Senior Quantity Surveyor

Davis Mills; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Davis Mills is seeking a talented Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their North London head office, handling commercial duties on high-end refurbishment and new build schemes valued from £5m to £15m. The role supports the contractor’s luxury prime residential market with prestigious clients and elite locations around Mayfair, Belgravia and Knightsbridge.

The successful candidate will manage cost planning, profit planning, variations, and cost/value reporting across multiple projects, ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Quantity Surveyor on large refurbishment and new build projects.
• Strong cost planning and value reporting abilities.
• Experience with variations, claims and final account processes.

Responsibilities

• Cost planning and profit planning for multiple schemes.
• Identify and value variations; manage claims notification and generation.
• Prepare adjudication referrals and detailed monthly cost/value reporting.
• Finalize accounts and settlement of Final Account on projects.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Cost planning

Profit planning

Value reporting

Cost control

Job description

Talented Senior Quantity Surveyor required. The successful Senior Quantity Surveyor will be offered a permanent opportunity or can be taken on a freelance (up to £400 a day) basis.

We are working alongside a successful building main contractor, with offices in North London. They have recently won several new schemes and are keen to recruit a talented Senior Quantity Surveyor. The contractor specialises in the luxury prime residential market, with clients including Grosvenor Properties, The Historic Houses Association and a who's who list of famous and wealthy clients. They cover an area around Mayfair, Belgravia, Knightsbridge and the affluent areas of North London, carrying out projects up to £25m in value. The schemes involve both new build and structural refurbishments always incorporating very expensive finishes. The contractor's business model is extremely well managed, with a reputation for producing a quality project on time and budget, which results in a large amount of repeat business.

They require the skills of a Senior Quantity Surveyor to be based at their head office, undertaking all commercial duties on several prestigious refurbishment and new build projects ranging in value from £5m - £15m. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for cost planning, Profit planning, identification and valuation of variations, Claims notification and generation, Adjudication referrals, Detailed monthly cost / value reporting and Final Account settlement.

The successful Senior Quantity Surveyor will live within easy commuting distance of the area and be able to demonstrate a strong contracting background with a background in both new build and refurbishment projects. If you have worked on high end residential or grade listed building you can expect an immediate interview, but having that experience is not necessarily essential. This is an excellent opportunity for a talented Senior Quantity Surveyor to secure a role offering a varied workload.