Senior Quantity Surveyor

Carrington West; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent consultancy is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its Capital Delivery Team in London. This role focuses on delivering major capital programmes within the public sector, emphasizing value for money and effective contract management. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in Quantity Surveying, RICS membership, and strong commercial skills, and will lead various projects aimed at enhancing community housing. This position offers hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• RICS membership is essential.
• Experience delivering medium to large projects in public or private sectors.
• Ability to interpret specifications, drawings, and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Review contractor quotations, ensuring value for money.
• Prepare pre-tender estimates and support value engineering.
• Oversee contract administration and monitor project spend.

Skills

Strong understanding of construction costs

Excellent commercial and financial skills

Confident communicator

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying (or similar)

Job description

£500p/d Umbrella (INSIDE IR35)
7 weeks (interim assignment)
London Borough of Croydon Council | Hybrid working

Are you a commercially sharp, detail-driven Quantity Surveyor ready to take a lead role in delivering major capital programmes?

Croydon Council is looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its Housing - Assets & Repairs division. This is an opportunity to apply your expertise to a varied portfolio of construction, refurbishment and major works projects that directly improve homes and communities across the borough.

Working within the Capital Delivery Team, . You'll provide expert commercial support across a £42m capital programme, ensuring value for money, accurate cost control and robust contract management.

Key Responsibilities

• Review contractor quotations, tenders and commercial submissions, ensuring accuracy and value for money
• Prepare pre-tender estimates, tender reports, contract sum analyses and support value engineering activities
• Oversee contract administration including variations, payment applications and compliance with relevant schedules of rates
• Monitor project spend, prepare cost reports, forecasts and cashflows, and support governance reporting
• Provide cost advice to officers across the service and act as a key client-side commercial contact
• Lead the coordination and quality assurance of external cost consultants
• Support leaseholder processes by preparing Heads of Cost for Section 20 notices and reconciling final accounts

What You'll Need

• Degree in Quantity Surveying (or similar) and RICS membership
• Strong understanding of construction costs, procurement and public-sector project delivery
• Excellent commercial and financial skills, including budgeting, forecasting and contract analysis
• Ability to interpret specifications, drawings and schedules of rates
• Confident communicator able to work effectively with contractors, consultants and internal stakeholders
• Experience delivering medium to large projects in either the public or private sector

For more information, please contact Izzie Guimaraes at Carrington West on02393 [e-mail]