Location: East Midlands regional office, Castle Donington.
Salary: Competitive.
Reports to: Commercial Manager.
Hours: Full time, Permanent.
About the Role
At Allison Homes, we pride ourselves on being an award‑winning private housebuilder dedicated to creating beautiful homes and communities across the Central and East of England, the East Midlands and the South West of England. Our mission is to provide affordable yet aspirational homes to our communities, ensuring new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a quality product suitable for everyone. We value collaboration and teamwork, and our core values are Kindness, Trust, Teamwork, Passion and Performance. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to help us achieve our ambitious growth plans and goals, to be part of our journey and to grow their career along with our success.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead on cost planning, budgeting, and commercial management for flagship developments, ensuring profitability, value for money and quality standards.
* Provide strategic commercial support to the Commercial Manager, contributing to regional financial performance and long‑term planning.
* Take ownership of subcontract procurement, including preparing tender documentation, conducting analysis, negotiating terms and finalising appointments.
* Mentor and support Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors in their professional development.
* Provide commercial input during land acquisition, design development and value engineering to ensure schemes are commercially viable.
* Maintain budget control throughout project lifecycles, managing cost variations, forecasting and reporting against key financial KPIs.
* Attend and lead regular site and commercial review meetings, supporting collaboration between commercial, technical and construction teams.
* Attend progress meetings with third parties/clients, ensuring contract terms and financial targets are met.
* Analyse and evaluate subcontractor performance, participating in supplier reviews and contributing to preferred supplier relationships.
* Ensure full compliance with internal procedures, external regulations, NHBC/LABC requirements and industry best practices.
* Champion continual improvement and innovation in procurement, cost management and commercial reporting processes.
* Support in resolving disputes, final accounts and contract administration in line with legal and business requirements.
* Contribute to and present monthly and quarterly commercial reports and forecasts to senior management.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or an experienced Quantity Surveyor ready to step up, ideally within housebuilding or residential development.
* Deep understanding of quantity surveying, cost control, subcontract management and commercial reporting.
* Proven experience in cost planning, procurement and contract administration.
* Experience managing multiple developments concurrently and working with cross‑functional project teams.
* Establish, develop and maintain strong working relationships with subcontractors, Registered Providers and consultants across the East Midlands region.
* Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to guide and develop junior colleagues.
* Excellent negotiation, analytical and communication skills.
* Commercially astute with strong attention to detail and problem‑solving capabilities.
* Proficient in relevant IT systems (ideally COINS or similar commercial management software), MS Excel and reporting tools.
* Professional qualification in Quantity Surveying or a related field (HNC, HND, BSc) preferred.
* Member of or working towards RICS or equivalent professional body desirable.
* Full UK driving licence.
* A commitment to role model Allison Homes’ values – Kindness, Trust, Teamwork, Passion and Performance.
Benefits
* Competitive salary.
* Discretionary Bonus Scheme.
* Car allowance (with option to join the company salary sacrifice car scheme, T&Cs apply).
* 25 days holiday (increasing to 27 days after two years’ continuous service).
* Pension Scheme.
* Group Life Assurance.
* Group Income Protection Scheme.
* Smart Health Employee Assistance Programme.
* Simply Health Cash Plan (opt‑in).
* Allison Homes House purchase discount scheme.
Equal Opportunity
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong.
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