Project Quantity Surveyor

Borne Resourcing Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional construction contractor is seeking an experienced Project Quantity Surveyor to manage a diverse portfolio, ensuring commercial responsibility from procurement through to final accounts. Candidates should have 810+ years' experience in related roles, a strong track record in refurbishment and new build projects, and the ability to build strong relationships. The ideal candidate will enjoy autonomy in their work and must be ideally based within an hour of Surbiton.

Qualifications

• 810+ years' experience as a Quantity Surveyor with a main contractor.
• Confident handling tendering, estimating, procurement, and cost reporting.
• Stable career history with a desire to progress in a growing contractor.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement and negotiation of subcontract packages.
• Prepare tender enquiries, analyse returns, and place subcontract orders.
• Produce cashflow forecasts and monthly valuations for director review.

Skills

Experience with main contractor

Strong track record across refurbishment and new build

Good communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Relationship-building with suppliers/clients

Job description

Project Quantity Surveyor

Main Contractor | Permanent | Surrey (Surbiton) | New Build, Refurbishment & Fit‑Out

An established and steadily expanding main contractor in Surrey is seeking an experienced Project Quantity Surveyor to take commercial responsibility for a diverse portfolio of projects across commercial, sports, residential, ecclesiastical and education sectors.

Working from their Surbiton office, you'll manage up to three live projects at any one time, taking full ownership of procurement, commercial reporting and cost control from award through to final account. Projects typically range from £1m to £8m, delivered under both Traditional and Design & Build contracts.

The Role

• Manage procurement and negotiation of subcontract packages across new build, refurbishment and fit‑out schemes
• Assist in tendering and budgeting, including cost planning and supporting bid preparation
• Prepare tender enquiries, analyse returns and place clear, robust subcontract orders
• Produce cashflow forecasts, monthly valuations and CVRs for director review
• Administer subcontract accounts, variations and change management through to final account
• Provide timely cost advice, remeasure works as required and maintain accurate commercial records
• Work closely with Contract Managers to support programme, design and delivery decisions
• Lead commercial reporting and ensure full contractual compliance on assigned projects

What they’re looking for

• 810+ years' experience as a QS with a main contractor
• Strong track record across refurbishment, new build and fit‑out projects
• Confident working autonomously across multiple live schemes
• Commercially minded, proactive and able to build strong supplier/client relationships
• Comfortable handling tendering, estimating support, procurement and CVRs independently
• Good communication skills, well presented and able to represent the business professionally
• Stable career history and the desire to progress within a growing contractor
• Ideally based within 1 hour of Surbiton

The Company

This contractor delivers a wide range of projects across Surrey and Greater London, spanning commercial developments, sports facilities, residential builds, school upgrades and church refurbishments.

Their approach is hands‑on, collaborative and quality‑focused, offering QSs the chance to work closely with directors while enjoying genuine autonomy and responsibility.

With consistent growth and a varied, interesting project pipeline, this is an excellent environment for a QS who wants to make a visible impact within a respected regional contractor.

Also known as: Project QS, Intermediate QS, Main Contractor QS, Construction QS

Interested?
Michael Ogunyankin (phone number removed)
michael @ borneLTD . com