Quantity Surveyor in Oxford)

Ad Warrior Ltd; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonewater is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor for a remote role. You will oversee commercial and cost management across repairs and maintenance projects, challenging costs and ensuring value for money.

Ideal candidates will have substantial QS experience, knowledge of NHF SOR, and a track record of delivering savings. A driving licence is required for occasional site work.

Qualifications

• Experience in social housing is welcome.
• Experience reviewing contractor costs for high-volume repairs.
• Track record of delivering measurable savings and cost improvements.
• Full UK driving licence and ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Review contractor costs at job and line-item level.
• Scrutinise Schedule of Rates pricing, variations and applications.
• Monitor expenditure and identify cost trends, risks and opportunities.
• Lead cost benchmarking, value engineering and commercial reviews.
• Provide commercial advice to operational and procurement colleagues.
• Assess contract variations, claims and other commercial matters.
• Support contract negotiations and new commercial arrangements.
• Identify and manage contractual and financial risks.
• Build relationships with contractors while applying commercial challenge.
• Use data to influence improvements to services and contractual arrangements.
• Look for smarter, more innovative ways of working and strengthening commercial control.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Commercial awareness

Analytical skills

Budgeting

Negotiation

Education

HND or QS construction degree

Tools

NHF Schedule of Rates (SOR)

Excel (PivotTables)

Job description

Quantity Surveyor

Location: Remote

Salary: £55,000 per year

Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor who enjoys getting into the detail, challenging costs and making sure every pound delivers value?

We're looking for a commercially minded Quantity Surveyor to join our Cost Management Team within Homes Operations.

This is an opportunity to play an important role in strengthening commercial and cost control across our property services. Working closely with operational colleagues, Procurement and our external partners, you'll provide the insight, challenge and expertise needed to ensure expenditure is accurate, contractually compliant and delivers genuine value for money.

What you'll be doing

You’ll take commercial and cost management responsibility across a range of contracts and workstreams, with a particular focus on high-volume responsive repairs, empty homes, gas and electrical works.

Day to day, you'll:

• Review and challenge contractor costs at job and line-item level.
• Scrutinise Schedule of Rates pricing, variations, applications and supporting evidence.
• Monitor expenditure and identify cost trends, risks, inefficiencies and opportunities for savings.
• Lead and support cost benchmarking, value engineering and commercial reviews.
• Provide commercial advice and constructive challenge to operational and procurement colleagues.
• Assess contract variations, claims and other commercial matters.
• Support contract negotiations and new commercial arrangements.
• Identify and manage contractual and financial risks.
• Build effective relationships with contractors while maintaining strong commercial challenge.
• Use data and commercial insight to influence improvements to services and contractual arrangements.
• Look for smarter, more innovative ways of working and strengthening commercial control.

Ultimately, your commercial expertise will help us deliver efficient, high-quality services and positive outcomes for our customers.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone with strong Quantity Surveying and commercial experience who can confidently analyse costs, challenge suppliers and turn detailed information into clear commercial decisions.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Significant Quantity Surveying experience within a large or complex organisation, with social housing experience particularly welcomed.
• Strong knowledge of the NHF Schedule of Rates (SOR) .
• Experience of reviewing contractor costs across high-volume repairs and maintenance workstreams.
• A track record of delivering measurable savings, efficiencies and performance improvements.
• Strong financial management, budgeting and costing experience.
• Excellent analytical skills and the confidence to use data to inform decisions.
• Strong Excel capability, including PivotTables, lookup formulas and graphs.
• Excellent influencing, negotiation and communication skills.
• The ability to challenge constructively, resolve conflict and build effective long-term partnerships.
• An HND, relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience within construction, housing, property or Quantity Surveying.
• A full UK driving licence and the ability to drive when required for the role.

Knowledge of building and contract law, building regulations and health and safety legislation would also be advantageous.

Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (if applicable), satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.

This role may require specific qualifications, skills, knowledge, and behaviours to meet the Competence and Conduct Standard for Social Housing. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.

Discover Stonewater:

Stonewater is one of the UK's largest social housing providers, driven by our purpose that everyone has a place to call home. With around 40,000 homes, we proudly serve more than 93,000 customers, providing safe, affordable homes and the services and support that help people and communities thrive.

Our mission is to make a difference to our customers and communities through quality homes and great services that reflect our social ethos. Guided by our vision to be the most trusted, inspiring and sustainable provider of affordable homes, we offer homes for rent, shared ownership and purchase, alongside specialist housing and support services, including retirement living, supported housing, domestic abuse refuges, LGBTQ+ safe spaces and young people's foyers.

Everything we do is centred on our customers. We build trusted relationships, create lasting social value and invest in homes, services and communities that enable people to live independently, realise their potential and thrive. Through innovation, collaboration and a long-term commitment to sustainability, we are helping shape stronger communities for the future.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows us to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support our colleagues. We have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix.