Senior Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing / Planned Works / Retrofit

S Guest Consultancy Services Ltd; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

S Guest Consultancy Services Ltd is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial aspects across social housing, planned works and retrofit programmes in the Midlands. Based along the M6/M5 corridor, you will lead procurement, cost reporting and client liaison on a portfolio of schemes.

You will oversee procurement of subcontractors, produce forecasts, manage variations and final accounts, and mentor junior team members in a growing, regeneration-focused business offering long-term

Qualifications

• Experience in social housing or planned works.
• retrofit and energy-efficiency programmes is a plus.
• Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams.
• Strong cost reporting and forecasting skills.
• Proven subcontractor procurement and contract administration skills.
• Qualified QS/Commercial Management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial management of projects from procurement through to final accounts.
• Procurement and management of subcontractors.
• Cost planning, forecasting and reporting.
• Prepare valuations and payments.
• Manage variations and change control.
• Monitor project costs and commercial performance.
• Administer contracts and risk management.
• Collaborate with client teams and operations.
• Mentor junior commercial staff.
• Support project close-out and final accounts.

Skills

Social housing experience

Procurement management

Cost forecasting

Commercial management

Contract administration

Education

Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management qualification

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing / Planned Works / Retrofit

M6 / M5 Corridor | Stoke to Cheltenham / Coventry | £55,000 - £65,000 + Package

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a major national construction and regeneration business with a significant and growing workload across the Midlands.

The position will cover the western side of the region, broadly following the M6/M5 corridor from Stoke through the West Midlands and down towards Cheltenham, including Coventry and surrounding areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially strong Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience across social housing, planned maintenance and/or retrofit programmes.

The Role

Working across a portfolio of existing and upcoming projects, you will take commercial responsibility for schemes from procurement and pre-start through delivery, final account and completion.

Projects will predominantly sit within the social housing and regeneration sector, including planned investment programmes, refurbishment, energy-efficiency improvements and retrofit works.

Typical responsibilities will include:

• Full commercial management of projects and programmes
• Procurement and management of subcontractors
• Cost planning, forecasting and reporting
• Applications, valuations and payments
• Managing variations and change
• Monitoring project costs and commercial performance
• Contract administration
• Risk and opportunity management
• Working closely with operational and client teams
• Managing subcontractor accounts
• Final accounts and project close-out
• Supporting and mentoring junior commercial team members

What Are We Looking For?

The ideal candidate will already have strong Quantity Surveying experience within social housing or planned works.

Experience across retrofit, decarbonisation, energy-efficiency programmes or high-rise refurbishment/retrofit would be particularly attractive.

You will ideally have:

• Strong social housing experience
• Planned maintenance / planned works experience
• Retrofit experience ideally
• High-rise retrofit experience would be a significant bonus
• Strong subcontractor procurement and management skills
• Excellent cost reporting and forecasting ability
• Good contractual and commercial knowledge
• The confidence to manage client relationships
• Experience taking commercial responsibility for multiple projects or workstreams
• A relevant Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management qualification

The Opportunity

This is a chance to join a large, established business with a significant presence within housing, regeneration and partnership-led construction.

With retrofit and improvement programmes becoming an increasingly important part of the social housing market, the role offers excellent long-term prospects for a Senior QS who already understands this environment.

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + package

All applications will be treated in complete confidence