Construction and Framework Surveyor
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Why Apply?
This is an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse team of professionals, highly focused in delivering excellence in service delivery across our Estates Directorate.
This role would be ideal for individuals with advanced commercial management experience in Construction, who thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment and enjoy bringing the benefit of their experience to deliver added value and continuous improvement.
- Salary will be UofG Grade 8, £48,350 - £56,021 per annum. This is an Open Ended (permanent) role.
- Full Time post, this consists of a 35 hours flexibile working week. We operate a hybrid working model which can be agreed with your line manager.
- An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
- A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
- A commitment to support your health and wellbeing https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/ Access to a state-of-the-art gym with pool and cycle to work scheme.
- Relocation assistance will be provided where appropriate.
- Additional information on Working With Us: https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/workingwithus/
- Additional information on our Benefits: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/benefits/
Main duties & responsibilities
- Support the Construction and Framework Commercial Manager and work with the University Procurement team on the planning of frameworks and innovative contracting approaches which will ensure effective and efficient delivery of projects.
- Support the delivery of a suite of effective controls to manage the capital programme, ensuring transparency of costs across the lifecycle of all projects.
- Support and manage consultant and contractor frameworks, providing professional support, guidance and insight into market conditions and supply chains. Regularly undertake cost/market analysis and forecasting to support with internal cost development.
- Ensure accurate and effective cost data and metrics are developed and measured across all projects and programmes, respond to any audit findings, and provide guidance on best practice to the Directorate.
- Working with the Programme Management Office (PMO) develop an effective reporting system which allows individual project managers to have confidence in delivering projects, whilst also being able to inform governance boards on progress, trends and risks. Challenge and give assurance to all financial reporting working closely with the Framework Commercial Manager and Head of Estates Finance. Ensure reporting simplifies complex projects and programmes so that critical matters are highlighted to governance boards and Court committee members, identifying risks and trends to enable governance members clarity on areas of priority.
- Develop the effective management of risk, ensuring all risks are identified and quantified, thereby reducing spend and exposure on delays. Lead appropriate workshops, Post Project reviews and discussions to identify risks, contribute to a departmental risk register and ensure adequate mitigation for successful delivery, escalating when an identified risk may impact on success.
- Provide cost assurance across all projects and work closely with finance colleagues to ensure accurate monitoring and reporting of cashflow and total budget spend.
- Working closely with Development Managers and Project Managers, lead and support on the delivery of tender exercises, including identifying the most appropriate methodology and route to market and the preparation of documentation with staff and/or external consultants
- Preparation and review contractual documentation in liaison with Procurement colleagues, staff, and external consultants.Review and analyse tender returns, providing guidance and direction where cost and contractual queries arise.
- Actively ensure appropriate contract controls are being evidenced on all projects via the Sypro Contract management platform and alongside the Programme Management Office (PMO). Identify and manage any commercial non-conformances.
- Provide cost management analytical advice and expertise to PMs, Project Boards and Executives, ensuring that cost plans are produced to a high standard and that the programme delivers the financial, activity, workforce and quality outcomes defined.
- Contribute to the preparation of funding bids relating to Estates Development Projects, including contribution to the preparation of grant applications and the administration and management of grants. Prepare reports for outside agencies and bodies in relation to external funding grants.
- Preparation of cost estimates to support high level costing exercises prior to a cost consultant being engaged on a project for capital planning purposes or capital investment support, including assisting with preparation of Investment application paperwork.
- Provide support to project staff and finance team on the analysis of costs provided by external consultants throughout the project lifecycle.
- Procure, appoint and manage the services of external professional consultants and contractors to provide professional project monitoring, tracking, reporting, and acting as one interface between the University and the construction industry. Working alongside the PMO to analyse KPIs across both Lead Advisor and Contractor frameworks.
- Develop and update costing tools, processes and templates which will support the effective development and delivery of projects.
- Undertake lessons learned from internal procurement and commercial processes to develop improved methodologies, working alongside the PMO.
- Effectively communicate with all relevant stakeholder communities, including reporting to project boards, engaging and managing stakeholders from across the University.
- Engagement in professional development activities as appropriate to maintain and/or gain Professional Chartership.
How to apply
Full details of the role and how to apply can be found by visiting our website:
The closing date for applications is 7 April 2024
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Campus development plan
Our Vision
Over the next 10 years, the major investment will expand our campus footprint by 25%, creating a new urban quarter with the University at the heart of a revitalised west end. This is the largest development since the creation of the original campus in 1870.
This is a unique opportunity for a University to extend the boundaries of its historic core in a central city location. It will create:
- New learning and teaching facilities
- Refurbishment and repurposing of existing iconic buildings for specialist uses
- Identification and design of social spaces that support the student and community experience.
The expansion of our Gilmorehill campus into the 14 acre, former Western Infirmary site will transform the West End of Glasgow. The Masterplan for the site will incorporate:
- New learning and teaching facilities supporting our students and making sure they get the best in modern teaching and learning styles and approaches
- Creation of a Research Hub, housing large-scale multidisciplinary projects and incubator space for spin out collaborations with industry. This will encourage further innovation development
- New public cycle and pedestrian routes and a new central square which will link Byres Road to the up-and-coming cultural quarter for the West End, with new links to Kelvingrove and the newly-refurbished Kelvin Hall
- Refurbishment of five listed buildings: The Chapel, the Outpatients building, the Macgregor building, the Tennent Institute and Anderson College
- Commercial opportunities, including a hotel, restaurant, bars and cafes
- The state of the art Learning and Teaching Hub adjacent to the Boyd Orr building on University Avenue will be completed next year.
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Living in Glasgow
A UNESCO City of Music, a vibrant arts and culture scene, a food-lover’s delight, and a shopper’s paradise. Just some of the highlights of the ‘friendliest city in the world’. As well as that accolade by the Rough Guides poll, Glasgow has also been named a must visit destination by publications including the New York Times, The Guardian, and Wanderlust.
Music
The city hosts an average of 130 music events a week catering for every taste; from rock to rap, and classical to country. Glasgow also has a world class club scene playing host to some of the world’s top DJs.
Shopping
Outside of London’s West End, Glasgow is frequently voted the best place for shopping in the UK. A must-visit destination for any shop-a-holic, it houses high street chains, international designers, and independent retailers. The West End, home to the University of Glasgow, is bustling with vintage fashion, vinyl stores, and second-hand bookshops.
Arts and Culture
Glasgow’s arts scene has gone from strength to strength, and is the base for five internationally renowned performing arts companies including the National Theatre of Scotland and Scottish Ballet. The city has several world-class museums, which are free to the public, and the city’s architecture is a work of art in itself.
Food and drink
You can be in Glasgow and taste the world with its many diverse restaurants, cafes, and bars. And if you’ve yet to sample the delights of haggis and whisky, Glasgow is the place to be.
The City and Beyond
Glasgow has all the opportunities and excitement of a big city but its compact size means you can quickly travel from one vibrant district to the next. You could be relaxing in one of its many parks, before shopping in the quirky West End, and then dancing until the wee small hours in the Merchant City.
And when you fancy getting out of the city you can reach the stunning Loch Lomond in just 30 minutes, climb one of our many breath-taking Munros, play golf at one of Scotland’s many world-class courses, visit one of our ancient castles, or go further North and search for Nessie! Scotland has also just been named the world’s most beautiful country by Rough Guides.
Relocating to Glasgow
Choosing to relocate to Glasgow is a big decision. There are numerous things to be considered, such as the costs of moving, the cost of living, and where exactly to relocate to. We have created two guides to aide you in the decision making process.
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