Quantity Surveyor

Emponics; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A commercial construction firm seeks a proactive Quantity Surveyor to join their Liverpool team, managing estimations and cost control for projects mainly in social housing and local authorities. Candidates should have experience in similar roles with project values up to £3 million and a background in trades like painting and brickwork. This role offers attractive benefits including a profit share scheme and opportunities for long-term development.

Benefits

Profit share scheme

Private health insurance

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in estimating and surveying roles.
• Ability to manage projects up to £3 million annually.
• Strong collaborator with clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts.
• Build strong client and supplier relationships.
• Complete and analyse weekly site reports.

Skills

Collaboration

Cost control

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

Overview

Quantity Surveyor — Liverpool (L24)

Salary: £56,565 inc car allowance (approx. 6700) plus fuel card. Profit share last year 14%, private health, pension, life, etc.

Our client is expanding their commercial team out of their Liverpool office (Speke). They value honesty, integrity and teamwork. You’ll join a dedicated commercial and operational team that specialises in painting, decorating and associated planned refurbishment works in the Liverpool area, working for clients across sectors including hospitals, higher education and social housing.

They are seeking a proactive Quantity Surveyor who can work with direct labour teams, manage timesheets, and contribute to tendering, estimating and refurbishments. Experience in painting, brickwork, plastering, roofing, civils or new builds will be transferable, along with tendering and estimating.

Main customer base: Social housing and councils/local authorities, housing associations. Experience in these sectors will be beneficial.

They offer an attractive benefits package and opportunities for long‑term development and progression, including profit share, pension contributions, private mileage scheme and fuel card, life/medical/permanent health insurance, annual leave options, health and wellbeing support, training and development opportunities, and more.

Be part of the company profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year) and access to various additional benefits as listed above.

Role scope includes working on established frameworks and core contracts with prestigious public, residential, retirement living, commercial and education sector clients.

Responsibilities

• Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting any commercial risks.
• Prepare cost value reconciliations for contracts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning from the outset.
• Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity labour targets are agreed and issued before contract start, including direct labour incentives where possible.
• Build strong client and supplier relations to discuss variations and contract progress and seek mutual solutions.
• Complete and analyse weekly site reports, ensuring cost information is included (labour rates, performance, budgets, value, progress, quality and safety).

What you will bring as Quantity Surveyor

• You will be inquisitive, organised and honest, a genuine 'people person' who thrives on collaboration with clients, trade teams and colleagues, fostering a 'working together' environment and long‑term relationships.
• Proven experience in a similar estimating and surveying role, with management of projects from tender/estimating through to final account.
• Experience managing a value of works up to £3 million annually.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with an eye for identifying business opportunities, negotiations and better gains. You should describe yourself as commercial, analytical, and accurate.

Requirements and experience

• Experience in tendering, estimating and refurbishments; ability to work with direct labour teams (timesheets, etc.)
• Background in painting, brickwork, plastering, roofing, civils or new builds would be transferable
• Experience in social housing, councils/local authorities or housing associations is advantageous
• Proven track record in cost control and contract administration

Locations and sectors

Based in Liverpool area (Speke) with projects across social housing, councils/local authorities, housing associations, retirement living, commercial and education sectors.

How to apply

Please submit your CV highlighting relevant experience in quantities surveying, estimating and refurbishment projects.