Hampshire location.
Your new role
You will be joining a well established, professional and friendly team who work to common goals and objectives. Your role will be diverse with no two days being the same. Your duties will include operational support to the Estate Director, for example, managing the inhouse maintenance workload and priorities, reviewing invoices, taking delivery of furniture, etc. answering the office phone. Ensuring rents are paid on time, advising the Estate Director of debtors. Producing reports detailing when leases are due to expire and when rent reviews are coming up and agreeing a plan of action for these with the Estate Director then executing it. Ensuring that all properties are compliant, e.g. organising contractors to carry out gas safety checks, EICRs etc. Ensuring that the commercial properties are fully compliant. Organising for contractors to attend to tenanted properties to carry out repairs and maintenance. Producing service charge accounts and budgets for commercial tenants. Managing the local residential and commercial agents to ensure the timely turn around of vacant properties.
What you'll need to succeed Our client is seeking to hire an engaging, organised and experienced Property/Estate/Land Administrator. Applicants must be able to clearly demonstrate on their CV experience of working within a similar Property/Estate/Land Administrator role.
What you'll get in return
Property/Estate/Land Administrator, Basingstoke, Permanent, Full-Time, Competitive Salary
What you need to do now


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Your New Company

Hays Building Services are pleased to be assisting a consultancy in Westbury/Andover with the recruitment of a Quantity Surveyor to join their busy team.

Your New Role

You will provide support to the project teams to ensure contractual compliance of projects, estimation and collation of project variation works, budget reviews and analysis with the project teams along with completion of financial reports and forecasts.

You will also liaise with the end client and other construction professionals such as site managers, architects, project managers and site engineers, track changes to the design or construction work and adjust the budget projections according as well as final account preparation to include approval of all contract documentation and orders prior to finalisation.

What You'll Need To Succeed

You will be accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in quantity surveying, experienced within mechanical/electrical contracting as well as strong numerical skills and working knowledge of MS Excel and other software.

What You'll Get In Return

This role is being offered with a day rate between £300 - £350 per day on a long-term interim contract.

What You'll Need To Do Now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Quantity Surveyor Job | Residential Sector
Quantity Surveyor Job Southampton | Residential Sector

Are you a Quantity Surveyor with a passion for the residential sector? Our clients work across the Hampshire & Dorset areas. They are currently in growth and looking to expand their team. They are looking to grow their team due to 5 new sites starting this year and looking for a Quantity Surveyor with experience and looking to progress themselves.

They have sites situated across Hampshire and Dorset with you being in their office and based on site 2-3 days per week. Competitive Salary of £65,000 + Car allowance + Package.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in NEC / JCT Format
• Experience working in the residential sector
• Experience of managing large subcontractor accounts
• Experience in Pre-Construction

Must have BSc or HND (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent commercially related subject, and/or RICS Membership.

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Your new company

My client is a part of a group that offers a range of services including Ecological consultancy. They were established over 40 years ago and have provided services to their clients nationally ever since. They work on a range of large scale infrastructure projects as well as others.

Your new role

My client is looking for experienced Ecologists to work on a contract basis, outside IR35 regulations if required.
The contract is to survey habitats across the south/southeast of England from Southampton to Canterbury.
The work can include all aspects of Ecological consultancy such as habitat management, protected species surveys, Biodiversity Net Gain strategy, ECoW, impact assessments, thermal imaging and more. Typically, you will be on site Monday-Friday, 9 hours max p/day with an hour break, this is flexible.
What you'll need to succeed

• Experience with botanical surveys
• Experience using UKHab & NVC
• Able to incorporate all protected species in the form of a PEA
• CIEEM Membership
• Full UK Driving license and car

What you'll get in return

• £150 - £350 p/day DOE (expenses to be included)
• Opportunity for other works
• Equipment as required

What you need to do now
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Location: Fareham - due to the nature of this role, it is fully based on site
Working pattern: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Salary: £27,000 - £28,500 per annum.


Your new role
As a property service co-ordinator, your main responsibilities will be to provide support to the Retail Helpdesk Lead in the management and delivery of contractual obligations and client expectations, logging jobs from retail stores on the CAFM system and seeing jobs through to completion, including writing and submitting quotes to the client, assisting your colleagues in maintaining departmental housekeeping, and to complete any administration required to comply with process and procedures.

In your new role you will also be ensuring contract specific KPI\'s/SLA\'s and first-time fixes are met and that client / customer communications are comprehensive and timely, liaising with stakeholders and building users, ensuring effective programming of PPM and Weekly and monthly reporting/ updates on your service lines.

The ideal candidate will be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, have excellent attention to detail and be able to provide expert FM advice.

The ideal candidate will also be able to provide excellent customer service to our clients in answering the phones, managing emails and face-to-face communications.


What you need to do now


If you\'re interested in this role, click \'apply now\' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn\'t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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We are seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to work for a busy repair and maintenance contractor in the Southampton area. The role is permanent and head office based, available immediately, with a competitive salary.

Working for a leading sub-contractor, you will be working on a multi-year framework contract for several housing associations worth approx £5 mill a year. Working within a stable commercial team, the role will report to a senior QS/commercial manager and be supported by several assistants and contract administrators. Works will be focussed on the reactive repair and maintenance works and refurbishment projects with occasional support into the special works and voids teams. Working in a large, busy open-plan office, you form a key part of the commercial team liaising with operations and the end client daily to ensure the smooth running of the contract.

The role itself will involve the commercial management of the incoming repairs from costings, managing quotations, placing orders, measuring works, closing out jobs and invoicing clients for monthly reporting (via CVR's), ensuring additional works are raised and agreed, paying subcontractors/trades and generally ensuring the smooth running of the schemes commercially whilst maintaining the client relationship.This is a newly created role to cope with the growing value of the contract and will be a long-term appointment with over 10 years remaining of the framework.

This is a permanent role, paying a competitive salary & overall package including a 23-day holiday, with an option to buy a further 5 days. Enhanced pension scheme, private healthcare Plus multiple other company incentives
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Your new company:
It is an established and extremely successful main contractor specialising in the utility sector, now seeking a project QS, to join the team on a new framework contract in a new depot near Basingstoke, covering jobs in Berkshire and Hampshire. With projects ranging from £15-20 million and typically lasting 3 years, all works are fast-paced and involve installing gas mains and secondary services on highways and areas of the public domain as part of a series of larger frameworks. The overall investment could grow to up to £170 million per annum as over 800 km of existing pipework requires modernisation. With multiple new schemes starting across the Southeast, this is an excellent opportunity for a growing sector to join an extremely stable business in a key role in a sophisticated modern delivery model.
Your new role:
As QS, you will be two to three days in the office in the new depot working closely with the site management and delivery teams overseeing all commercial and contractual administration matters including various monthly reports, measuring, and requesting payments from client, paying subcontractors, ensuring contracts are being adhered to and generally monitoring and reporting risk. You will be identifying financial liabilities that the organisation is exposed to, recording early warning notices, measuring up and downstream valuations, weekly spend / value reporting and taking responsibility for the financial delivery of the unit. One to two days to be spent on site measuring work and one day at the head office in Surrey. Work is all under NEC4 Options C & E (cost reimbursable) as a method of measuring the contract. You will be spending 2 days a week on site and 1 day a week at the head office in Surrey.
What you\'ll need to succeed:
You will be a quantity surveyor or project surveyor with clear experience of working on NEC contracts, ideally in the gas sector or utilities or network infrastructure sectors. You will have a minimum of 3 years' experience and be fully IT literate and comfortable working on site measuring work. You will be looking for a permanent role and be comfortable commuting to Hampshire to work and Surrey for head office meetings for the foreseeable future. You will be an intermediate level QS looking for an opportunity to gain experience on a Senior QS pathway. The software being used is a bespoke form of Excel called Monday, MS Office, MS Project, A-Site and CEMAR (portal system for contract exchanges). The essential requirements are a formal qualification, or industry experience in quantity surveying plus UK-based network infrastructure experience. Previous experience of pre-construction is useful but not essential.
What you\'ll get in return:
It is a competitive salary, a day off for a birthday, 23 days\' holiday (+ bank holidays), company car/allowance, plus competitive company pension and paid mileage for site visits.
What you need to do now:
If you are interested in this role, click \'apply now\' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job is not right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.


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Your new company is an established and extremely successful main contractor specialising in the utility sector, now seeking a project QS, to join the team on a new framework contract in a new depot near Basingstoke, covering jobs in Berkshire and Hampshire. With projects ranging from £15-20 million and typically lasting 3 years, all works are fast-paced and involve installing gas mains and secondary services on highways and areas of the public domain as part of a series of larger frameworks. The overall investment could grow to up to £170 million per annum as over 800 km of existing pipework requires modernisation. With multiple new schemes starting across the Southeast, this is an excellent opportunity for a growing sector to join an extremely stable business in a key role in a sophisticated modern delivery model.

In your new role as QS, you will be two to three days in the office in the new depot working closely with the site management and delivery teams overseeing all commercial and contractual administration matters including various monthly reports, measuring, and requesting payments from client, paying subcontractors, ensuring contracts are being adhered to and generally monitoring and reporting risk. You will be identifying financial liabilities that the organisation is exposed to, recording early warning notices, measuring up and downstream valuations, weekly spend / value reporting and taking responsibility for the financial delivery of the unit. One to two days to be spent on site measuring work and one day at the head office in Surrey. Work is all under NEC4 Options C & E (cost reimbursable) as a method of measuring the contract. You will be spending 2 days a week on site and 1 day a week at the head office in Surrey.

What you will need to succeed is that you will be a quantity surveyor or project surveyor with clear experience of working on NEC contracts, ideally in the gas sector or utilities or network infrastructure sectors. You will have a minimum of 3 years' experience and be fully IT literate and comfortable working on site measuring work. You will be looking for a permanent role and be comfortable commuting to Hampshire to work and Surrey for head office meetings for the foreseeable future. You will be an intermediate level QS looking for an opportunity to gain experience on a Senior QS pathway. The software being used is a bespoke form of Excel called Monday, MS Office, MS Project, A-Site and CEMAR (portal system for contract exchanges). The essential requirements are a formal qualification, or industry experience in quantity surveying plus UK-based network infrastructure experience. Previous experience of pre-construction is useful but not essential.

What you will get in return is a competitive salary, a day off for your birthday, 23 days\' holiday (+ bank holidays), company car/allowance, plus competitive company pension and paid mileage for site visits.

What you need to do now. If you are interested in this role, click \'apply now\' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job is not right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Ref 4501340

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