Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor - Belfast

Pay Rate: £18.72 per hour
Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday-Friday)

Overview

Staffline is recruiting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for a Quantity Surveyor to support the Asset Management Project Delivery team.

This role focuses on cost control, contract management, procurement support, and ensuring value for money across construction and maintenance programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare specifications, drawings, bills of quantities and tender documentation
• Evaluate tenders, quotations and manage contract awards
• Administer construction contracts and manage commercial risk
• Monitor budgets, forecasting, cash flow and expenditure
• Issue instructions, certificates and approve variations
• Authorise invoices within delegated limits
• Support contractor performance and progress monitoring
• Provide technical and contractual advice to internal teams
• Maintain risk registers and support risk mitigation
• Ensure compliance with procurement and contract procedures
• Support benchmarking and asset management initiatives

Essential Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Degree (Level 6) in Quantity Surveying or Construction-related discipline + 1 year experience
  OR
• HND (Level 5) in Quantity Surveying or Construction-related discipline + 2 years' experience
  OR
• Minimum 3 years relevant construction/quantity surveying experience (CPD/experiential route)
• Experience working within a construction or building environment
• Strong understanding of contract administration and cost management
• Good IT skills (including relevant QS/software packages)
• Ability to manage workload, budgets and deadlines effectively

Additional Requirements

• Experience supporting procurement and contract delivery desirable
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Access NI Basic clearance required

Additional Information

• Office-based role (Belfast HQ)
• Involvement in committees, stakeholder meetings and reporting
• Must comply with all health & safety, procurement and governance policies
• Opportunity to support major investment and asset management programmes

Apply Now

If you are interested and available for this position, please upload your CV to the link or contact [email protected]

To be shortlisted, applicants must meet the essential criteria. Roles may be filled quickly; CVs will be retained for similar future opportunities. Unsuccessful candidates may not be contacted due to application volumes.

Successful candidates may be required to complete an Access NI Certificate via Staffline (cost approx. £16-£32 depending on clearance level).