Residential Quantity Surveyor – Exeter (Tendering & Costing)

Bloor Homes; Exeter; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Group Staff Discount at Triumph Motorb

Competitive discount on our homes

Job summary

Bloor Homes is recruiting an experienced Surveyor to join our Exeter Regional Office. You will oversee costs across developments, manage tender information, and ensure tight budget controls on-site to support delivering quality homes at affordable prices.

You will regularly liaise with sub-contractors, manage payments, and contribute to cost-value reconciliation and weekly/monthly reporting. This role requires a proactive, detail-focused professional with strong negotiation and time-management

Qualifications

• Must hold a Full UK Driving Licence.
• A degree in Quantity Surveying.
• Experience of building construction in a quantity surveying or project managing role.
• Good negotiating skills with excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of subcontract/supplier enquiry lists for approval.
• Prepare full enquiry packs and collate tender information, ensuring compliant tender packs are issued and bids received.
• Prepare tender comparison sheets and negotiate with subcontractors to ensure specification compliance and best practice.
• Prepare detailed breakdowns of build costs including infrastructure costings and include within NSSA (New Site Start Appraisal).
• Ensure new sub-contractors are on the SMAS database and certification is up to date.
• Carry out drawing take-offs and produce labour-only rates with the Senior Surveyor and Commercial Manager.
• Update SWMP plan and Carriers Matrix and issue to site as necessary.
• Analyse sub-contractor payment applications and prepare interim payments in line with procedures.
• Issue variation instructions and contra charges as appropriate.
• Price non-standard client extras and liaise with Commercial Manager to ensure costings are correct.
• Update Cost of Sales in Viability Manager for client extras after re-budgets and valuations.
• Conduct monthly progress checklists and valuations including CVR and CTC.

Skills

Full UK Driving Licence

Negotiation skills

Time management

Ability to meet tight deadlines

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Bloor Homes is recruiting an experienced Surveyor to join our Exeter Regional Office. You will oversee costs across developments, manage tender information, and ensure tight budget controls on-site to support delivering quality homes at affordable prices.

You will regularly liaise with sub-contractors, manage payments, and contribute to cost-value reconciliation and weekly/monthly reporting. This role requires a proactive, detail-focused professional with strong negotiation and time-management