Senior Quantity Surveyor

NOTTING HILL GENESIS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Health cash plan

Life Assurance x4 salary

Cycle to work

Job summary

Notting Hill Genesis is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead its independent QS and cost assurance service within the Repairs team. You will provide commercial leadership across contractor pricing, variations, valuations and cost management to ensure value for money with robust decision making.

You will bring expertise in Schedule of Rates and strengthen NHG’s in-house capability, driving governance and cost control across repairs programmes.

Qualifications

• Qualified quantity surveyor with cost management experience.
• Experience with Schedule of Rates (SOR) frameworks.
• Experience in housing/regulated environments.
• Ability to review, challenge and validate pricing and variations.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent cost assurance across Repairs and challenge contractor pricing.
• Own and maintain the Schedule of Rates (SOR) for consistency and benchmarking.
• Develop and manage a team of Commercial Officers.
• Provide robust challenge on pricing and identify cost risks.
• Deliver cost insight and benchmarking to support value-for-money assessments.
• Collaborate with contractors, Repairs SMT, and Procurement while maintaining independence.

Skills

SOR expertise

Cost management

Contractor pricing

Team leadership

Education

Quantity surveying qualification

Job description

What you'll do

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead NHG's independent quantity surveying and cost assurance service within our Repairs team. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will provide commercial leadership and assurance across contractor pricing, variations, valuations and cost management, helping to ensure works deliver value for money and are supported by robust, evidence-based decision making.

A key purpose of this role is to bring specialist quantity surveying and Schedule of Rates expertise into NHG, strengthening our in-house capability and supporting consistent, transparent and defensible commercial decision-making across repairs programmes. You'll play a critical role in managing contractor costs, challenging pricing and ensuring robust financial assurance across works delivered by our contractor partners.

Working closely with operational, commercial and procurement colleagues, you'll lead a specialist team and help drive improvements in cost control, governance and value for money across the Repairs Service. Quantity surveying, commercial assurance, Schedule of Rates management, contractor cost challenge and responsive repairs are central to this role.

How you'll do it

• Lead the delivery of independent cost assurance across Repairs, reviewing and challenging contractor pricing, variations and final accounts.
• Own, develop and maintain the Schedule of Rates (SOR), ensuring consistent, controlled and benchmarked pricing across programmes.
• Manage and develop a team of Commercial Officers, ensuring high-quality and consistent commercial assurance outputs.
• Provide robust challenge on contractor pricing, identifying discrepancies, inefficiencies and cost risks.
• Deliver independent cost insight and benchmarking to support value-for-money assessments and informed decision making.
• Work collaboratively with contractors, Repairs SMT, Procurement and other stakeholders while maintaining independence from budgets, contracts and payment decisions.

The ideal candidate

We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.

You'll bring strong quantity surveying, cost management or commercial experience and have a proven ability to review, challenge and validate contractor pricing. We're particularly interested in candidates with experience of working with Schedule of Rates frameworks within responsive repairs environments, either on the client side or contractor side.

You'll be comfortable using commercial insight to support effective decision making, financial control and value for money. You'll also have the leadership skills to manage and develop a high-performing team while building effective relationships with contractors and internal stakeholders.

Essential:

• Relevant qualification in quantity surveying, construction or commercial management, or an equivalent qualification aligned to degree level.
• Experience in quantity surveying, cost management or commercial roles within housing, construction, facilities management or a similar regulated environment.
• Experience working with Schedule of Rates (SOR) pricing frameworks and reviewing contractor pricing, variations and commercial submissions within a responsive repairs environment.
• Experience leading, managing and developing a team.

Desirable:

• Professional membership such as RICS or equivalent.

What's in it for you?

Once you join us, you'll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You'll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.

Benefits include:

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary

All about us

Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 65,000 existing homes and we employ around 1,800 employees.

For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/

We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.

To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/