Lead Quantity Surveyor – Housing Contracts & Cashflow

Fortem; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 10% of basic salary

28 days holiday + birthday

Pension

Private healthcare

Job summary

Fortem is recruiting a Managing Quantity Surveyor for the Stonewater Housing contract, based in the Chippenham, Wiltshire office. The role involves maximising cash flow, cost control, and financial governance while integrating client systems and Fortem processes.

You will work on ensuring entitlements, budgets, and commercial outcomes, with opportunities to lead on reporting and performance analysis within a long-term partnership.

Qualifications

• Excellent data interrogation skills.
• Excel skills, including V-Lookup, Pivot tables and formula development.
• QS degree or equivalent training or a minimum of 5 years relevant contract experience.

Responsibilities

• Secure full entitlement within contract parameters and assist in commercial negotiations.
• Handle application schedule of rates as subject matter expert.
• Maximise cash flow via monthly invoicing and resolve client queries to ensure cash is received.
• Monitor and analyse management information and job cost against revenue for data-driven decisions.
• Ensure accurate cashflow forecasts and revenue profiles; maintain updated budgets.
• Prepare and review CVR, CVC and management accounts for governance of budgets.

Skills

Excellent data interrogation skills

Excel

V-Lookup

Pivot tables

Formula development

Education

QS degree or equivalent training

Job description

Fortem is recruiting a Managing Quantity Surveyor for the Stonewater Housing contract, based in the Chippenham, Wiltshire office. The role involves maximising cash flow, cost control, and financial governance while integrating client systems and Fortem processes.

You will work on ensuring entitlements, budgets, and commercial outcomes, with opportunities to lead on reporting and performance analysis within a long-term partnership.