Senior Quantity Surveyor

WATES; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial aspects of innovative construction projects. This role offers the chance to drive value creation and ensure compliance while managing a dynamic team. With a commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment, this opportunity allows you to elevate your career and make a tangible impact on the future of construction. If you are ready to embrace challenges and redefine industry standards, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Profit share scheme

Flexible working

Car allowance or company car

Private medical insurance

Health and wellness programme

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Learning and development opportunities

Industry-leading family leave benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in managing commercial teams and contract reporting.
• Strong background in procurement and financial oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial team and manage pre- and post-contract strategies.
• Oversee procurement strategies and maintain positive project cash flow.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Contract Management

Financial Oversight

Procurement Strategies

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field

Professional accreditation (e.g., RICS)

Tools

Cost Management Software

Project Management Tools

Job description

The Vacancy

Are you a forward-thinking Surveyor with a passion for challenging the norm and driving innovation in the construction industry? Wates invites you to become part of our team, where we deliver high-profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors. This is your opportunity to make a real impact, elevate your career, and work on groundbreaking projects with a supportive and diverse team.

Why Choose Wates?

At Wates, we reimagine places for people to thrive. We’re not just offering a job; we’re offering a platform for you to bring fresh ideas, redefine standards, and grow within a company that values talent and ambition. Our inclusive environment encourages collaboration and innovation, ensuring that your contributions will shape the future of construction.

What You’ll Do:

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor at Wates, you will play a pivotal role in the success of our projects by leading the commercial aspects and ensuring their seamless execution. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leadership & Strategy: Managing the project’s commercial team and taking accountability for all pre- and post-contract strategies, commercial functions, and contract reporting.
  
• Value Creation: Collaborating with clients and industry experts to deliver added value, ensure compliance, and uphold best practices while driving commercial viability.
  
• Key Deliverables:
  
  • Oversee procurement strategies, sub-contract orders, and supply chain management.
    
  • Handle measurements, valuations, contractual notices, and change valuations.
    
  • Complete and submit monthly cost reports, progress updates, and both internal and external tender strategies.
    
• Financial Oversight: Maintain positive project cash flow through upstream/downstream valuations and deliver accurate final accounts for main and sub-contracts.
  

What’s in It for You?

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
  
  Flexible working
  
  Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
  
  Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
  
  Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
  
  Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
  
  Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.
  

Ready to Build the Future?

If you’re ready to redefine what’s possible in construction and take your career to the next level, we want to hear from you. Join Wates, and together, let’s create tomorrow.

Apply Now to Make Your Mark!

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.

If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies, discuss career opportunities in strict confidence or need anything to make our recruitment process easier, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly or via [e-mail] and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.