Chief Surveyor

**Chief Surveyor**

**Newcastle upon Tyne**

**New Build Housing developer**

Howells are currently recruiting for one of the country's most successful Housing Developers who are looking to recruit an organised and driven Chief Surveyor for their North East office. They are a multi awarded winning business with a reputation for providingfantastic training, development and progression.

The Commercial team deals with everything to do with cost-effective building, including quantity surveying, estimating, procurement and material buying.

**Chief Surveyor Key Duties**:

- Manage the work of the Surveying team and take responsibility for achieving targets in relation to: accurate build cost assessments of acquired land acquisitions; budget control throughout development; cost overruns within tolerance levels; and ensuringsites accord with Group procedures
- Accurately cost and prepare budgets for each aspect of site development
- Contribute to the conceptual designs/options for the determination of site values
- Identify and procure sub-contractors, using Group Tender procedures where appropriate, and the procurement of goods and materials
- Implement a payments system for the payment of sub-contractors and the supply of goods and materials in line with Group policy and procedures
- Support the Commercial Director in ensuring that the Commercial team are fully resourced and well-directed, with clear guidelines to their own job responsibilities, and are provided with full support in achieving these, in terms of communication, trainingand development, and the organisation of the department's workload
- Report appropriately to the Commercial Director in a standardised format and schedule
- Ensure compliance with Group IT systems
- Promote and act in accordance with Group values, systems, policies and procedures

**Chief Surveyor Salary and Benefits**:
You will be working for a modern, forward-thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a full time, permanent role for which you will receive a competitive salary andbonus scheme as well as role dependant additional benefits below:

- Company Car or Cash Allowance
- Annual Health Assessment
- Private Medical Insurance - Single Cover
- 26 days holiday rising to 29 with long service
- Choice of Flexible Benefits
- Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

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