Senior Quantity Surveyor

Willmott Dixon; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent salary scale

Discretionary bonus up to 10%

Company car or motor allowance £4,000

25 days annual leave + holidays + your

Private healthcare

Cycle to work

Job summary

Fortem seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor for the Northern Projects division. Based in Grimsby or Boston, you will oversee commercial management across social housing refurbishment contracts with travel across northern sites, ensuring cost control and contractual compliance.

You will bring extensive experience in social housing, strong Excel and accounting skills, and a proven ability to optimise cash flow and resolve disputes with clients.

Qualifications

• GCSEs at grade C or above and A levels.
• Industry-related professional qualification required.
• Experience on social housing refurbishment contracts.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure company entitlement within contracts and drive commercial performance.
• Manage commercial aspects of capital works and refurbishment contracts.
• Promote company values and ensure teams meet budget targets.
• Act as SME on contractual arrangements and cash flow management.
• Monitor costs, revenue, and provide data-driven insights.
• Oversee sub-contractors, supplier onboarding, and team development.

Skills

Excel

Negotiation

Communication

Driving licence

UK travel

Management accounts

Contract law

Financial awareness

Education

GCSEs and A-levels

Industry-related qualification

Professional accountancy qualification or in progress

Tools

Excel

Job description

As part of our continued growth and an internal promotion, we are looking for a motivated and professional Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Northern Projects division.This is a permanent, full time position and can be based in either Grimsby or Boston with travel across the norther contracts.The Senior QS will have a key role in our commercial management function, providing proactive and timely support.This role can be based in Grimsby or Boston, Lincolnshire.The CustomerThis role will be supporting this established commercial division responsible for the LHP (Lincolnshire Housing Partnership) Social Housing Refurbishment Projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

Senior Quantity Surveyor responsibilities will include:

• Ensure the company secures its full entitlement within the contract.
• Be responsible for the commercial aspects of this established Capital Works and Retrofit social housing refurbishment contract.
• Promote company values and procedures internally and externally.
• Ensure project teams meet or exceed budget targets.
• Act as a subject matter expert on contractual arrangements.
• Maximise cash flow through invoicing and resolving client queries.
• Monitor job costs and revenue to support data-driven decisions.
• Manage disputes and identify potential issues early.
• Ensure accurate cash flow forecasts and revenue profiles.
• Support financial reporting and cost control governance.
• Oversee subcontractor orders, supplier on-boarding, and team development.

This is a small but exceptional and friendly team of dedicated and experienced commercial individuals.

What You Will Need

• Good level of education to include 5 GCSE's at grade C or above, A levels
• An industry related qualification
• Experience of working on Social Housing Refurbishment contracts
• Previous experience within a similar role
• Excellent IT knowledge including a high level of Excel skills (incl. V-Lookup, Pivot tables and formula development)
• Contractual awareness
• Negotiating and communication skills
• Detailed knowledge of relevant contract conditions
• Experience of Management Accounts
• Full UK driving licence and a willingness to travel if required by the business.
• Knowledge of Contract Law
• Professional Accountancy Qualifications or working towards Facilities Management/Accountancy or Construction related qualification.
• Demonstrable experience in significant & complex contract multi-disciplinary contracts.
• Experience in Dispute Resolution
• Experience within the construction or social housing refurbishment sector however we are very much welcoming applications from established commercial individuals from other sectors.

Senior Quantity Surveyor benefits include:

• Excellent salary scale
• Discretionary profit related bonus up to 10%
• Company car or Motor Expenditure Allowance (£4,000).
• Option to opt into Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off (34 days total)
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System
• Private healthcare and dental care
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail and mobile phone provider discounts

Who We Are

Fortem are Social Housing property experts. It is our sole focus, and the only sector we have worked in since inception in 2002. We successfully deliver works across three workstreams - Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit. Our mission is to raise the bar in Social Housing and help our clients provide safe, warm and decent homes for people to live in - because Every Home Matters. We are a Willmott Dixon Group Company. As such, we benefit from the credibility and recognition associated with a large and long-established brand - whilst as a standalone business within the Group, we maintain the flexibility to adapt our services to meet the unique challenges of the social housing marketplace. Our success is due to our people. They are passionate, committed and care about what'