If rounding up gives you anxiety, this might be your next move. QS role Quantity Surveyor - Prime & Bespoke High-End Residential | Permanent We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join a family-run main contractor with a long track record of delivering high-end refurbishments, extensions and one-off builds across London - this is one-off super-prime residential. Projects sit around £4m-£20m - think bespoke finishes, proper craftsmanship, and clients who'll notice a wonky architrave from across the room. You don't need to come from a super-prime background. If you've cut your teeth with a Tier 1 or strong regional contractor and fancy applying your skills to something more polished (and possibly more emotionally demanding), this is your moment to trade value engineering for very expensive light fittings. A typical week might include: • Monthly CVRs and valuation meetings that test your diplomacy as much as your maths • Trade take-offs, procurement and cost comparisons that never seem to agree with each other • Issuing variations and site instructions both upstream and downstream • Managing subbies from order to final account - part accountant, part therapist • Assisting operations with urgent matters that have apparently been urgent for three weeks You'll fit right in if you: • Can keep a straight face while someone tells you marble from Italy is basically the same cost as porcelain • Have mastered the art of explaining why the provisional sum wasn't magic money • Have time served with reputable contractors (not a serial site tourist) • Can balance cost, quality, and client happiness without needing a stiff drink - most days You'll recognise these moments: • That sixth version of a variation you swore you'd already priced - twice • The friendly site meeting that turns into a two-hour debate over who moved the line item • The final account that refuses to die quietly • The joy of finding a missing credit note… in the wrong project folder The company: A well-established, family-run contractor delivering complex, high-value residential projects across London. No corporate nonsense, no gimmicks - just proper sites, good people and a deep respect for getting the job done right (and on budget). Always available for a discreet chat. Spencer Wade (phone number removed) spencer@ borneltd. com