Senior Quantity Surveyor

Building Careers UK; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

Senior leadership role

Major social housing projects

Job summary

Building Careers UK is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial management of social housing refurbishment programmes in Rochdale. The role involves close collaboration with operational teams, clients, and the supply chain to deliver projects on time and within budget.

The candidate will have proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor in construction, strong social housing refurbishment background, and solid knowledge of cost control, forecasting, and final accounts.

Qualifications

• Senior Quantity Surveyor with social housing refurbishment experience.
• Experience with planned maintenance, refurbishment or improvement programmes.
• Strong knowledge of cost control, forecasting and final accounts.

Responsibilities

• Taking overall commercial responsibility for allocated social housing refurbishment projects.
• Managing project budgets, CVRs, forecasts, and cash flow.
• Leading subcontract procurement and managing subcontractor accounts.
• Preparing and agreeing valuations, applications for payment, variations, and final accounts.
• Identifying and managing commercial risks and opportunities.
• Reviewing contracts and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements.
• Providing commercial support and guidance to Project and Contracts Managers.
• Managing client relationships and attending commercial/project meetings.
• Monitoring project performance against budget and forecast.
• Mentoring and supporting junior commercial team members.
• Providing accurate commercial reporting to senior management.
• Ensuring projects are delivered in line with commercial targets.

Skills

Social housing refurbishment

Cost control

Forecasting

Final accounts

Subcontract procurement

Contract knowledge

Stakeholder management

Excel

Quantity surveying

Education

Quantity Surveying qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor (SQSRochMH) Rochdale, England

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Social Housing Refurbishment

About the Company

Our client is an established construction and refurbishment contractor with a strong presence across the North West. The business specialises in delivering refurbishment, maintenance, and improvement programmes, with significant experience working within the social housing sector.

Working closely with housing associations, local authorities, and other public sector clients, the business has built a strong reputation for delivering programmes safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. With continued growth and a healthy pipeline of social housing refurbishment work, they are now looking to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to strengthen their commercial team.

The Role

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take responsibility for the commercial management of significant social housing refurbishment programmes, working closely with operational teams, clients, and the supply chain.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Taking overall commercial responsibility for allocated social housing refurbishment projects
• Managing project budgets, CVRs, forecasts, and cash flow
• Leading subcontract procurement and managing subcontractor accounts
• Preparing and agreeing valuations, applications for payment, variations, and final accounts
• Identifying and managing commercial risks and opportunities
• Reviewing contracts and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements
• Providing commercial support and guidance to Project and Contracts Managers
• Managing client relationships and attending commercial/project meetings
• Monitoring project performance against budget and forecast
• Supporting dispute avoidance and resolution where requiredMentoring and supporting junior commercial team members
• Providing accurate commercial reporting to senior management
• Ensuring projects are delivered in line with commercial targets

The Ideal Candidate

The successful Senior Quantity Surveyor will have:

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within construction
• Strong social housing refurbishment experience
• Experience working on planned maintenance, refurbishment, or improvement programmes
• Strong knowledge of commercial management, cost control, forecasting, and final accounts
• Experience managing subcontract procurement and accounts
• Good understanding of construction contracts and contractual procedures
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent commercial awareness and negotiation ability
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior commercial staff
• Strong Excel and general IT skills
• Relevant Quantity Surveying or construction qualification

What's on Offer

• Excellent benefits package
• Senior commercial position with genuine responsibility
• Opportunity to work on major social housing refurbishment programmes
• Long-term career progression within a growing contractor
• Strong pipeline of secured work
• Supportive and collaborative senior management team
• Opportunity to develop and lead commercial delivery across key client accounts

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.

Please Note: Due to high volume of applicants, only those shortlisted will be contacted.