Senior Quantity Surveyor & Cost Assurance Lead

Notting Hill Genesis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Flexible working

Maternity/Paternity pay

Employee assistance

Health cash plan

Staff discounts

Cycle to work

Life assurance

Job summary

Notting Hill Genesis is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead our independent quantity surveying and cost assurance within the Repairs team. The role provides commercial leadership across contractor pricing, variations, valuations and cost management to deliver value for money.

You will bring Schedule of Rates expertise to NHG, strengthen in-house capability, and support evidence-based decision making.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Professional membership such as RICS or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Cost management

Commercial assurance

Leadership

Team development

Schedule of Rates

Contractor pricing

Education

Quantity surveying qualification

RICS membership

Job description

Notting Hill Genesis is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead our independent quantity surveying and cost assurance within the Repairs team. The role provides commercial leadership across contractor pricing, variations, valuations and cost management to deliver value for money.

You will bring Schedule of Rates expertise to NHG, strengthen in-house capability, and support evidence-based decision making.