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Job description

About the Department of Finance: DoF provides the NICS and other public bodies with money, staff, professional services and business support systems, helping them to deliver excellent, value for money public services. The department is committed to deliver effective and efficient public services. DoF has approximately 3500 staff. The overall aim of the DoF is "to help NICS departments make the most appropriate and effective use of resources and services for the benefit of the community". It does this by managing public money, supporting our people, transforming and innovating, providing evidence and insights and delivering public services. Construction and Procurement Delivery Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is a business area within the Department of Finance (DoF). CPD has a leading role to play in providing value for money procurement solutions for construction works, supplies and services across the Northern Ireland Civil Service and the wider public sector. CPD comprises six divisions: Procurement Policy Division Commercial Delivery Division Supplies and Services Division Construction Division Property Services Division Properties Division Property Services Division (PSD) Property Services Division’s role is to provide a range of high quality, professional property and hard facilities management services i.e., reactive maintenance requests, planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and associated remedial works (cyclical, scheduled and planned maintenance). Additionally, there are teams delivering small and micro projects up to a value of £500,000. These services are delivered to NICS and ALBs in accordance with NIPPP and other relevant guidance. The Division comprises of 70 professional and technical staff from various construction related disciplines, across the following branches Multi-Disciplinary Team 1 including the Asbestos Unit Multi-Disciplinary Team 2 including the Building Energy Management Unit Multi-Disciplinary Team 3 including the Fire Safety Unit & Supplies and Stores Property Maintenance Team Quantity Surveying Team Quality, Customer and Business Operations PSD work activity covers reactive maintenance, cyclical maintenance, minor works and general property related advice and surveys. PSD has procured a comprehensive Property Management Framework to centralise maintenance contracting service provision across the client base. The Framework has been delivered in compliance with procurement legislation and Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPPP). The HPTO Quantity Surveyor reports to a Senior Professional & Technical Officer (SPTO) Quantity Surveyor, in the provision of various aspects of quantity surveying services to Government Departments, Agencies and the wider public sector. An organisational chart showing the role the HPTO Quantity Surveyor will have within the PSD structure is shown on page 8.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of a wide range of cost and procurement advice to Northern Ireland Departments, their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies and Councils.
• Assist in the preparation of contract documentation and analysis of tenders.
• Proactively assist in the promoting Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy including the Achieving Excellence initiative and the Gateway Review process.
• For more information please refer to page 16 in the Candidate Information Booklet.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• At least a second class degree or equivalent Level 6 qualification in Quantity Surveying; And
• A minimum of 1 year relevant post-qualification experience in Quantity Surveying; Or
• A HND or equivalent Level 5 qualification in Quantity Surveying; And
• A minimum of 2 years’ relevant post-qualification experience in Quantity Surveying; Or
• A HNC or equivalent Level 4 qualification in Quantity Surveying; And
• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant post-qualification experience in Quantity Surveying; And
• Access to a form of transport to carry out the full duties of the post.

Further Information

NICS Application form only. Vacancy closing date 16th October 2026 at 12 noon. Applications from females, young people (people under the age of 35), people with a disability and people from minority ethnic communities are particularly welcomed for this post.