Quantity Surveyor - Facade

PSR Solutions; Essex; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday

Job summary

PSR Solutions is seeking a Facade Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor in Essex to manage façade packages. You will oversee commercial activities from award through final accounts on high-value projects with Tier 1 contractor collaboration, ensuring robust cost control and timely payments.

With façade or envelope experience, you will lead contracts, CVRs, forecasting and risk management, mentoring junior QSs and supporting career progression in a respected façade contractor.

Qualifications

• Façade or envelope experience strongly preferred; curtain walling, cladding, glazing advisable.
• Stable CV with proven tenure; frequent moves not considered.
• Experience managing packages on large, complex projects.
• Knowledge of JCT and NEC contracts.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying; MRICS desirable at Senior level.
• Confident with Tier 1 main contractor commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Commercial management of façade packages from award through final account.
• Contract review and setting up packages with Tier 1 clients.
• Monthly applications for payment, valuations and cashflow management.
• Procure and manage supply chain and subcontractors, including payments & final accounts.
• Change control: pricing variations and claims.
• Monthly cost reporting, CVRs and forecasting.
• Manage commercial risk and protect entitlement; collaborate with project teams.
• Lead the commercial side of larger packages; mentor junior QSs.

Skills

Façade experience

Contract management

Change control

Tier1 coordination

MRICS desirable

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

MRICS desirable

Tools

JCT contracts

NEC contracts

Job description

Façade Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor | Specialist Façade Contractor | Essex | £50,000 - £100,000 + Package

A leading specialist façade contractor is looking for Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors to strengthen its commercial team.

This business is one of the most respected names in the façade sector. It works directly with the UK's top Tier 1 main contractors to deliver landmark buildings, including high-rise commercial towers, prestigious residential schemes and some of the most recognisable projects on the skyline. These are complex, high-value packages that require real technical and commercial skill.

You’ll join a highly regarded commercial team on major schemes, with excellent training, a strong pipeline and a clear route to progress.

The role

• Full commercial management of façade packages, from contract award through to final account
• Contract review, and setting up packages with Tier 1 main contractor clients
• Monthly applications for payment, valuations and cashflow management
• Procuring and managing the supply chain and subcontractors, including orders, payments and final accounts
• Change control: identifying, pricing and agreeing variations and claims
• Monthly cost reporting, CVRs and forecasting
• Managing commercial risk and opportunity, and protecting contractual entitlement
• Working closely with project managers, design and engineering teams
• At Senior QS level, leading the commercial side of larger packages and mentoring junior QSs

What you’ll need

• Façade or envelope experience is strongly preferred. This could be curtain walling, cladding, glazing or a related specialist package. Strong main contractor QSs with façade package exposure will also be considered.
• A stable CV is essential. The client is looking for proven commitment and solid tenure with previous employers. Frequent short-term moves will not be considered.
• Experience managing packages on large, complex projects
• A strong grasp of applications, change control, CVRs and final accounts
• Good knowledge of JCT and NEC contracts, including subcontract forms
• A degree in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline; MRICS is desirable at Senior level
• Confidence dealing with Tier 1 main contractor commercial teams

The package

• £50,000 - £100,000 basic, depending on level and experience
• A full package including car or car allowance, bonus, pension, healthcare and holiday
• Clear progression, training and support towards chartership