Quantity Surveyor

Borne Resourcing Limited; Uckfield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned construction firm in Uckfield is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage a £5m project with a forthcoming £4m venture. Candidates should have experience in the super-prime sector and be adept at generating clear cost reports and managing subcontractors while identifying risks early on. They value professionalism and timely payments in construction. This role offers the opportunity to work in an environment where expertise is respected and project management is streamlined.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing variations and subcontractors in construction.
• Ability to generate clear cost reports.
• Skill in risk management for construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a circa £5m construction project.
• Ensure timely payment to subcontractors.
• Develop and maintain accurate cost plans.

Skills

Cost report generation

Risk assessment

Subcontractor management

Variation analysis

Job description

Quantity Surveyor | Uckfield / Haywards Heath Area | Permanent

We're working with a family‑owned, 50+ year‑old super‑prime residential builder - financially solid, well‑organised, and blissfully free of the organised chaos some contractors wear like a badge of honour.

They need a Quantity Surveyor for a circa £5m project, with a £4m project to follow.

Not to fix it.

Not to reinvent it.

Just to run it like a grown‑up - because, remarkably, the company already does.

If you've worked in super‑prime London or Tier 1/2/3, you'll recognise the usual QS soundtrack:

• Variations appearing with all the subtlety of a fire alarm.
• Cost plans clearly written on a day when optimism was running high.
• Subcontractors who treat 30 days as more of a loose vibe.
• Architects who believe a provisional sum is a suggestion box.

Now, the good news:

• This company actually pays subcontractors on time.
• Procurement isn't a treasure hunt.
• Drawings line up more often than not.
• Your cost reports won't require intuition, luck, and a séance.

We're after the Quantity Surveyor who:

• Knows when a variation is real and when a contractor is simply testing the boundaries of human imagination.
• Can turn site noise into a clean cost report without needing a stiff drink.
• Spots risk early enough that no one has to utter the phrase value engineering with a straight face.

You’ll still need patience - it's construction, not a spa - but you won’t spend your days untangling mystery numbers or explaining, again, why TBC is not a valid forecast.

If you're ready for a place where your expertise is trusted, your subcontractors get paid, and your cost plan doesn't implode by Tuesday… this is probably it.

Always open to a discreet conversation with Quantity Surveyors.

Spencer Wade
(phone number removed)
spencer @ borneltd. com