🧾 Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
đź“Ť Location: Central London Projects (Office/Home/On-site Hybrid)
🏗 Sector: High-End Residential & Hospitality | Refurbishment & Cut-and-Carve
💷 Salary: £65,000 – £80,000 + Package
📢 Reporting to: Commercial Director
About the Company
A specialist, design-conscious main contractor delivering complex refurbishments and cut-and-carve projects across London. Their portfolio includes luxury hotels, prime residential schemes, and listed building transformations. Known for quality, collaboration, and technical skill, they operate as a tight-knit team with a strong reputation in the market.
The Opportunity
As Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a key commercial role across multiple live and upcoming projects. You’ll be responsible for cost planning, subcontractor procurement, contract administration (JCT), and financial reporting – helping ensure projects are delivered profitably, compliantly, and to the highest standards.
You'll work closely with project managers, design teams, and clients to manage commercial risk and deliver best value, often on structurally complex schemes in logistically challenging environments.
Key Responsibilities
* Full commercial management of projects from pre-construction through final account
* Prepare and manage cost plans, cashflows, and CVRs
* Lead subcontractor procurement and contract administration
* Liaise closely with site teams, design consultants, and clients
* Ensure compliance with JCT contracts and company processes
* Support project valuations, variations, and claims
* Contribute to value engineering and risk management initiatives
About You
* Minimum 7 years’ experience in Quantity Surveying (main contractor or specialist fit-out/refurb background preferred)
* Strong knowledge of JCT contracts, procurement, and cost control
* Experience on cut-and-carve, refurbishment, or high-spec hospitality/resi schemes
* Highly organised, commercially astute, and confident client-facing
* HNC/Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field
What’s on Offer
* Competitive salary to ÂŁ80k + package (pension, discretionary bonus)
* A long-term role with a stable and growing contractor
* Autonomy and trust in a small, experienced commercial team
* Opportunity to work on design-led, architecturally ambitious schemes
* Career progression to Senior QS or Commercial Lead