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Wates are on the lookout for a Quantity Surveyor to join our forward-thinking construction team based in Rugby. We’re talking high-profile, technically challenging projects across multiple sectors—projects that demand fresh thinking, sharp commercial instincts, and a drive to make a real impact.
If you live and breathe construction and you’re hungry to step up, shake things up, and shape the future of the built environment—this is your moment.
Why join Wates? Because we don’t just build projects—we build careers. You’ll be part of a collaborative, talented, and supportive team that celebrates new ideas and puts people first.
What You'll Be Doing As a Site Surveyor, you’ll be a key player—owning your work packages, driving commercial performance, and influencing how our most ambitious projects come to life. You’ll be trusted to take the lead, solve problems, and work closely with everyone from clients to supply chain partners.
Your Day-to-day Will Include
* Developing smart commercial strategies and managing your own subcontract packages
* Maximising cashflow through effective cost control and negotiations
* Supporting procurement strategies, leading tender processes, and producing subcontract orders
* Working closely with our Commercial Lead to shape final accounts and keep everything aligned to best practice
What We Offer
* Competitive salary & profit share scheme
* Flexible working
* Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
* Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
* Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
* Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
* Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.
We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.
As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer.
Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises: Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity, Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners, and Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
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