Senior Quantity Surveyor

Wates Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in the UK is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team. The successful candidate will lead project commercial teams, manage contracts, and ensure compliance with all obligations. This role is ideal for individuals passionate about the commercial aspects of construction and offers a competitive salary alongside extensive corporate benefits, including a flexible working arrangement and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Flexible working

Car Allowance / Company Car

Travel covered to any of our sites

Private Medical

Pension 8% employers’ contribution

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Strong experience in quantity surveying, especially in construction.
• Ability to manage project commercial teams effectively.
• Experience in delivering complex contract strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead project commercial teams on high-profile projects.
• Ensure compliance with main contract obligations.
• Prepare and agree external valuations to maintain cash flow.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Procurement knowledge

Contractual dispute resolution

Team leadership

Project management

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

The Vacancy

Wates are looking for a Senior QuantitySurveyor to join our Construction Team focusing on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about the commercial aspects of Construction and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Senior Quantity Surveyors are a valuable part of our business, where they lead the team on a project or cluster of packages having full accountability for the development and implementation of all pre and post contract strategies, commercial functions and contract reporting. Senior Quantity Surveyors take the lead; working collaboratively with our customers and industry specialists with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

As our Senior QuantitySurveyor you will :

• Manage the project commercial team ensuring all Wates Main Contract obligations are met and process obligations are complete with particular reference to Procurement, Sub-contract orders, Managing Supply Chain, Measurements and Valuations, Contractual Notices and Valuing Change
• Complete and submit Monthly Cost Reports, Procurement Strategy Updates and Internal / External Progress Reports alongside developing and implementing internal and external tender stage and delivery strategies
• Agree external valuations upstream / downstream to maintain a positive project cashflow and produce and agree main and subcontract final accounts

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role / Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.

We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises :

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.

Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.

Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.