Site Surveyor

Wates Smartspace; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus scheme

26 days holiday

Travel allowance

Clear development pathway

Exposure to a long-term programme of 2

Job summary

Wates Smartspace in North Birmingham is recruiting a Site Surveyor to support the delivery of planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes across occupied social housing properties.

Working within a high-performing commercial team, you will manage subcontractor accounts, carry out valuations, monitor costs and contribute to monthly reporting as part of a long-term, framework-based contract.

Qualifications

• Experience in social housing planned works, refurbishment, or maintenance.
• Strong commercial awareness and cost-control understanding.
• Good analytical, negotiation and communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel and commercial reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the commercial management of planned maintenance and refurbishment works.
• Assist with subcontractor procurement, payments and account management.
• Prepare and submit applications, valuations and cost reports.
• Monitor project costs and identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Support change control, variations and final account negotiations.
• Work collaboratively with operational teams to ensure commercial objectives are achieved.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to monthly commercial reporting.

Skills

Social housing experience

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Excel & reporting

Tools

Excel

Reporting tools

Job description

We're recruiting for a Site Surveyor to join our largest and most established social housing planned works contract based in North Birmingham.

Working as part of a high-performing commercial and operational team, you'll play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes across occupied social housing properties.

We're keen to hear from both experienced Site Surveyors and ambitious Assistant Quantity Surveyors ready to take the next step in their career. If you have a strong understanding of commercial processes within planned works, social housing, or Tier 1 contracting environments, this could be an excellent opportunity to progress into a broader surveying role within a well-supported team.

About The Role

The role will involve managing subcontractor accounts, carrying out valuations, monitoring costs and supporting commercial reporting across a large-scale social housing contract.

This position offers excellent exposure to a major long-term framework and provides clear development opportunities for individuals looking to advance their surveying career within a leading contractor environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the commercial management of planned maintenance and refurbishment works.
• Assist with subcontractor procurement, payments and account management.
• Prepare and submit applications, valuations and cost reports.
• Monitor project costs and identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Support change control, variations and final account negotiations.
• Work collaboratively with operational teams to ensure commercial objectives are achieved.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to monthly commercial reporting.

Essential

• Experience within social housing planned works, refurbishment, maintenance or construction environments.
• Previous experience working in a commercial, surveying or quantity surveying capacity.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of cost control principles.
• Good analytical, negotiation and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and commercial reporting tools.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Experience working on social housing planned maintenance contracts.
• Tier 1 contractor experience.

What's In It For You

• Annual Bonus scheme
• 26 days holiday
• Travel allowance.
• Clear development pathway
• Exposure to a long-term programme of secured works.
• Collaborative and established working environment.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check(DBS)at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject toadditionalpre-employment checks.

Our commitments

WPS is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at [e-mail]