Quantity Surveyor - Planned Works - East Midlands

RecruitMe; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Fuel card

Bonus up to 25%

31 days holiday including bank and eat

Company pension

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and wellbeing support

Cycle to Work scheme

Free flu vaccinations

Ongoing training and career develop

Job summary

RecruitMe is recruiting a Experience Quantity Surveyor for a major UK property services contractor to support planned works across the East Midlands, with a focus on Nottingham. The role requires ownership from tender to completion, working with operations, subcontractors and clients to protect margins.

The package includes up to £60,000 DOE, car allowance, fuel card and a bonus up to 25%, plus extensive benefits and potential progression.

Qualifications

• Experience as Quantity Surveyor in planned maintenance or social housing.
• Strong cost-management and financial reporting skills.
• Proven ability to produce CVRs and forecasts, valuations and payment notices.

Responsibilities

• Measuring, pricing and evaluating tenders.
• Managing projects commercially from inception to completion.
• Identifying opportunities to improve project margins.
• Cost management, forecasting and CVR reporting.
• Managing commercial and financial risk.
• Preparing and managing valuations, payment notices and invoices.
• Administering subcontractor accounts and applications for payment.
• Monitoring project costs and commercial performance.
• Working with operational teams to keep projects on budget.
• Managing direct labour and subcontracted works.

Skills

Cost management

Financial reporting

CVRs and forecasts

Valuations and payments

Subcontractor accounts management

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Independent working

Driving licence

Education

BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Excel

Job description

Nottingham - Up to £60,000 DOE + Car Allowance + Fuel Card + Bonus up to 25%

Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a background in planned maintenance, social housing, refurbishment or property services?

We are recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join a major UK property services contractor, supporting a portfolio of planned works projects across the East Midlands.

This is a strong opportunity for a commercially focused QS who enjoys taking ownership of projects from tender stage through to completion, working closely with operational teams, subcontractors and clients to protect margins and ensure projects remain commercially controlled.

The Role

• Measuring, pricing and evaluating tenders
• Managing projects commercially from inception through to completion
• Identifying opportunities to improve project margin
• Cost management, forecasting and CVR reporting
• Managing commercial and financial risk
• Preparing and managing valuations, payment notices and invoices
• Administering subcontractor accounts and applications for payment
• Monitoring project costs and commercial performance
• Working closely with operational teams to ensure projects remain on budget
• Managing both direct labour and subcontracted works

What We're Looking For

• Previous Quantity Surveying experience within planned works or planned maintenance
• Experience within social housing, refurbishment, property services or a similar environment
• At least two years' planned works / planned maintenance experience
• Strong cost-management and financial-reporting capability
• Experience producing CVRs and forecasts
• Experience managing valuations, invoices and payment notices
• Subcontractor account-management experience
• Knowledge of the NHF Schedule of Rates / coding system
• Strong Excel skills
• Good commercial awareness and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently while also supporting operational teams
• Full UK driving licence
• BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying or equivalent qualification

Salary & Benefits

• Car allowance
• Fuel card
• Bonus opportunity up to 25%
• 31 days' holiday including bank holidays
• Option to buy and sell holiday
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health and wellbeing support
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free flu vaccinations
• Ongoing training and career development

Bell's previous internal package information showed a QS car allowance of £6,452, increasing to £8,052 for an electric vehicle.

Location

The role sits within the East Midlands operation, with the vacancy currently advertised in Nottingham and Bell's internal recruitment information referencing Bingham. You will need to be comfortable travelling to live projects across the region.

Why This Role?

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK's largest property services contractors and take responsibility for commercially managing a varied portfolio of planned works.

If you have strong planned-maintenance or social-housing Quantity Surveying experience and want a role offering autonomy, progression and a strong overall package, we would be very interested in hearing from you.