Quantity Surveyor

Fortem Solutions; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday (25 + bank holidays +

Pension with employer contributions

Life Insurance

Private healthcare

Cycle to work

GP access

Gym discounts

Retail discounts

Job summary

Fortem Solutions is seeking a driven Quantity Surveyor to join our Orbit Housing contract on site in Stratford-upon-Avon. You will report to the Commercial Manager and work with a team of 10, supervising junior members and delivering on planned works for social housing upgrades.

The role covers cost control, reporting, and commercial negotiations across projects valued from £1–15 million, including re-roofing, kitchen and bathroom replacements, and window/door upgrades.

Qualifications

• Previous Quantity Surveying experience.
• QS degree or relevant experience will be considered.
• Excellent IT knowledge including Excel with V-Lookup, Pivot tables and formula development.
• Full UK driving licence for travel to working site locations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the company secures its full entitlement within the parameters of the Contract and further commercial negotiations.
• Ensure the project team achieve or exceed budgeted targets.
• Responsible for the application schedule of rates (NHF SOR’s) acting as a SME for contractual arrangements.
• Maximise cash flow through monthly invoicing and resolving client queries.
• Monitoring and analysis of management information and job cost against revenue supporting decisions.
• Support the Commercial Manager with CVRs, CVCs and management accounts and governance of budgets.
• Ensure reporting is accurate.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to obtain value for money from the supply chain.
• Manage existing supply chain and local suppliers using IT systems including Excel and Connect.

Skills

Quantity Surveying experience

QS degree or relevant experience

Driving licence

Education

QS degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

Connect IT systems

Job description

Here at Fortem Solutions we're currently recruiting for a driven and professional Quantity Surveyor to join our Orbit Housing contract, based in the office in Stratford-upon-Avon.

As Quantity Surveyor you will report to the Commercial Manager and work in partnership with Operations Management. You will be working as part of a team of 10 and acting as a competent figure within the surveying structure with responsibility for supervising more junior members of the team.

This role will be working on our Planned works so if you are a Project Surveyor or QS skilled in refurbishment or elemental works in terms of Residential upgrades to social housing we would like to hear from you!

Our planned work revenues can range from £1-15million in value and include works such as re- roofing, kitchen and bathroom replacements, window and door replacements and electrical test and inspection programmes

The Customer

Fortem’s contract with Orbit Housing covers over 17,000 houses across Stratford-upon-Avon, Coventry, Nuneaton, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Bedford. We have multiple workstreams, including Planned works, Re-Roofing, Repairs & Maintenance, Voids and Capital Works. We’re proud to say we were winners of branch of the year here at Fortem in 2024 We are currently rated as 4.3 on Glassdoor and 90% of staff would recommend to a friend!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the company secures its full entitlement within the parameters of the Contract and further commercial negotiations.
• Ensure the project team achieve or exceed budgeted targets.
• Responsible for the application schedule of rates (preference to NHF SOR’s) acting as a subject matter expert for contractual arrangements.
• Maximise cash flow through monthly invoicing, the implementation of appropriate procedures to resolve client queries and ensuring cash is received when due.
• Monitoring and analysis of management information and job cost against job revenue, supporting the operations and finance and enablement of data driven decision making
• Support the Commercial Manager in the preparation and timely reporting of information including Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR), Cost Value Comparison (CVC) and management accounts, providing governance of budgets through robust cost control.
• Ensure accurate reporting is fundamental to the role
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the company obtains value for money and receives the correct market value from the supply chain.
• Managing existing supply chain and local suppliers and using IT systems including Excel and Connect for regular data and reporting.

What you will need

• Previous Quantity Surveying experience
• QS degree or relevant experience will be considered
• Excellent IT knowledge including a high level of Excel skills (incl. V-Lookup, Pivot tables and formula development)
• Full UK driving licence for travel to working site locations

Desired criteria

• Social Housing, National Housing Federation, SOR’s and experience in elemental works
• Motor Expenditure Allowance (£4,000 per annum)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off (34 days total)
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System
• 24/7 access to GP appointment for you and your immediate family from Day 1
• Private Pension with Employer contribution of 3-6%, Life Insurance and direct access
• Private healthcare and dental care
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail and mobile phone provider discounts

Who We Are & Why We Are A Great Place To Work

Fortem are Social Housing property experts and part of the Willmott Dixon Group Company. It is our sole focus, and the only sector we have worked in since inception in 2002. We successfully deliver works across three workstreams – Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit. Our mission is to raise the bar in Social Housing and help our clients provide safe, warm and decent homes for people to live in - because Every Home Matters.

We are Investors in People – Gold standard, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please note that we may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage early applications.