Senior Quantity Surveyor - Planned Works

Howells Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Victoria, with travel to Hertford. This role focuses on social housing planned maintenance, working closely with Local Authority and Housing Association clients. Responsibilities include managing commercial elements of projects, producing valuations, and maximizing cash flow. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in quantity surveying and the ability to mentor junior team members. Attractive salary package offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within social housing.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of contracts.
• Ability to manage and mentor junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial expertise to contracts including valuations and budget monitoring.
• Support the authorisation and submission of project variations.
• Maximise cash flow through control, measurement, and valuation of work.

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing Planned Maintenance

Victoria based (with travel to Hertford)

£60K+ package

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a leading contractor based in Victoria, with travel to Hertford. This role is working on planned maintenance, FRA projects and retrofit refurbishments within Social Housing, on behalf of Local Authority and Housing Association clients.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will take responsibility, ownership and accountability of the successful management of the commercial / financial and contractual elements of projects. You will control and maximise the company's profitability, protect the company's legal and contractual obligations under the contract and manage all day to day commercial issues.

Senior Quantity Surveyor Key Responsibilities

• Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract / work-stream performance data


• Support the authorisation and submission of project variations.


• Maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers

Manage junior team members, support...