Quantity Surveyor
Location – Parramatta Hybrid
Employment type – Temporary till 30 June 2028
Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10, $ 129,464 - $142,665 per annum + superannuation
Your role
Homes NSW is a division of the Department of Communities and Justice. It brings together the housing and homelessness functions of the Department of Communities and Justice, the NSW Land and Housing Corporation, Aboriginal Housing Office and key worker housing functions from across government all under one roof.
Homes NSW leads work to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and deliver quality public housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW.
The Quantity Surveyor is responsible for monitoring and advising on construction cost issues at project and program level. The role also provides support to ensure projects, costing and work undertaken by Homes NSW's business partners, are cost effective, of high quality and represent value for money.
What you'll do
* Provide timely and accurate advice and solutions including, but not limited to, producing estimates, review of estimates prepared by others, budget formulation, contributing to project briefs, tender evaluation sign-off and review and assessment of variations.
* Act as a Quantity Surveying specialist for the Development teams for the purposes of budget setting, forecasting, research, data analysis and capture, cost planning, estimating across a project lifecycle from feasibility to completion of work.
* Assist in the evaluation of the performance of service providers and suppliers to foster a culture of teamwork and cooperation that is focused on respect, solution and cost-effective outcomes.
* Foster a culture of continuous improvement by monitoring, researching and recommending improvements to systems, processes and procedures.
* Provide assistance and undertake cost planning audits to ensure business requirements are met.
* Advise on the appropriateness of different approaches to managing cost risks across projects and their financial or time impact to ensure project and program objectives are met.
* Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships through effective communication, negotiation and issues management to engage stakeholders and ensure project deliverables are met.
* Provide advice and support to the Senior Quantity Surveyors and Principal Quantity Surveyor.
What we're looking for
* Relevant tertiary qualification and/or commensurate experience in the area of Quantity Surveying
* Project experience within the Australian medium density / high density residential construction sector
* Experience with Cost X estimating software
* Strong Excel and Data Management Experience advantageous
* AIQS membership advantageous but not essential
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What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
* A challenging and rewarding career
* Flexible, autonomous work environment
* Competitive pay and conditions
* Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
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Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.
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Applications close Sunday 8 March at 11:59pm AEST.
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For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Tadeusz Knopek on **************@homes.nsw.gov.au
If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Katie Hardy on 0447 204 *** or ***********@dcj.nsw.gov.au
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