The Vacancy We have an exciting new opportunity for a Project Quantity Surveyor to join our WPS team in the East Midlands area. Reporting into the Commercial Manager, you will be expected to take accountability for the development, implementation of all pre and post contract strategies, commercial functions and contract reporting. As the PQS you will be working closely with 2 of our social housing partners on our kitchen, bathroom, electrical and roofing works so we are ideally looking for someone who is experienced within the property services field. Key Accountabilities include:

• Contribute to project commercial strategies and take ownership for own subcontract packages

• Conduct site visits, take measurements of works required and price up scoping documents with the schedule of rates as agreed with the client

• Work with the commercial and operations teams to procure the works packages in a timely manner including producing a procurement programme

• Make good quality decisions and understand the importance of making profit and maximising opportunities

To be successful in this role you will be a qualified and experienced surveyor with a good work ethic and a confident communicator, able to demonstrate the ability to form and develop relationships with all stakeholders. Ideally you will have experience within social housing/ working within a main contractor and exposure of responsive or planned works, Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting 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.