Senior Quantity Surveyor

Blue Octopus Recruitment; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs

26 days holidays

Life Assurance

Pension

Private medical insurance

Ability to purchase additional holiday

Access to discount portal

Cycle to Work scheme

Digital GP

Employee assistance programme

Sharesave scheme

Job summary

Blue Octopus Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their growing Refurbishment business in Nottingham. You will play a vital role in delivering various projects, ensuring they meet financial targets, and maintaining effective relationships with clients and subcontractors.

Ideal candidates will have a relevant qualification and extensive experience within the construction sector, alongside essential decision-making and communication skills. This full-time position offers a range of benefits including bonus entitlements and private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Proven quantity surveying experience within the construction sector.
• Familiarity with NHF SOR.
• Full Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver multi-scope projects and ensure they meet target margins.
• Manage contractual processes and maintain accurate records.
• Conduct site visits and monitor subcontractor activity.
• Build relationships with customers, consultants, and colleagues.

Skills

Quantity surveying experience

Decision-making

Communication skills

Numeracy skills

Literacy skills

IT skills

Education

Relevant formal qualification

Job description

Permanent – Full Time (40 hours per week)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our expanding Refurbishment business based in Nottingham.

Working closely with and reporting to the Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will deliver a wide range of multi‑scope projects, being involved in all stages of project delivery and offering you strong opportunities for development.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring projects are delivered to target margins, managing contractual processes, issuing notices, maintaining accurate records, and preparing and negotiating interim valuations and final accounts.

You will take ownership of the variation account, conduct site visits to monitor subcontractor activity and support payment processes, and work collaboratively with site teams and clients to drive successful outcomes. Building and maintaining strong working relationships with customers, consultants, subcontractors and colleagues across the Regeneration division will be central to your success.

We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor who ideally holds a relevant formal qualification, has proven quantity surveying experience within the construction sector and is familiar with NHF SOR. You will be client‑focused, with strong decision‑making abilities and excellent communication skills. The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively to tight deadlines is essential.

To succeed in this role, you will bring strong numeracy, literacy and IT skills, along with a collaborative approach and the confidence to contribute within a high‑performing team.

A full Driving Licence is also essential.

Benefits

• Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs
• Holidays - 26 days
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• Private medical insurance
• Ability to purchase additional holiday
• Access to discount portal
• Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV
• Digital GP
• Employee assistance programme
• Sharesave scheme

Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourages and values diversity and inclusion within our teams.