Senior Quantity Surveyor

Skilled Careers; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 10%

Company car or car allowance

Private healthcare

Birthday off

Job summary

Skilled Careers in Bristol is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to take commercial ownership of a social housing refurbishment and retrofit project, with flexible working and excellent benefits.

Join an established property services contractor delivering major refurbishment programmes across the social housing sector, with the opportunity to make a real impact on a high-profile project.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor role within construction, property services or social housing refurbishment.
• Commercial expertise in cost control, budget management, forecasting and management accounts.
• Contractual knowledge with an understanding of commercial risk, contract administration and NEC4.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, pivot tables and formula development.
• Relevant qualifications, excellent negotiation and communication skills, and a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Managing the commercial performance of a £16m refurbishment and retrofit contract across four high-rise residential buildings.
• Controlling project costs, budgets, cash flow, forecasting and financial reporting to maximise profitability.
• Negotiating subcontractor orders, managing supplier relationships and ensuring contractual entitlement is secured.
• Monitoring commercial risks, resolving disputes and identifying opportunities to improve project performance.
• Collaborating with operational teams and the client to ensure effective commercial management and successful project delivery.

Skills

Quantity surveying experience

Senior experience

Cost control

Forecasting

Contract administration

NEC4

Excel

Driving licence

Tools

Excel

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Bristol
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits
Contract: Permanent, full-time

Senior Quantity Surveyor required in Bristol to take commercial ownership of a social housing refurbishment and retrofit project, with flexible working and excellent benefits.

Join an established property services contractor delivering major refurbishment programmes across the social housing sector, with the opportunity to make a real impact on a high-profile project.

Job Description

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor in Bristol, your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the commercial performance of a £16m refurbishment and retrofit contract across four high-rise residential buildings.
• Controlling project costs, budgets, cash flow, forecasting and financial reporting to maximise profitability.
• Negotiating subcontractor orders, managing supplier relationships and ensuring contractual entitlement is secured.
• Monitoring commercial risks, resolving disputes and identifying opportunities to improve project performance.
• Collaborating with operational teams and the client to ensure effective commercial management and successful project delivery.

Skills / Qualifications

To be successful as a Senior Quantity Surveyor in Bristol, you will need:

• Experience in a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor role within construction, property services or social housing refurbishment.
• Commercial expertise in cost control, budget management, forecasting and management accounts.
• Contractual knowledge with an understanding of commercial risk, contract administration and preferably NEC4.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, pivot tables and formula development.
• Relevant qualifications, excellent negotiation and communication skills, and a full UK driving licence.

Experience in social housing refurbishment, high-rise projects or retrofit programmes would be advantageous, although established Quantity Surveyors ready to step up into a senior position will also be considered.

This Senior Quantity Surveyor opportunity in Bristol offers a competitive salary, a discretionary bonus of up to 10%, a company car or car allowance, private healthcare and 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off. With flexible working including three days per week on site, this is an excellent opportunity to join an established property services business and take ownership of a major refurbishment programme –