About the job

Job summary

This position is based nationally.

Job description

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

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Directorate: Property, Facilities Management Team

Location: National, at any HMCTS site

Based on current ways of working, work location is likely to be a combination of working from home and from the office, dependent on business needs.  This role requires regular travel and overnight stays as necessary.

About us

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice.  We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people’s lives in delivering justice. If you’re interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.

The Facilities Management team has a wide remit, including the Duty Holding responsibility for HMCTS, managing our property and facility management services in all serviced premises and buildings across all our estate, comprising c.370 sites. The team also leads on the management of building compliance.

About the role

The Quantity Surveyor position represents an exciting new addition to our team, offering the ideal candidate the chance to sculpt and direct the role in alignment with organisation’s primary objectives. 

The role will sit within HMCTS Property Directorate and will be responsible for the effective management of cost at both a project and programme level, incorporating a strategic role with day-to-day cost control. Providing expert specialist and professional financial and cost management expertise and oversight of all buildings and systems across a large and varied HMCTS estate, supporting Duty Holders, Deputy Director, Head of Technical and Assurance, Head of Facilities Management and Head of Security as well as many other HMCTS departments and suppliers who work with the Property Directorate and the wider MOJ or Government departments as required. The impact of the role will be making sure we spend public money wisely in accordance with recognised financial constraints and protocols. You will be expected to be the cost management subject matter expert, this is a challenging, frontline and visible role. 

Your role as Quantity Surveyor encompasses several key aspects (but not limited to):

• To provide strategic and technical support to the HMCTS Property Directorate, ensuring that cost is managed appropriately across the delivery of all aspects of the directorate such as routine Facility Management (FM) support, small works projects, future FM contract provisions and our larger capital investment project works.
• Attend regular management and supplier meetings at regional and national level, as required and facilitate and lead on the presentation of reporting to Duty Holders and senior leaders. 
• Support the Capital and Revenue (Resource) Maintenance Plan by reviewing the technical solutions within the forward maintenance register to ensure they are in line with HMCTS’s objectives and aims, and with legislative compliance.
• Challenge solutions proposed by suppliers to ensure value for money (VFM) and provide alternative options where required.
• Review projects and small works to ensure the Property Directorate and Government policy is followed, e.g., Construction Design Management Regulations (CDM), Government Soft Landings (GSL).

Please refer to the attached role profile for a comprehensive description of the role.

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate for this position should demonstrate the following:

Essential Skills, Qualification and Membership

• You must hold a professionally recognised cost or Quantity Surveying qualification at a senior level (e.g., or MRICS/FRICS similar) and a well-developed background in cost management on large and complex construction project.
• You must hold membership in a recognised professional body, like RICS, IET, CIBSE, IMechE, ICPHE, or a similar organisation, and should either possess or be actively pursuing incorporated/chartered status.
• Experience as a property or building services professional, with in-depth knowledge of asset and risk management strategies.
• A good understanding of the costing and practical delivery of works.
• A deep understanding of the issues involved in managing a large operational and administrative estate, including customer management and supply chain management.
• Experience of managing crisis situations in relation to asset management functions.
• Experience of working at a senior level and providing oral and written briefings.

Desirable

• Experience of successfully leading, motivating and managing in-house and outsourced teams through a period of significant change.

How to apply

Please submit a CV that details your relevant employment history, key achievements, qualifications, and memberships.

Additionally, you must provide a Statement of Suitability that presents supporting examples how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria outlined for this role.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a blended interview assessment in line with the Civil Service success profile framework.

If selected for an interview, we will assess your technical knowledge, experience, and a behaviour (Level 4) relevant to the role.

We will ask you experience-based questions, assessing your experience in successfully mitigating a business risk within a property focused role, and your experience in working across large multi building and complex estates and your strategies in effectively managing the challenges this presents.

Additionally, you will be asked to deliver a 10-minute presentation showcasing your technical knowledge in any of the essential criteria outlined in this role which will be followed by a short question and answer segment from the panel. A detailed brief for the presentation will be sent to you via email one week before the start of your interviews.

Finally, you will be asked a behaviour-based question, in relation to the behaviour “Changing and Improving” (Level 4).

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £54,358, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £15,165 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.