Project Surveyor

Wates
The Vacancy

Wates have an opportunity for a Project Surveyor to join our Wates team within our Reactive Maintenance division. You will be working out of our Finsbury Park office on one of our contracts. You will be expected to take accountability for the development and implementation of all pre and post contract strategies, commercial functions and contract reporting.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Develop and encourage project team performance encouraging and ensuring that Wates’ main contractual obligations and or strategies are executed and regularly reviewed
• Complete and submit monthly Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) and progress reports
• Demonstrate understanding of internal and external tender strategies / build up
• Agree external valuations / cash flow to maximise project value
• Work with the Commercial Manager to agree and produce main and subcontract final accounts
• Ensure all Wates subcontract management / process obligations are complete with particular reference to Procurement, Measurement and valuation, Contractual instructions / notices / orders as well as Health and Safety

To be successful in the role you will already have relevant commercial skills and experience including the ability to maximise value recovery, cost control and cash management as well as effectively use / understand financial reports and final accounts.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.