Quantity Surveyor – Social Housing & Adaptations
📍 West Midlands – Hybrid (Office, Site & Home)
💰 £45,000 – £70,000 + Car Allowance or Fuel Card
🕒 Full-Time | Permanent
We’re looking for a hands-on Quantity Surveyor to join a growing contractor working across social housing projects — including kitchens, bathrooms, voids, rewires, decent homes, and disabled adaptations. If you care about the work you deliver and want to be part of a team that values impact as much as profit, this could be your next move.
This is a hybrid role with a mix of office, site, and home working — you’ll have the autonomy to manage your own projects while working closely with operational teams to ensure everything runs smoothly, both commercially and practically.
🔎 What You’ll Be Doing:
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Managing the full commercial lifecycle of refurbishment and maintenance contracts
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Creating, negotiating, and overseeing subcontractor packages
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Preparing valuations, cost reports, forecasts, and final accounts
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Monitoring performance with site and ops teams
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Handling client applications, variations, and payment cycles
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Ensuring compliance with frameworks (e.g. NHF, Schedule of Rates)
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Pricing and managing works related to adaptations – including wet rooms, ramps, DFGs, and accessibility improvements
✅ What We’re Looking For:
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Experience working on social housing contracts – ideally with adaptations exposure
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Understanding of DFG-funded works and access compliance is a strong advantage however not essential
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Solid knowledge of CVRs, budgets, cost control, and financial reporting
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Familiarity with SOR codes and public sector pricing
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Excellent communicator – able to liaise confidently with clients, contractors, and site teams
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Ability to manage multiple live projects and deliver to deadlines
🌟 Bonus Points For:
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Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent practical experience
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Experience using commercial software such as COINS, Causeway, etc.
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Full UK driving licence
💼 What’s In It For You:
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Salary £45,000 – £70,000, depending on experience
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Car allowance or fuel card
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Hybrid working – balance between office, site, and home
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Long-term career growth in a values-led, growing company
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A collaborative team where your voice matters and your work has real community impact
If you’re a commercially minded QS who understands the nuances of adaptations and social housing works, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch for a confidential chat