Quantity Surveyor required by the NI Housing Executive to join the Asset Management team in Newtownards Your new company The services of Hays have been retained by our client, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to join their Asset Management team in Newtownards on an ongoing temporary contract basis.Your new role You will ensure the effective commercial management of Planned Works and Compliance related investment in NIHE properties. You will ensure that works are planned effectively, affordable and delivered to a high standard with minimal defects to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction is achieved. This will include:Preparing or assisting in the development of specifications, drawings, bills of quantities and schedule of rates to enable the invitation of tenders and quotations;Providing support for the correct interpretation of contract terms and conditions, ensuring that commercial risk is effectively managed;Ensuring the affordable delivery of the investment programme, the effective management and monitoring of budgets, including undertaking regular benchmark reviews, forecasting, cash-flow projections and monitoring;Receiving tenders and quotations, evaluating prices, checking documents and preparing agreements and contracts;Effectively administering NIHE''s contracts to ensure that they deliver maximum value for money, ensuring risk to NIHE is minimised, and a collaborative approach to delivery is established with ..... full job details .....