Senior Quantity Surveyor

PCE Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus and EOT

Private healthcare

Pension and life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

25 days' annual leave + BH

Job summary

hyTower London, part of the employee‑owned PCE Group, is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities across landmark residential developments from pre‑construction through to completion. You will own contract strategy, pricing, procurement and final accounts, while guiding a growing, digitally integrated commercial team.

The role offers ownership of commercial decisions, high‑level stakeholder engagement with senior leaders, and a clear path for progression

Qualifications

• Experience managing commercial performance across the full project lifecycle, from pre-construction to final account.
• Strong knowledge of JCT and/or NEC contracts.
• Excellent commercial judgement and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing procurement packages, subcontract accounts and supply chain relationships.
• Experience handling valuations, variations, claims and final-account negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial management of projects from tender through to final account.
• Develop a thorough understanding of project specifications, pricing, programmes and contractual requirements.
• Support the negotiation and agreement of client and main contractor contracts.
• Lead supplier and subcontractor procurement, from assessing proposals and placing orders through to managing accounts, relationships and commercial performance.
• Manage contracts, commercial risk, applications for payment, variations and change throughout project delivery.
• Monitor financial and physical performance against project targets and agreed programmes.
• Produce robust cost reports, forecasts, cashflow, valuations and financial performance information.
• Negotiate confidently with clients, consultants and specialist subcontractors on commercial matters, including variations, claims and final accounts.
• Maximise value and project profitability while supporting programme certainty and successful delivery.
• Provide project teams with clear commercial and contractual guidance that supports better decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve commercial processes and project delivery.
• Help develop a collaborative, high-performing commercial team.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Negotiation skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Ownership

Contract types (JCT/NEC)

Job description

Why join hyTower London?

Help redefine how London's residential towers are delivered.

Residential towers are complex to deliver.

We believe there is a better way.

At hyTower London, part of the employee‑owned PCE Group, we bring together intelligent design, engineering, advanced offsite manufacturing and construction within a single integrated delivery model. This helps our clients deliver complex residential developments with greater certainty, better quality and sustainability considered throughout delivery.

As demand for our approach continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to become part of the team shaping what comes next. You'll join a growing, digitally integrated, employee‑owned business where your ideas are valued, your contribution is visible and your career can develop alongside the business itself.

This is an opportunity to do more than manage commercial performance.

You’ll help influence how landmark residential developments are procured, delivered and continuously improved. You’ll work across pre‑construction and live delivery, collaborating directly with senior leaders and integrated design, engineering, manufacturing and construction teams.

This gives you the opportunity to understand the complete delivery journey, influence decisions from the earliest stages and see the impact of your commercial judgement throughout the project lifecycle.

Contract: Permanent Location: London, EC2A Reports to: hyTower London Director

What You’ll Receive

Alongside a competitive salary and benefits package, you’ll benefit from:

• Annual discretionary bonus and Employee Ownership Trust rewards.
• Private healthcare.
• Pension and life assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
• Ongoing professional development and structured learning.
• Genuine opportunities for progression across multiple sectors, disciplines and projects.

As demand for our approach continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to become part of the team shaping what comes next.

You’ll be trusted to take ownership, make informed recommendations and resolve commercial challenges , you’ll challenge conventional thinking, strengthen project performance and help grow a business determined to raise the standard of residential construction across London.

If you enjoy solving complex problems, influencing outcomes and finding better ways of working, you’ll fit right in.

What You Will Do

You will provide commercial leadership across landmark residential developments from pre‑construction through to completion and final account.

You Will

• Lead the commercial management of projects from tender through to final account.
• Develop a thorough understanding of project specifications, pricing, programmes and contractual requirements.
• Support the negotiation and agreement of client and main contractor contracts.
• Lead supplier and subcontractor procurement, from assessing proposals and placing orders through to managing accounts, relationships and commercial performance.
• Manage contracts, commercial risk, applications for payment, variations and change throughout project delivery.
• Monitor financial and physical performance against project targets and agreed programmes.
• Produce robust cost reports, forecasts, cashflow, valuations and financial performance information.
• Negotiate confidently with clients, consultants and specialist subcontractors on commercial matters, including variations, claims and final accounts.
• Maximise value and project profitability while supporting programme certainty and successful delivery.
• Provide project teams with clear commercial and contractual guidance that supports better decision‑making.
• Identify opportunities to improve commercial processes and project delivery.
• Help develop a collaborative, high‑performing commercial team.

About You

You’ll already be an experienced Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor with a strong commercial background in construction. Just as importantly, you’ll be someone who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and improving the way projects are commercially managed.

You Will Bring

• Experience managing commercial performance across the full project lifecycle, from pre‑construction to final account.
• Strong knowledge of JCT and/or NEC contracts.
• Excellent commercial judgement and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing procurement packages, subcontract accounts and supply chain relationships.
• Experience handling valuations, variations, claims and final‑account negotiations.
• Strong financial reporting, forecasting cashflow and cost‑management capability.
• The confidence to challenge constructively and influence commercial decisions.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail.
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions‑focused approach.

Most importantly, you’ll share our values. You’ll be humble enough to listen, honest in everything you do, hungry enough to keep improving and smart in the way you build relationships.

Build something bigger than your next project.

The buildings we deliver will shape London’s skyline.

The way we deliver them can shape the future of construction.

All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

hyTower London is an equal opportunities employer.