Details:
- Salary: £60,000 - 68,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Rochdale Greater Manchester
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Senior Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing Refurbishment
Location - Rochdale
Salary/Package - £60,000 - £68,000 + Excellent Benefits Package
About the Company
Our client is an established construction and refurbishment contractor with a strong presence across the North West. The business specialises in delivering refurbishment, maintenance, and improvement programmes, with significant experience working within the social housing sector.
Working closely with housing associations, local authorities, and other public sector clients, the business has built a strong reputation for delivering programmes safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. With continued growth and a healthy pipeline of social housing refurbishment work, they are now looking to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to strengthen their commercial team.
The Role
As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take responsibility for the commercial management of significant social housing refurbishment programmes, working closely with operational teams, clients, and the supply chain.
Key responsibilities will include:
Taking overall commercial responsibility for allocated social housing refurbishment projects
Managing project budgets, CVRs, forecasts, and cash flow
Leading subcontract procurement and managing subcontractor accounts
Preparing and agreeing valuations, applications for payment, variations, and final accounts
Identifying and managing commercial risks and opportunities
Reviewing contracts and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements
Providing commercial support and guidance to Project and Contracts Managers
Managing client relationships and attending commercial/project meetings
Monitoring project performance against budget and forecast
Supporting dispute avoidance and resolution where required
Mentoring and supporting junior commercial team members
Providing accurate commercial reporting to senior management
Ensuring projects are delivered in line with commercial targets
The Ideal Candidate
The successful Senior Quantity Surveyor will have:
Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within construction
Strong social housing refurbishment experience
Experience working on planned maintenance, refurbishment, or improvement programmes
Strong knowledge of commercial management, cost control, forecasting, and final accounts
Experience managing subcontract procurement and accounts
Good understanding of construction contracts and contractual procedures
Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills
Excellent commercial awareness and negotiation ability
Experience mentoring or supporting junior commercial staff
Strong Excel and general IT skills
Relevant Quantity Surveying or construction qualification
What's on Offer
£60,000 - £68,000 salary
Excellent benefits package
Senior commercial position with genuine responsibility
Opportunity to work on major social housing refurbishment programmes
Long-term career progression within a growing contractor
Strong pipeline of secured work
Supportive and collaborative senior management team
Opportunity to develop and lead commercial delivery across key client accounts
Apply: If you're interested in this opportunity, then please get in touch today with our Commercial Specialist, Mark Harris.
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We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
Please Note: Due to high volume of applicants, only those shortlisted will be contacted.
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