Quantity Surveyor

Wates Group; Stretford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Flexible working

Company car

Travel to sites

Private Medical

Pension 8% employer

Wellbeing programme

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Learning & development

Family leave

Job summary

Wates Group is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our Construction Team in the West, delivering on high-profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors. You will own pre and post-contract strategies, drive commercial functions, and report on contracts while collaborating with customers and specialists to ensure value and compliance.

This role offers opportunities to progress within a supportive team, with a focus on learning and development and a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience developing pre and post contract strategies.
• Strong understanding of commercial viability and added value in construction projects.
• Ability to work with customers and industry specialists to drive best practice.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to project commercial strategies and own subcontract packages.
• Maximise project cashflow through effective management of subcontract packages.
• Assist with tender enquiries, package reconciliations and subcontract orders; work with Commercial Lead on final accounts.

Skills

Tender strategies

Cashflow management

Contract reporting

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Wates are looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Construction Team in the West focussing on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about the commercial aspects of Construction and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

The Role

Our Quantity Surveyors are a valuable part of our business, where they take ownership for the development and implementation of all pre and post contract strategies, commercial functions and contract reporting. Quantity Surveyors will have full accountability for their own work packages or projects and continue to work collaboratively with our customers and industry specialists with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

What You'll Be Doing

• Contribute to the project commercial strategies and take ownership for your own subcontract packages, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the implementation of internal and external tender strategies
• Maximise project cashflow by effective management of subcontract packages
• Contribute to relevant project procurement strategies with particular focus on the issuing of tender enquiries, package reconciliations and production of subcontract orders, whilst working with the Commercial Lead to agree main and subcontract final accounts.

What We Will Offer You

• Competitive salary & bonus
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Our Commitments

Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at [e-mail]

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting