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Key Purpose of role:

To assemble and appraise new land opportunities to deliver fully costed appraisal in working

through clear and detailed technical drawings information for measurement take-off

purposes. To ultimately deliver a complete budget cost appraisals and help assess its

viability prior to bid. Also maintain these with regular updates to ensure robustness of the

appraisals.

Key Duties / Responsibilities:

Technical Drawings/ Data

  • Understand and with the ability to take off quantities from technical drawings and form

a concise budget.

  • To hold a good working relationship with Land, Technical & Sales teams to attain greater

knowledge of the new developments to ensure robust appraisals are delivered.

Build Costs

  • To prepare accurate build cost information for inclusion within the appraisals.
  •  Maintain build cost updates and various tracker information.

Road, Sewers & Abnormals Cost

Take-Off and assemble detailed measurements to form cost budgets for proposed roads and sewer, including working closely with technical teams to maintain up to date information. To include any enabling works and site set-up costs.

Construction & Sales Prelims

  •  To ensure correct calculation periods are input relating to construction and sales

estimated costs on site.

New Land Visits

  • Land visits may be necessary prior to initial appraisal take-off to gain a better

    understanding of the sites potential constraints.

Skills/Personal Specification:

  • ONC, HNC (or equivalent) OR Qualified by experience. HND or Degree Qualified (desirable).
  • Construction industry experience – preferably house building environment
  • Ability to work remotely.
  • Good communication and influencing skills.
  • Excellent level of numeracy
  • Ability to read and understand specifications and working architectural drawings.
  • Excellent ability to understand technical data / reports / drawings.
  • Excellent communicator, highly motivated and resilient.