Senior Quantity Surveyor
Commutable from Leeds, York, Wetherby, Harrogate (Office Based + West Yorkshire Sites)
£60,000 - £75,000 + Car Allowance + continued development support
Are you a Quantity Surveyor with strong experience looking to step into a senior, commercially influential role?
Do you enjoy working in a close-knit team where you can have real impact on projects and business growth? Are you comfortable operating in a hands-on SME environment?
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a growing, family-owned principal contractor delivering residential and social housing projects across West Yorkshire.
This established principal contractor delivers new build, refurbishment and conversion projects ranging from £500k to £8m, including residential developments, social housing schemes and their own land-led projects. With strong growth plans over the next 12 months and a solid pipeline including two large social housing projects, they are now looking to appoint a Senior QS following a retirement within the business.
In this role, you will take full commercial responsibility for multiple projects, managing CVRs, procurement, valuations, variations and final accounts. You will work closely with Directors, clients and consultants, playing a key role in maintaining commercial performance while supporting the company's expansion plans and mentoring more junior members.
With that, the ideal candidate will have a strong background with a main or principal contractor, solid construction experience, and the confidence to manage projects independently.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly, expanding contractor at a pivotal time, taking on a senior commercial role with real responsibility and influence.
The Role:
1. Managing multiple residential and social housing projects
2. Full CVR management, cashflow forecasting and cost reporting
3. Subcontractor procurement, valuations and payment management
4. Managing client valuations, variations and final accounts
5. Attending pre-start, scope and client meetings
The Person:
6. Strong experience with a main or principal contractor
7. Strong construction background
8. Proven CVR, procurement and commercial management experience
9. Comfortable working within a growing SME environment
10. Team-oriented with strong attention to detail
11. Quantity Surveying degree