Senior Quantity Surveyor

Fortem Cares; Grimsby; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or Motor Expenditure Allow

Private healthcare

Electric leave and birthday off

Profit-related bonus up to 10%

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

Fortem are social housing property experts seeking a motivated Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Northern Projects division. Based in Grimsby or Boston, Lincolnshire, with travel across norther contracts, you will lead commercial management for refurbishment contracts and drive cost control, invoicing and cash flow.

You will manage contract conditions, liaise with project teams, and maintain profitability while upholding Fortem’s values and governance standards.

Qualifications

• Good level of education to include 5 GCSEs 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.
• Knowledge of Contract Law
• Experience of Management Accounts.
• Full UK driving licence and a willingness to travel if required by the business.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Negotiation skills

Contractual awareness

Dispute resolution

Management accounts

Education

GCSEs and A Levels

Industry-related qualification

Professional accounting qualification (or related)

Tools

V-Lookup

Pivot tables

Formula development

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 Customer

This 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 we deliver for our clients and partners and residents. We take pride in developing our employees and supporting them to achieve their potential. For us, a sustainable future is about ensuring we continue to develop our people for our future needs and recruiting the right talent. Our culture, built around Courage, Care and Respect, ensures that we always deliver not only the job done but, most importantly, the job done in the right way.

We are Investors in People – Gold standard, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.