Quantity Surveyor

Foresight Search Ltd; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Hybrid working

Career progression

Job summary

Foresight Search Ltd is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join a regional team delivering social housing refurbishment and retrofit projects. You will manage costs, subcontract accounts and valuations across fast-paced contracts, with a focus on NHF frameworks and cost controls.

Location flexibility includes Bristol or Newport, with up to one day per week from home. The role offers progression within a growing regional business and a clear career pathway.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor with a regional or national main contractor.
• Experience in Social Housing retrofit projects.
• Strong understanding of Schedule of Rates.
• Commercially astute with strong subcontract management experience.
• Commutable to Bristol or Newport 4/5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Manage subcontract accounts, valuations, variations, cost reporting and supporting estimating.
• Be responsible for accurate cost/value reconciliation, cash flow forecasting and agreeing final accounts to maximise margin.
• Work on fast-paced framework contracts, Schedule of Rates, and refurbishment projects in social housing.
• Flexible working is available with up to 1 day per week from home; projects primarily in Bristol area.

Skills

Quantity Surveyor experience

Social Housing retrofit

Schedule of Rates

Subcontract management

Cost control

Job description

Quantity Surveyor Social Housing / Refurbishment

Location: Bristo (central) or Newport offices

Salary: £50,000 £58000 + £6,500 car allowance + 25% bonus

Sector: Social Housing, Refurbishment, Retrofit upgrades

Start Date: Immediate

Quantity Surveyor The Company

This Quantity Surveyor opportunity is with a cuccessful contractor delivering Social Housing refurbishment / planned maintenance and retrofit decarbonisation projects across the South West.

From their regional offices in Bristol and Newport they deliver large scale social houising refurbishment, retrofit energy efficiency and decarbonisation schemes. The business has a strong pipeline of secured Social Housing work across Bristol and surrounding areas and continues to grow year on year.

This is a genuine long term opportunity within a well structured commercial team.

Quantity Surveyor The Role

This Quantity Surveyor role will see you joining the new regional commercial team, reporting into a Commercial Manager.

You must have expericne in retrodit upgrades ideally within social housing covering EWI/IWI, loft insallation or heating upgrades. You will take full commercial responsibility for one or more Social Housing refurbishment, retrofit or planned maintenance contracts. Projects are fast paced and framework driven, often operating under Schedule of Rates (NHF).

Duties include managing subcontract accounts, valuations, variations, cost reporting and supporting estimating where required. You will be responsible for accurate cost / value reconciliation, cash flow forecasting and agreeing final accounts to maximise margin.

Flexible working is available with up to 1 day per week from home with projects primarily located in the Bristol + 1 our area

This is an ideal Quantity Surveyor position for someone who enjoys framework contracts, Schedule of Rates and high volume refurbishment environments.

Quantity Surveyor The Person

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor with a regional or national main contractor
• Experience in Social Housing retrofit projects
• Strong understanding of Schedule of Rates
• Commercially astute with strong subcontract management experience
• Motivated, team focused and keen to progress within a growing regional business
• Comutible to Bristol or Newport 4/5 days per week

Quantity Surveyor The Reward

• £50,000 £58,000 basic salary
• £6,500 car allowance
• Up to 25% bonus
• up to Flexible working 1 day
• Strong pipeline of local projects
• Clear progression within a growing regional team
• Bristol or Newprt location