Residential Quantity Surveyor: Budget & Subcontracting

Skilled Careers; Shire Of Northampton; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Careers is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team in Northampton. You will manage development costs for allocated new-build housing projects, work with procurement to final accounts and ensure budget adherence.

You will produce cost-to-complete forecasts, commercial reports, and tender analysis, while negotiating subcontract packages and resolving commercial queries with site and technical teams.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Quantity Surveyor within housebuilding or residential construction.
• Strong understanding of subcontract procurement, valuations and final accounts.
• Experience managing budgets and preparing commercial reports.
• Confident negotiation and communication skills.
• Organised, proactive with strong attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of Excel and commercial reporting systems.
• A QS qualification or related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage development budgets, monitor expenditure and prepare cost-to-complete forecasts.
• Produce regular cost-value reconciliations and commercial reports.
• Prepare tender enquiries, analyse quotations and negotiate subcontract packages.
• Place subcontract orders with clearly defined scopes of work.
• Assess and agree subcontractor valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Monitor site progress and attend commercial and construction meetings.
• Identify commercial risks, potential overspends and opportunities for cost savings.
• Review drawings and specifications, assessing the financial impact of changes.
• Work closely with site and technical teams to resolve commercial queries.
• Maintain accurate records and manage payments in line with agreed procedures.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel

Attention to detail

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Job description

Skilled Careers is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team in Northampton. You will manage development costs for allocated new-build housing projects, work with procurement to final accounts and ensure budget adherence.

You will produce cost-to-complete forecasts, commercial reports, and tender analysis, while negotiating subcontract packages and resolving commercial queries with site and technical teams.