Quantity Surveyor

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Job summary

A specialized contractor in conservation based in Central London is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage refurbishment and conservation projects. The ideal candidate will have 3-5+ years of post-graduate QS experience and the ability to handle complex valuation and account closing. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Path to promotion

Autonomy in project management

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years post-grad QS experience with site exposure.
• Solid builder’s eye and refurbishment experience preferred.
• Confident with closing final accounts.

Responsibilities

• Manage refurb & conservation of listed/period assets.
• Scope packages with attention to logistics.
• Agree methods with PM/SM before confirming costs.

Skills

Post-grad QS experience

Take-offs and valuations

Ability to explain approaches

Site exposure

Job description

Quantity Surveyor (Refurb & Conservation) | Central London | Permanent

London
Posted: 03/10/2025

Salary: £60K- £80K / Year • Reference: J29138

If you can price a brick and explain a box gutter, read on.

Overview

Live refurb & conservation of listed/period assets across Central London with a specialist contractor focused on restoration and conservation.

What you’ll do

• Live refurb & conservation of listed/period assets across Central London.
• Section 20 mansion blocks, façade retention, structural cut & carve, high-spec commercial refurb.
• Values mostly £150k-£2m (some £2-3m+) with tricky access, neighbours, and logistics.
• Valuations & variations grounded in what’s actually buildable this week.
• Scoping packages with an eye for temporary works, access, waste routes, and build sequencing.
• Sitting with PM/SM and agreeing the method before you agree the money.
• Final accounts that stand up because you understood the detail on day one.

What you’ll bring

• 3-5+ years post-grad QS (or more) with real site exposure—ideally carpentry/trade background.
• Refurb/conservation experience ideal, but solid builder’s eye matters more.
• Confident with take-offs, CVRs, valuations, variations, budgets, accruals, and closing final accounts.
• Happy up a scaffold, in a plant room, or over drawings with an SE.
• Ability to explain and justify approaches to client-facing scenarios.

About the Contractor

• 30 years in high-quality restoration & conservation, ~£13m turnover.
• 16-18 live projects; core trades in-house (restorers, stonemasons, decorators); roofs/M&E/specialist packages subbed but tightly managed.
• Tight, practical team who back people that take ownership.

Progression & Package

• Chance to own fewer, higher-value jobs with complex commercial oversight.
• Path to lead QS/commercial manager as you grow.
• Competitive salary/benefits, plus the autonomy to run your jobs like you mean it.

No long cover letter needed. Let’s talk—no pressure.

Michael Ogunyankin · 07551 155 789 · [e-mail]