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My client has a great opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join its established Capital (planned and refurbishment based contracts works) business (inc Kitchen, Bathroom , Fire Risk ) which will be based in Cheltenham . Typically you will be out at customers a large proportion of the week . Jobs are tendering / estimating so can be typically smaller value ( relatively ) but high volume along with one off bigger projects . The role will be working on a new contract with a 5-year programme upgrading 2,500 homes for Cheltenham residents. The initial project will be upgrading kitchens and bathrooms; however, it is expected that the unit will develop into other areas such as decarbonisation retrofit, fire safety and other major refurbishment projects. As such, there is a great opportunity here for someone to increase the scope and level of their responsibility as the business unit grows. Many of their QS have risen quickly through the ranks here - and people stay with them . They are one of the UK s largest privately-owned property services companies with offices UK wide . A leader and pioneer in its field, they are at the forefront of delivering innovative planned and responsive services to the built environment. £54,900 inc car allowance (6.5K) , plus a private mileage scheme and fuel card , pension, healthcare, life insurance + profit share (last year 14%) They have continued to have a fantastic year full of growth and opportunity company wide and are excited to announce a long-term contract win which has been secured within the Capital (planned works/ Refurbishment) division so need an additional Quantity Surveyor in this specialisation and to actively impact their commercial success from the very beginning of a new contract set up. Ultimately, they are a commercially focused business, but they focus on people, sustainability, and exceptional client delivery/customer satisfaction to achieve this. You will thrive in collaborating with the operational team, while managing the full commercial responsibility for the financial and commercial aspects of our planned works for our local authority client. Benefits: Be part of the company profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year) Private mileage scheme and fuel card Let us help you prepare for your future with an enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme. Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance 23 days annual leave, but you may want longer or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year. Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice. Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay. The Quantity Surveyor role: As a Quantity Surveyor within the Capital works division, you will actively tender, estimate and measure onsite. Specifically, you will: Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting any risks and solutions for mitigating these. Prepare budget cost value reconciliations, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning from the beginning. Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity targets and contract milestones are agreed and issued before contract start, including direct labour incentives. Build strong client and supplier relations, to ensure any variations and the progress of contracts are discussed and resolved proactively. Take purchase, credit and debtor responsibility using COINS to achieve expected cash flow. Complete and analyse weekly reporting from site has adequate cost information (including labour rates and performance exceptional to budget, value, progress, quality, and safety) Produce monthly contract valuations. What will you bring as Quantity Surveyor? You will be inquisitive, organised, and honest as well as being a genuine people person who thrives when collaborating with clients, trade teams and immediate colleagues, fostering a real working together environment. Proven experience in a similar quantity surveying. Project surveying role Experience of successfully managing a value of works up to £3 million. A key eye for identifying areas to save money, reduce costs and maximise value. Additional Benefits include: Annual pay reviews Training and development opportunities Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family Specsavers vouchers Quantity Surveyor Quantity Surveyor QS housing social council kitchen kitchen kitchen bathroom bathroom bathroom fire risk fire risk carbon de-carbonisation decarbonisation retro fit retrofit council cheltenham gloucester bristol gloucs gloucester cheltenham gloucestershire gloucestershire quantity surveyor car company car profit share bonus profit share private health fire fire council housing housing housing

Commercial Manager Consultancy Partnered with Leading Housing Association Location: London Bridge (hybrid in office 2-3 days/week) Salary: Up to £95,000 extensive benefits package Reports to: Head of Commercial / Director Team: Managing 2-3 Quantity Surveyors (within a growing QS team) About Us / The Role We are recruiting on behalf of a forward-thinking consultancy working in close partnership with a major housing association. This role sits at the heart of their Repairs & Maintenance division, overseeing the commercial management of social housing works, maintenance programmes, and capital repairs across their stock. You will join a business with a strong foundation (currently 20 Quantity Surveyors) and ambitious growth plans targeting a team of 60 QSs over the next 4 5 years. That means this is a rare opportunity to take a lead in shaping the commercial leadership of a growing organisation, with strong career progression. In this role you will: Take full commercial responsibility for repair & maintenance contracts, programmes, and frameworks Lead, mentor, and manage a small team of QSs (2 3 direct reports) Provide commercial input into contract strategy, tendering, procurement, and supplier selection Manage cost control, variation assessment, risk management, claims and dispute resolution Monitor performance against budgets, forecast costs, track KPIs, and report commercially to senior leadership Develop efficient processes, systems, and continuous improvement initiatives for commercial control Work closely with operations, asset, compliance teams and the housing association client to align objectives, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure high service delivery Be partly on-site in London Bridge (2 3 days per week) to collaborate with the client and internal teams About You / Key Requirements To succeed in this role, you will bring: Substantial experience (ideally 8 years) in commercial / quantity surveying roles, especially in repairs & maintenance or planned works in social housing / public sector settings Proven track record managing a small team of QSs and overseeing multiple contracts Strong technical understanding of measurement, cost planning, valuations, variations, and contract law Excellent financial acumen, analytical skills, and ability to manage risk Experience in procurement, tendering, contract negotiation and supplier management Strong communication and stakeholder management skills (you ll liaise with clients, internal teams, contractors) Confident, proactive, problem-solving mindset Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and deliver to deadlines Degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying, Economics, Construction Management or related field (or membership of a professional body RICS, CIOB, etc) is preferred What You ll Get / Benefits Competitive salary up to £95,000 , commensurate with experience Extensive benefits package (including pension, private health, bonus or performance incentives, training & development, flexible benefits, etc) Hybrid working only 2-3 days a week in the London Bridge office Genuine career progression in a business on a steep growth trajectory Opportunity to help shape the commercial function of a growing team Close-knit, collaborative environment, aligned with a major housing association client

Ian Williams Ltd continues to grow locally and nationwide because of our reputation, exceptional client delivery and commitment to continuous improvement. Our people are at the heart of this, and our Quantity Surveyors play a vital role in our commercial and operational success. We re looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join us in Amesbury, working as part of a small commercial team, collaborating with our Contract Managers & taking full accountability for the technical and financial aspects of planned refurbishment works for our long-standing housing client in Wiltshire. Ultimately, we are a commercially focused business - but we focus on people, sustainability, and exceptional client delivery/customer satisfaction to achieve this. Honesty, integrity, and teamwork will be at the heart of what you do. We d love to hear from you if you re a Quantity Surveyor who genuinely shares in this ethos and is keen to have a real impact on our commercial success at every stage of a contract or project. In return, working collaboratively with your operational and commercial teams to make things happen together, you ll go further with us, enjoying a prosperous career with opportunities to develop, within a stable but organically growing business which holds people at its core. At Ian Williams, we value our employees and offer an exceptional benefits package: Be part of the company profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year) Private mileage scheme and a fuel card Let us help you prepare for your future with an enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme. Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance Annual leave, but you may want longer or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year. Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice. Annual pay reviews Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay. Training and development opportunities Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family, and Specsavers vouchers The Quantity Surveyor role: As a Quantity Surveyor in Amesbury, you will actively tender, estimate and measure onsite. We can offer a variety of works including established frameworks and core contracts with prestigious housing clients within the public, and residential sector as well as our property services covering retirement living, commercial and education sectors too . Specifically, you will: Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting any commercial risks and mitigation for these. Prepare cost value reconciliations for contracts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning from the outset. Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity labour targets are agreed and issued before contract start, including direct labour incentives where possible. Build strong client, supplier, and subcontractor relations, to ensure any variations and progress of contracts are discussed and mutual, commercially viable solutions are sought, always. Complete and analyse weekly reporting from site, ensuring it has adequate cost information (including labour rates and performance expectations, budgets, value, progress, quality, and safety) What will you bring as Quantity Surveyor? You will be inquisitive, organised, and honest as well as being a genuine people person who thrives when collaborating with clients, trade teams and immediate colleagues. You will enjoy being part of a genuine team environment. Proven experience in a similar estimating and commercially focused surveying role. Experience of the commercial ownership of projects and contracts from tender and estimation stages through to final account. Experience of working for a painting or refurbishment contractor would be very advantageous. Experience of successfully managing commercially, a total value of works up to £2 million annually. Entrepreneurial spirit, with a key eye for identifying business opportunities, and areas for negotiation and better gains. You will describe yourself as commercial, analytical, and accurate in your approach. For information on all other additional benefits we do, to enhance your work/life balance please visit our website. About Ian Williams Ltd Discover more about us by reviewing our website, and also through our social media platforms, along with LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor. The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check. As an organisation assessing applicants suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the code of practice and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly. Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different. We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date. Ian Williams Ltd will use applicants details for recruitment purposes only. For more information, please read our Candidate Privacy Notice located at our website. 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Assistant Quantity Surveyor Nottingham Full time, permanent 40K plus bonus We are working with a leading contractor to find a skilled and experienced Assistant Quantity Surveyor, to join their team in Nottingham. This role is working on decarbonisation projects within occupied Social Housing properties in the Nottingham area and surrounding areas therefore a full UK driving licence is required. You will work within the commercial team delivering all aspects of the commercial, financial and contractual elements of designated projects, you will also have the opportunity to act as Commercial Lead on some smaller projects. You will also be responsible for general Commercial Administration, and support for the wider commercial team. Good excel skills are required for this job. About You We are looking for the successful candidate to have previous experience of commercial activity on refurbishment projects Social housing experience is ideal but not essential Experience with managing subcontractors / subcontractor payments Thorough and meticulous with an eye for detail The ability to work to tight deadlines and maintain a flexible attitude to work task and workload Ability to work on own initiative You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. Please apply online now!

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Housing Refurbishment Camden Up to £65,000 + Car Allowance and Package We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor on behalf of our client, a market leading main contractor specialising in housing refurbishment and planned maintenance. The role will be to work as part of a large team focussing on FRA Programmes, External Refurbishments, and Major Projects across a selection of LA and HA clients in the London area. Our client is looking for a quantity surveyor with extensive experience in the social housing sector working on major housing maintenance / regern / refrubishment frameworks with typical commercial and surveying duties through management of subcontractors, budgeting and estimating, schedule of rates, cost reporting, final accounting, CVR’s, variations etc. If you are interested in a move into a leading main-contractor where you can be a part of a successful and stable team, this could be the opportunity for you. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor for our client, some of your responsibilities will include: Control all expenditure for relevant projects / work streams Lead a small team of junior surveyors Reconcile cost/value reports & profit forecasts. Onboarding of Sub contractors/suppliers. Ensuring value for money & financial assessments. Manage day to day cost control & monitoring & reporting. Process Sub contractor requests for payment via application & invoice. Attend project & company related meetings. Ensure timely cash flow management. Maintain & develop professional relationships with client & customers. You will need: Ideally 3+ years experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor with a solid surveying background role in housing maintenance. Industry relevant Degree or vocational equivalent. If you are interested in the role mentioned above, please apply via the link or contact (url removed) Build Recruitment Limited acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Build Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer