Quantity Surveyor

Skilled Careers; England; On-site; CAD 79,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Careers in Kent is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage budgets, cost control and commercial reporting across social housing, refurbishment and façade projects.

You will oversee procurement, valuations and final accounts, prepare forecasts and CVRs, monitor profitability and risks, and work with project managers, site teams and senior commercial colleagues to deliver planned maintenance programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience within social housing, property services or refurbishment.
• A background in façade, cladding, external envelopes or specialist subcontracting.
• Experience with planned maintenance or residential improvement programmes.
• Strong commercial, procurement and contractual knowledge.
• The ability to manage subcontractors, costs and client relationships.
• A desire to progress within a commercially focused business.

Responsibilities

• Managing project budgets, cost control and commercial reporting.
• Preparing CVRs, forecasts and financial updates.
• Managing subcontractor procurement, payments, variations and final accounts.
• Overseeing valuations, applications for payment and client negotiations.
• Monitoring project profitability and identifying commercial risks.
• Working alongside project managers, site teams and senior commercial colleagues.
• Supporting the successful delivery of planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes.

Job description

Quantity Surveyor – Property Services

Location: Kent
Sector: Social Housing | Planned Works | Refurbishment | Façades

The Role

Depending on your experience, opportunities may involve managing individual projects or taking commercial responsibility across multiple schemes.

• Managing project budgets, cost control and commercial reporting.


• Preparing CVRs, forecasts and financial updates.


• Managing subcontractor procurement, payments, variations and final accounts.


• Overseeing valuations, applications for payment and client negotiations.


• Monitoring project profitability and identifying commercial risks.


• Working alongside project managers, site teams and senior commercial colleagues.


• Supporting the successful delivery of planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes.

Relevant project experience may include kitchens and bathrooms, roofing, windows and doors, external wall works, façade and cladding remediation, fire safety works and wider residential refurbishment.

About You

I'm particularly interested in speaking with Quantity Surveyors who have:

• Experience within social housing, property services or refurbishment.


• A background in façade, cladding, external envelopes or specialist subcontracting.


• Experience with planned maintenance or residential improvement programmes.


• Strong commercial, procurement and contractual knowledge.


• The ability to manage subcontractors, costs and client relationships.


• A desire to progress within a commercially focused business.