Quantity Surveyor – Nottinghamshire

Recruitment Co.; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Fuel card

Bonus up to 25%

31 days holiday including bank holiday

Company pension

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work

Training and development

Job summary

RecruitME is recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor position based in Nottingham, East Midlands. The role covers planned maintenance, refurbishment and property improvement projects for a leading UK contractor.

You will manage tenders, cost planning and commercial reporting across projects, with opportunities to take ownership and progress. This role suits an ambitious Quantity Surveyor with social housing or property services experience, seeking greater responsibility and progression.

Qualifications

• Two years’ planned maintenance or planned works quantity surveying experience.
• Experience in social housing, property refurbishment, planned works or property services.
• Understanding of cost management, valuations and commercial reporting.
• Experience preparing or contributing to CVRs and forecasts.
• Knowledge of subcontractor accounts, payment applications and cost control.
• Familiarity with NHF Schedule of Rates (SOR) and coding systems.
• Strong Excel skills, commercial awareness and attention to detail.
• Confidence working with site teams, subcontractors and clients.
• Relevant Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent qualification.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial and financial aspects of planned maintenance and refurbishment projects.
• Measure, price and evaluate tenders and project works.
• Prepare and maintain cost forecasts and Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) reports.
• Monitor expenditure, budgets, profitability and project commercial performance.
• Prepare valuations, payment notices and invoices.
• Manage subcontractor accounts and applications for payment.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities to improve project margins.
• Support tendering, procurement and contract administration.
• Work with operational teams to keep projects commercially controlled.
• Manage commercial aspects of directly employed labour and subcontracted works, through to final account.

Education

Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent

Tools

NHF Schedule of Rates (SOR)

Job description

Nottingham / East Midlands - up to £55, 000 Car Allowance + Fuel Card (can be used for personal use) + Bonus up to 25%

Planned Works & Refurbishment

Are you an Assistant Quantity Surveyor ready to take the next step, or a Quantity Surveyor looking for greater responsibility, career progression and the opportunity to manage your own projects?

RecruitME is recruiting for a leading UK property services contractor seeking an ambitious Quantity Surveyor for its planned maintenance and refurbishment operations across the East Midlands.

This opportunity suits a developing QS with experience in social housing, planned maintenance, refurbishment or property services who wants to build commercial expertise and take increasing ownership of projects. You do not need to be a Senior Quantity Surveyor.

What’s in it for you?

• Car allowance and fuel card
• Bonus opportunity up to 25% (subject to scheme terms)
• 31 days’ holiday including bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell holiday
• Company pension and life assurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme, health and wellbeing support
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Ongoing training, professional development and opportunities for career progression

The Opportunity

Work across planned maintenance, refurbishment and property improvement projects, supporting commercial performance from tender and cost planning through to valuations, reporting and final accounts. Work closely with operational teams, subcontractors and clients while developing greater project ownership.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage the commercial and financial aspects of planned maintenance and refurbishment projects.
• Measure, price and evaluate tenders and project works.
• Prepare and maintain cost forecasts and Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) reports.
• Monitor expenditure, budgets, profitability and project commercial performance.
• Prepare valuations, payment notices and invoices.
• Manage subcontractor accounts and applications for payment.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities to improve project margins.
• Support tendering, procurement and contract administration.
• Work with operational teams to keep projects commercially controlled.
• Manage commercial aspects of directly employed labour and subcontracted works, through to final account.

What We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from Assistant Quantity Surveyors ready to progress, developing Quantity Surveyors and established QS professionals seeking more responsibility.

• At least two years’ planned maintenance or planned works quantity surveying experience.
• Experience in social housing, property refurbishment, planned works or property services.
• An understanding of cost management, valuations and commercial reporting.
• Experience preparing or contributing to CVRs and forecasts.
• Knowledge of subcontractor accounts, payment applications and cost control.
• Familiarity with NHF Schedule of Rates (SOR) and coding systems.
• Strong Excel skills, commercial awareness and attention to detail.
• Confidence working with site teams, subcontractors and clients.
• Relevant Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent qualification.
• Full UK driving licence.

Most importantly, we are looking for commercial awareness, a proactive attitude and ambition to develop further.

Why Consider This Role?

Take the next step from Assistant QS into greater project responsibility, or broaden your remit as an established Quantity Surveyor. Join a well-established UK property services business working on projects that improve homes and communities, with development and progression opportunities.