Senior Quantity Surveyor: Cost Assurance & Leadership

NOTTING HILL; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Generous pension scheme

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and/adp

Employee assistance - free counselling

Health cash plan

Staff discounts at retailers and more

Interest free loans - season ticket, 2

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance x 4 annual salary

Job summary

Notting Hill Genesis is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead an independent cost assurance service within our Repairs team. You will provide commercial leadership across contractor pricing, variations, valuations and cost management, bringing Schedule of Rates expertise to strengthen in-house capability.

You will lead a specialist team, challenge pricing, and drive value for money across repairs programmes, working with stakeholders while maintaining independence from budget and payment

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in quantity surveying, construction or commercial management.
• Experience in quantity surveying, cost management or commercial roles within housing, construction, facilities management or similar regulated environment.
• Experience with Schedule of Rates (SOR) pricing frameworks and reviewing contractor pricing, variations and commercial submissions.

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 pricing across programmes.
• Manage and develop a team of Commercial Officers, ensuring high-quality 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.
• Collaborate with contractors, Repairs SMT, Procurement and other stakeholders while maintaining independence from budgets, contracts and payment decisions.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Cost management

Leadership

Contract pricing

SOR frameworks

Education

Degree in quantity surveying or equivalent

Job description

Notting Hill Genesis is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead an independent cost assurance service within our Repairs team. You will provide commercial leadership across contractor pricing, variations, valuations and cost management, bringing Schedule of Rates expertise to strengthen in-house capability.

You will lead a specialist team, challenge pricing, and drive value for money across repairs programmes, working with stakeholders while maintaining independence from budget and payment