Lead Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing & Contracts

Fortem Solutions; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private pension

Life Insurance

Dental care

Cycle-to-work scheme

Mobile phone discounts

Job summary

Fortem Solutions is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join the Stonewater Housing contract, based in our Chippenham office. The role focuses on contract entitlement, cost control, and timely cashflow through invoicing and governance of budgets.

You will lead financial reporting, CVRs and CVCs, align IT integrations, and collaborate with commercial leads to set annual budgets. A QS degree and strong Excel are essential, with social housing experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent Excel skills (incl. V-Lookup, Pivot tables and formula development).
• QS degree or equivalent training or a minimum of 5 years relevant contract experience.
• Negotiating, communication and presentation skills.
• Valid UK driving licence.
• Experience of Management Accounts.
• Experience with SORs.
• Experience working within social housing.
• Eligibility for bonus up to 10% of basic salary.
• 29 days annual leave + birthday off*.
• Pay review every year.
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave.
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave.
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms.
• Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System.
• Other benefits including Private pension, Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more

Responsibilities

• Ensure the company secures its full entitlement within the parameters of the Contract and further commercial negotiations.
• Responsible for the application schedule of rates, acting as a subject matter expert for contractual arrangements.
• Maximise cash flow through monthly invoicing, the implementation of appropriate procedures to resolve client queries and ensuring cash is received when due.
• Monitoring and analysis of management information and job cost against job revenue, supporting the operations and finance and enablement of data driven decision making.
• Ensure Accurate Cashflow Forecasts and Revenue profiles are in place and are accurate and updated regularly.
• Prepare and produce financial reports, including Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR), Cost Value Comparison (CVC) and management accounts, providing governance of budgets through robust cost control.
• Ensure the IT integration between the client's system and Fortem's is aligned to increase productivity and financial controls in-line with the contract conditions.
• Ensure budgets are set and shared with the commercial leads annually along with carrying out full reviews periodically when required.

Skills

Excel (Advanced)

Negotiation skills

Communication and presentation

Management accounts

Experience with SORs

Social housing experience

UK driving licence

Education

QS degree or equivalent training

Job description

Fortem Solutions is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join the Stonewater Housing contract, based in our Chippenham office. The role focuses on contract entitlement, cost control, and timely cashflow through invoicing and governance of budgets.

You will lead financial reporting, CVRs and CVCs, align IT integrations, and collaborate with commercial leads to set annual budgets. A QS degree and strong Excel are essential, with social housing experience preferred.