Cost Control & QS Team Leader

Delta Wellbeing Ltd; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Annual leave (generous entitlement)

Wellbeing support

Career development

Staff discounts

Flexible working

Job summary

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking an experienced Cost Control QS Team Leader to join the Property Design Section. The role involves leading a team of Quantity Surveyors, embedding cost management, procurement support and commercial controls across a diverse capital programme.

You will collaborate with Project Managers, Design Teams and Scheme Sponsors to ensure projects stay within approved budgets while delivering best value.

Qualifications

• Senior level experience leading a cost control/quantity surveying team.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, spend, and procurement processes.
• Strong collaboration with project managers, design teams, and sponsors.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the Cost Control QS Team.
• Embed robust cost management and commercial controls across project lifecycles.
• Work with project managers and design teams to ensure delivery within budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Cost control

Procurement

Team management

Job description

If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly

Hourly Rate : £25.26 - £27.50

Contract Hours 37 hrs

Come and join our team

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Cost Control QS Team Leader to join the Property Design Section.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to lead the Council's Cost Control team and play a key role in the successful delivery of a diverse capital programme across a wide range of portfolios.

The successful candidate will provide day-to-day leadership and technical guidance to a team of Quantity Surveyors, ensuring that robust cost management, procurement support and commercial controls are embedded throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with Project Managers, Design Teams and Scheme Sponsors, you will help ensure that projects are delivered within approved budgets whilst achieving best value for the Council.

Carmarthenshire County Council is one of the most ambitious local authorities in Wales, delivering an extensive programme of investment in schools, leisure facilities, housing, regeneration projects and the corporate estate. Our Core Values are central to everything we do, and we are committed to working as One Team to deliver high-quality services for our communities.

This permanent post offers an exciting opportunity to join our Property Design Section.

Level 2 - You will need a basic level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.

Closing Date

09/11/2026, 23:55

The Rewards

We're proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff. Please note that the examples shown are just some of what may be available, and eligibility can vary depending on your role or contract type. For instance, certain benefits may not apply to casual workers .

• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

Anonymous Recruitment

We adopt an 'anonymous recruitment' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made.

We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Sharing your equality monitoring data allows us to assess the impact our recruitment and employment policies and practices have and gives us the opportunity to improve them where possible. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Additional Information

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Right to work eligibility

Every employer in the UK must carry out a Right to Work check before a new employee starts work. This is a legal requirement under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and applies to every worker, regardless of nationality.

All applicants will be asked about their nationality and whether they are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to confirm whether you are eligible to apply for the vacancy and to work for the Council or its partner organisations.

Carmarthenshire County Council holds a valid sponsorship licence. However, applicants who require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route must meet all eligibility criteria set out by the UK Government under the points-based immigration system. Before submitting an application, you should check whether the role meets the eligibility criteria in the UK Government guidance: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK.

Please note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria, your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or any offer of employment may be retracted.