Job title: Quantity Surveyor
Salary: From £50,871 (Grade 10)
Location: Based from our Northallerton office or other offices around North Yorkshire with visits across the county.
Contract: Full time (40 hours per week)
Benefits: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays, company pension and other benefits

Do you have Quantity Surveying experience and looking to take the next step in your career?

NY Highways is dedicated to delivering high-quality highway schemes with a focus on safety, efficiency and innovation.  As the business expands with a diverse skill set and opportunities, we are looking to welcome experienced Quantity Surveyors to join our existing team.

We are the highways services and maintenance provider of choice to both private and public sector clients across North Yorkshire and neighbouring areas.  As a Quantity Surveyor for NY Highways, you will have the opportunity to work on a broad spectrum of projects including; highway surfacing, landslips, drainage, street scene schemes, junction improvements along with S278 and S38 works.

We are proud of our people and you will be joining a team with effective policies and processes in place, a team who work well together, support each other and work closely alongside NEC project managers to deliver the scale and volume of schemes and packages of works for a business with £70-£80m turnover.

“Bringing innovative solutions to the roads of North Yorkshire and beyond”

In this role you will be responsible for cost control and cost forecasting along with ensuring the schemes and projects are administered in line with NEC4 forms of contract.  You will also be required to monitor and manage the use of contract programmes and risk registers, using your skills to forecast profitability and look at cost/budget/value comparisons. You will have a close working relationship withProject Managers and ensure that payment applications are assessed correctly and payment certificates are issued in a timely manner.  Good communications skills will be required when interacting with Clients, Principal Contractors, Principal Designers and colleagues to ensure works are delivered to specification, on time and to budget.

The successful candidate will have experience in Quantity Surveying and will ideally have previously worked in a Highways setting. You could work from any of our offices in NY Highways depots across the county.  With weekly visits to Northallerton and around the county you must have a full UK drivers’ licence with the ability to travel around the county.

To be successful in the role you will have the following:

• Qualification to HND standard or equivalent inQuantity Surveying (or other equivalent related discipline)
• Working towards or prepared to work towards professional membership of an appropriate organisation (for example, RICS/CIOB/ ICES)
• Holds an appropriate Construction Skills Certification Scheme card or prepared to obtain one.
• Awareness of good customer service principles and practice.
• Desire to understand customer and business needs and expectations and to establish long term relationships.
• Have the ability to work well within a team environment.
• Are able to create collaborative working relationships and effective partnerships.
• Experience of finding positive solutions to complex problems.
• Strong commitment to Health & Safety, Business Improvement, Quality and Environmental principles.

Read the full job description here

Why Join Us?

At NY Highways, we value our employees and offer a supportive and dynamic work environment. We are committed to professional development and provide opportunities for growth and advancement.  Since launching, we have invested in our people and technology – from promoting staff and training the next generation of Operatives, Mechanics, Electricians and Surveyors via apprenticeships to adopting the latest technology and a strong commitment to Quality and Environmental principles

For further details on NY Highways, please visit www.nyhighways.co.uk

What we can offer you

• Competitive pay with performance-based pay progression
• Comprehensive employee assistance programme
• Company Pension scheme with up to 6% contribution
• Generous leave entitlement
• A benefits scheme which includes maternity leave package, cycle2work scheme, home technology scheme, as well as retail, travel and leisure discounts.

For more comprehensive information on benefits of working with NY Highways, please read here.

How to Apply

Please complete the short application form here and attach your CV to be considered for the role.

To have a confidential and informal discussion about this role or the recruitment process, or if you need assistance with creating and submitting your application, please contact Ashley Benford (Resourcing Partner) on 07814 932389 or at ashley.benford@northyorks.gov.uk

Closing date – Midnight on Wednesday 26th February 2025.  Interviews are planned to take place throughout the recruitment process, if you would like to apply, please do so now and we will respond to you quickly.

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy before the proposed deadline in the event of the position being filled, a change of requirements or a large number of applications being received.

NY Highways is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.

At NY Highways, safety is a core principle. We are dedicated to the health and safety of our employees and the public. To maintain a safe work environment, we enforce a strict substance misuse policy. Employees must report to work fit for duty and free from drugs or alcohol.  New employees will undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing, with random tests conducted throughout employment. Adherence to this policy is essential for upholding our safety standards and ensuring the integrity of our operations.