Quantity Surveyor

Carbon 60; Oldham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction services company is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial delivery on a major public-sector social housing contract in Oldham. The role involves overseeing cost control, procurement, and payment management across various sites, ensuring compliance with public-sector requirements. Ideal candidates will have a proven background in construction or maintenance, with excellent procurement and financial management skills. Hybrid work is considered, but site-based is preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven Quantity Surveyor experience in construction or maintenance.
• Strong subcontractor procurement and payment management background.
• Exposure to social housing or public-sector frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial aspects of social housing works.
• Procure and appoint subcontractors.
• Administer payments, valuations, and final accounts.
• Forecast costs, manage budgets, and report financially.
• Handle variations, change control, and cost recovery.
• Ensure compliance with public-sector requirements.

Skills

Quantity Surveyor experience

Subcontractor procurement

Payment management

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

IT-literate

Tools

eVision or similar systems

Job description

Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing

Location : Oldham & surrounding areas

We're looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial delivery on a major public-sector social housing contract. This role involves overseeing cost control, subcontractor procurement, and payment management across multiple live sites, ensuring strong commercial governance throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage commercial aspects of social housing works
• Procure and appoint subcontractors
• Administer payments, valuations, and final accounts
• Forecast costs, manage budgets, and report financially
• Handle variations, change control, and cost recovery
• Ensure compliance with public-sector requirements
• Collaborate with site teams and clients to mitigate risk

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven Quantity Surveyor experience in construction or maintenance
• Strong subcontractor procurement and payment management background
• Exposure to social housing or public-sector frameworks
• Commercial acumen and ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Confident communicator and IT-literate

Desirable

• Experience in social housing refurbishment or maintenance
• Familiarity with eVision or similar systems
• Previous work on long-term public-sector frameworks

Working Pattern : Site-based preferred, hybrid considered.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy