Quantity Surveyor

Persimmon; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/Car allowance

Health Care

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Bonus

Employee Benefits Platform

Job summary

Persimmon Homes is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage the financials for sites in the South East from our Maidstone base, ensuring tight cost controls and accurate reporting to senior management.

You will set budgets, handle CVRs, payments and subcontractor negotiations, while mentoring junior staff and supporting regional decision making.

Qualifications

• Minimum of HND/HNC in building relating studies.
• Previous experience in the UK residential house building sector.
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability to oversee a number of different projects at different stages of development, whilst having exceptional project management and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage financials for multiple sites within the South East region from the Maidstone office.
• Set up budgets, prepare bi-monthly CVRs, appoint and pay subcontractors to maintain cost control.
• Process weekly/monthly payments and resolve disputed items to keep projects on track.
• Produce site valuations bi-monthly and report variances to board.
• Negotiate subcontractor rates to maximise margins.
• Use COINS system to set up new sites and forecast profitability.
• Coordinate with Construction, Sales, Customer Care, Accounts.
• Support safety policies and mentor junior team members as needed.
• Assist Commercial Manager in key business decisions and attend regional meetings.

Skills

Project management

Time management

Education

HND/HNC in building related studies

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Quantity Surveyor

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Maidstone, ME15

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Quantity Surveyor and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders - FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don't just build homes - we build careers. When you join us as a Quantity Surveyor, you'll benefit from:

• Competitive salary of circa £50,000 to £70,000, depending on experience
• Company car/Car allowance
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Health Care
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform - giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

The purpose of the role is to be responsible for the financial management of sites within the South East region, based at our office in Maidstone, through effective and efficient controls, producing reports to allow senior management to establish site status.

What you'll do as a Quantity Surveyor

• To primarily be responsible for up to 3 or 4 sites of varying complexity whilst setting up budgets, producing bi-monthly valuations (CVR's), appointing subcontractors and making subcontractor payments to maintain close cost control and enable management decisions.
• Ensure weekly and monthly payments are processed efficiently, any disputed items are resolved, allowing site works to proceed unhindered and give an accurate picture of site financial status.
• Produce site valuations on a bi-monthly basis and present to the Board of Directors to indicate any variation from budgeted figures.
• Undertake negotiations to obtain the optimum rates for sub-contract appointments to maximise margins.
• Utilise the Persimmon Group COINS system to set up new sites and establish budget, predicting site profitability for financial planning verification.
• Liaison with other departments on time to ensure sites run efficiently (Construction, Sales, Customer Care, Accounts).
• Comply with responsibilities as defined in the Group's Health, Safety & Environment Policy and ensure compliance with the same throughout the team to promote safety in the way we build projects.
• Ensure that on occasion when deputising for the Manager the team are allocated tasks, where quality of work will need to be verified to maintain it is completed to a good standard within company guidelines.
• Given proven experience the role will involve mentoring and training junior members of the team and developing their skills to a sufficient level where they can take on more responsibility and add value to the team, thus improving productivity within the region.
• On occasion provide assistance to the Commercial Manager when making key business decisions and attend regular regional meetings as the relevant subject expert.

What experience do I need?

• Minimum of HND/HNC in building relating studies
• Previous experience in the UK residential house building sector
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to oversee a number of different projects at different stages of development, whilst having exceptional project management and time management skills.