🔍 The Vacancy
Wates have an opportunity for a Site Surveyor to join our team within the Reactive Division, working across various projects. You’ll be based out of our Enfield office 🏢. This role focuses on producing commercial outputs, monitoring cost control 💰, and liaising with client representatives to ensure compliance with contractual service standards ✅—all to help the company operate efficiently and profitably 📈.
📝 Key Accountabilities include:
* Develop and encourage project team performance, ensuring Wates’ contractual obligations and strategies are executed and reviewed 🔄
* Complete and submit monthly Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR) and progress reports 📊
* Understand tender strategies and work to the profit plan 📈
* Agree external valuations / cash flow to maximise project value 💼
* Collaborate with the Commercial Manager to produce final accounts 🧾
* Ensure subcontract management obligations are fulfilled, including procurement, valuation, contractual instructions, and health & safety 🛠️
We’re looking for someone with financial and commercial awareness and a strong commitment to customer-centred service 🤝.
To succeed, you’ll need relevant commercial skills and experience, including the ability to maximise value recovery, control costs, and manage cash flow effectively. You should also be confident using financial reports and software 🧮.
You’ll be a strong communicator, able to build relationships with clients, Project Surveyors, internal teams, and the supply chain. The role involves working between office, site, and some home working 🏠.
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard 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 to additional pre-employment checks.
To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting