Quantity Surveyor

Skilled Careers; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Careers is seeking a Quantity Surveyor or Assistant Quantity Surveyor to develop their career within a specialist facades and recladding contractor. The role spans pre-construction estimates through final accounts, with exposure to valuations, procurement and commercial reporting on projects across London and the southern Home Counties.

You will work with project and commercial teams to manage allocated projects and build strong relationships with clients, main contractors, suppliers and

Qualifications

• Experience in construction commercial management.
• Experience with estimates, budgets and cash-flows.
• Experience with valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Ability to review contracts and negotiate terms.
• Experience with cost reporting and CVRs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare estimates, budgets, forecasts and cash-flow projections for allocated projects.
• Manage valuations, payment applications, variations and final accounts.
• Procurement and management of subcontractors and suppliers.
• Review and negotiate contracts to protect the company’s position.
• Prepare CVRs, cost-value reconciliations and commercial reports for senior management.
• Maintain commercial correspondence and address delays, claims and EOT as required.
• Collaborate with project and design teams on programmes, labour and material requirements.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Budgeting

Valuations

Contract negotiation

Client communication

Cost control

Job description

Are you a Quantity Surveyor or experienced Assistant Quantity Surveyor looking for an opportunity to develop your career within a specialist construction environment?

I'm working with an established and growing specialist facades and recladding contractor who are looking to strengthen their commercial team with an additional Quantity Surveyor. The business has a strong pipeline of work across London and the southern Home Counties, covering recladding, facade refurbishment and associated construction works across residential and commercial projects.This is a hands‑on commercial role offering broad exposure across the full project lifecycle, from pre‑construction estimating and procurement through to valuations, final accounts and commercial reporting.

The Role

Working closely with the project and commercial teams, you'll take responsibility for the commercial management of allocated projects and develop strong relationships with clients, main contractors, suppliers and subcontractors.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing estimates, budgets, forecasts and cash‑flow projections, monitoring project performance and identifying commercial risks.
• Managing valuations, applications for payment, variations and final accounts, including regular site visits to assess progress and ensure work is accurately valued.
• Managing subcontractors and suppliers, including procurement, subcontract orders, payment applications, variations and performance.
• Reviewing and negotiating contracts and commercial terms with clients and main contractors, protecting the company's commercial position.
• Preparing and managing CVRs, cost‑value reconciliations, revised profit forecasts and commercial reports for senior management.
• Managing commercial correspondence, delays, claims, extensions of time and loss & expense where required.
• Working alongside the project and design teams on programmes, labour and material requirements, cost control and value engineering.
• Building strong relationships with clients, main contractors and project stakeholders, acting as a key commercial point of contact throughout the project lifecycle.

About You

We're interested in speaking with candidates from a range of construction backgrounds. You could be an established Quantity Surveyor, or an Assistant Quantity Surveyor ready to take on more responsibility.

Ideally, you'll have experience within one or more of the following:

• Facades
• Cladding
• Recladding / remediation
• Rainscreen
• External envelope
• SFS
• Roofing
• Refurbishment
• Specialist subcontracting
• Main contracting
• Other specialist construction environments

Direct facade or recladding experience is advantageous but not essential. The key is strong commercial awareness, good construction knowledge and the desire to develop.

You'll need to be:

• Commercially minded and financially astute
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Confident communicating with clients and subcontractors
• Comfortable negotiating and resolving commercial issues
• Able to analyse financial and project information
• Confident working with construction documentation and contracts
• Proactive in identifying commercial risks and opportunities
• Keen to learn and develop within a specialist environment

The Company

You’ll be joining a well‑established specialist contractor with a growing presence across facades, recladding and external refurbishment. The business currently has a significant pipeline across London and the southern Home Counties, with projects covering occupied residential schemes, recladding, facade works and internal fire‑stopping, alongside growing opportunities within the commercial sector.

They place a strong emphasis on work ethic, attitude, commercial awareness and development, making this an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long‑term career within specialist construction.

Interested?

If you're an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Junior QS or Quantity Surveyor with construction commercial experience and are looking for your next opportunity within facades, cladding, recladding or specialist construction, I'd be keen to hear from you.