The Company

We are currently partnered with a well-established main contractor with a strong presence across London and the Southeast of England, boasting an impressive annual turnover of approximately £100 million.

This contractor delivers a wide range of services including construction, refurbishment, and regeneration projects across multiple sectors—residential, commercial, healthcare, education, heritage, and public spaces.

Their diverse client base includes public and private organisations, central government departments, local authorities and housing associations. While they work across various sectors, they have a strong track record of success delivering projects within public sector frameworks

Operating for over 30 years their direct goal is to become the construction partner of choice, and they strive for this through their collaborative approach to construction.

They have a strong Belief in developing and retaining the best talent the industry has to offer, and pride them self on their reputation for delivering high quality services consistently throughout their existence.

The Role

Our client is currently seeking to recruit an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join their team working on a traditional £5 million education cut and carve project in South London, the role will be mixture of the office in East London and visiting site a couple of times a week in South London.

The ideal candidate will be well versed in working on refurbishment and/or new build schemes for a reputable general builder.

Roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

* Engage with the tender team to gain a full understanding of the submitted tender and requirements of the contract

* Check contract documents align with submitted tender and obtain guidance on any issues to be resolved prior to contract execution

* Contribute to the development by the internal project team of a plan for successful delivery of the financial and contractual objectives for the project

* Review plans and specifications and produce accurate bills of quantities for procurement of labour, material and subcontractors

* Obtain and analyse tenders for works packages, and produce recommendations for appointment

* Regular visits to site and liaison with site team to ensure a thorough understanding of all site activities

* Measure and value subcontract and upline work in progress, ensuring valuations are certified on time, cash flow is actively managed, and that final accounts are agreed in a timely manner

* Assist with the management of supply chain claims and in the preparation of upline claim submissions

* Regularly review records to establish that they are being maintained by the project team to protect the Company's commercial position and escalate any concerns

* Liaise with key internal and external stakeholders regularly and involve parties as necessary to ensure prompt and effective resolution of issues to facilitate successful project completion

* Provide commercial support to the project team in managing contractual aspects of the project

* Carry out commercial project completion activities

* Give guidance to trainee surveyors where required

Person Specification:

* Must be qualified, preferably with a Quantity Surveying or Construction Management degree

* Needs to be demonstrably driven and focused on learning and developing themselves

* Willing to travel for site visits a couple of times a week

* 4 - 5 years of experience, preferably gained along-side studying