Quantity Surveyor

Fawkes & Reece Group; Wigan; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Healthcare cash plan

Enhanced pension

Bonus

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece Group in Wigan seeks a Quantity Surveyor to cover sites across the North West. The role reports to the Commercial Director and offers a clear path for progression within the business.

You will manage subcontractor procurement, place orders, provide cashflow forecasts and cost budgets, produce CVRs, handle contract variations, and maximise client valuations to maintain strong cash positions.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will have a stable and progressive career history as a Quantity Surveyor, ideally within the Social Housing or Renewable Energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Procurement of sub-contractors and suppliers on all contracts under the QS's control.
• Placing all sub-contract orders in line with programme requirements, ensuring best price and contract adherence are achieved.
• Placing material orders in line with programme requirements, ensuring that all records are saved appropriately & details provided to finance.
• Comply with all deadlines
• Provide accurate and fully detailed cashflow & revenue forecasts for all schemes under the QS's control.
• Ensure a cost budget for each project is produced prior to works commencing. Constantly update the cost budget for the scheme within the monthly contract CVR process.
• Produce accurate monthly CVRs for each project, ensuring all cost heads have been reviewed for current costs and forecasted end of day costs.
• Ensure variations to the contract are captured and agreed with clients within a timely manner. Same applies with supply chain variations. All variations must be reviewed, and prices agreed before any certification within sub-contract valuations.
• Submit fully reviewed sub-contract valuations within the contractual timescales laid out in the sub-contract order. Allow for all legal notifications required and the adhere to the deadlines of such.
• Ensure client valuations are submitted in line with contract terms. Valuations are to be maximized ensuring that each contract remains in the best possible cash position.

Job description

Reference: VAC-340709_1791553250
Posted: October 9, 2026

We are working with an award winning Social Housing Contractor, who are proud to deliver energy efficiency upgrades to Social Housing properties across the UK. Working with a number of Local Authorities and Housing Associations across the North West, the company's aim is to reduce fuel poverty for the people in local communities.

The company provide services such as: Air Source Heat Pump Installations, Ground Source Heat Pumps, Insulation work (EWI, IWI, CWI) and Solar Panel Installation.

The company have a healthy pipeline of work and get regular repeat business from their clients due to the standard of service they provide. They focus on providing excellent customer service and the quality of the work they do. They also work across a number of established frameworks.

They are looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join them to be based in their regional offices in Wigan, and covering sites across the North West region. This is a great opportunity for a candidate who wants to progress and develop their career with lots of opportunity to move upwards within the business.

Reporting to the Commercial Director, your duties will include:

• Manage the Procurement of sub-contractors and suppliers on all contracts under the QS's control.
• Placing all sub-contract orders in line with programme requirements, ensuring best price and contract adherence are achieved.
• Placing material orders in line with programme requirements, ensuring that all records are saved appropriately & details provided to finance.
• Comply with all deadlines
• Provide accurate and fully detailed cashflow & revenue forecasts for all schemes under the QS's control.
• Ensure a cost budget for each project is produced prior to works commencing. Constantly update the cost budget for the scheme within the monthly contract CVR process.
• Produce accurate monthly CVRs for each project, ensuring all cost heads have been reviewed for current costs and forecasted end of day costs.
• Ensure variations to the contract are captured and agreed with clients within a timely manner. Same applies with supply chain variations. All variations must be reviewed, and prices agreed before any certification within sub-contract valuations.
• Submit fully reviewed sub-contract valuations within the contractual timescales laid out in the sub-contract order. Allow for all legal notifications required and the adhere to the deadlines of such.
• Ensure client valuations are submitted in line with contract terms. Valuations are to be maximized ensuring that each contract remains in the best possible cash position.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a stable and progressive career history as a Quantity Surveyor, ideally within the Social Housing or Renewable Energy sector.

The salary is up to £55k, depending on your experience + car allowance and package (healthcare cash plan, enhanced pension, bonus and more).

The company are also proud to offer continual professional development for their employees.