Senior Quantity Surveyor

Skilled Careers; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Discretionary bonus

25 days annual leave + holidays

Job summary

Skilled Careers is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities for social housing refurbishment and capital works projects. Based in Boston or Grimsby, you’ll manage contracts, drive commercial performance and work with multi-disciplinary teams across the Northern portfolio.

The role requires experience in refurbishment or capital works, strong contractual awareness and a willingness to travel. A competitive package with car allowance and bonus is on offer.

Qualifications

• Experience as Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor in refurbishment, social housing or capital works.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness with ability to manage contracts.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the Northern portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial performance of social housing refurbishment and capital works contracts.
• Secure full contractual entitlement and monitor costs, revenue and profitability.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and revenue profiles; support monthly reporting and governance.
• Provide contractual/commercial advice to operational teams and manage supplier relationships.

Skills

Excel skills

Forecasting

Negotiation

Communication

Travel readiness

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Social Housing Refurbishment

Location: Boston or Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Salary: Competitive + car allowance/company car + bonus
Employment Type: Permanent
Sector: Social Housing / Property Services / Planned Maintenance

The Opportunity

A leading property services contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its established Northern commercial team. The business delivers a range of social housing refurbishment, capital works and retrofit programmes, and this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to take a senior commercial position within a supportive and well-established team.The role can be based from either Boston or Grimsby, with travel required across the wider Northern contract portfolio.

The Role

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take responsibility for the commercial management of established social housing refurbishment and capital works contracts, working closely with operational and commercial teams to ensure financial and contractual performance is maximised.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the commercial performance of social housing refurbishment and capital works contracts.
• Ensuring the business secures its full contractual entitlement.
• Monitoring project costs, revenue and profitability against agreed budgets.
• Preparing and maintaining accurate cash flow forecasts and revenue profiles.
• Supporting monthly financial reporting, forecasting and commercial governance.
• Maximising cash flow through accurate applications, invoicing and resolution of client queries.
• Managing subcontractor orders, procurement and commercial relationships.
• Identifying commercial risks and potential disputes at an early stage.
• Supporting the resolution of contractual and commercial disputes.
• Providing contractual and commercial advice to operational teams.
• Reviewing contract conditions and ensuring contractual obligations are understood and managed effectively.
• Supporting the development of junior commercial team members.
• Working collaboratively with clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders.
• Providing accurate and timely commercial information to support business decisions.

About You

The successful candidate will have previous experience working in a Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management position, ideally within social housing, property services, planned maintenance, refurbishment or capital works.You will ideally have experience of managing commercial functions across established, multi-disciplinary contracts and be confident dealing with both operational and client-facing responsibilities.

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in:

• Social Housing
• Planned Maintenance
• Capital Works
• Refurbishment
• Retrofit
• Property Services
• Decent Homes programmes
• Framework contracts

Candidates from other construction or commercial sectors with strong contractual and commercial experience will also be considered.

Essential Requirements

• Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor, Senior Quantity Surveyor or similar commercial position.
• Experience working on refurbishment, construction or property services contracts.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Good understanding of contract conditions.
• Experience with management accounts, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables and formulas.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to identify and manage commercial risks.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel when required.

Desirable

• Social housing or planned maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of NHF/Schedule of Rates.
• Experience of retrofit or capital works programmes.
• Knowledge of Contract Law.
• Experience managing disputes and contractual issues.
• Professional construction, surveying or accountancy qualification.
• Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary contracts.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary
• Company car or car allowance
• Discretionary performance-related bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Annual salary reviews
• Private healthcare and dental care
• Life insurance
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Access to extensive training and development programmes
• Employee discounts
• Referral scheme
• Long-term career development within an established organisation