🔒 Hot Opportunity: Senior Quantity Surveyor – Residential Developer | West Sussex
I’m supporting a respected UK housebuilder in hiring an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their established commercial team covering West Sussex and surrounding regions. The scheme is a large scale mixed use project with 1,500 homes including 450 affordable homes, a 60 bed care home, a new primary school and a new local centre.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an SQS who enjoys taking ownership of projects, influencing cost strategy, and working closely with technical, land and construction teams across multiple residential developments.
✨ What’s on offer
* Competitive salary + car/travel allowance + comprehensive benefits (private medical, pension, up to 39 days anual leave with service, annual bonus)
* Long‑term stability with a strong pipeline of traditional build housing sites
* Autonomy to lead commercial activity across designated projects
* Supportive leadership and a collaborative team culture
* Real career progression within a well‑structured commercial function
đź› Key responsibilities
* Full commercial management of residential housing projects
* Cost planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting
* Managing subcontract procurement and tendering
* Contract administration and variations
* Ensuring projects meet cost, quality, and programme targets
* Building strong relationships with site teams, subcontractors and internal stakeholders
👤 Ideal experience
* Proven experience as a PQS / SQS / Commercial lead working within a residential house builder
* Strong background in Quantity Surveying within housebuilding or main contracting
* Comfortable managing multiple sites at various stages
* Excellent commercial awareness and negotiation skills
* Ability to work independently while supporting a wider commercial team
* Degree in Surveying or similar
* Working towards being a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
đź“Ť Location
West Sussex-based role with travel to local sites.