The Vacancy
🏗️ Project Surveyor – Responsive Maintenance
📍 Location: Walton-on-Thames
🏢 Division: Wates Property Services (WPS) – Reactive Maintenance
🗓️ Start Date: Early 2026 (flexible for the right candidate)
Wates Property Services is looking for a Project Surveyor to join our Responsive Maintenance team based in Walton-on-Thames. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially experienced and motivated individual to lead and grow within a dynamic environment focused on delivering high-quality maintenance services.
You’ll be working on our reactive maintenance scheme which includes an AOV model alongside NHF SOR, supporting the delivery of reactive maintenance works, and assisting in leading a small commercial team including working alongside a Project Surveyor and junior/admin staff.
🔧 What You’ll Be Doing:
1. 👥 Team Leadership: Manage and mentor junior staff, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.
2. 📊 Commercial Management: Take ownership of pre- and post-contract commercial strategies, including monthly Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) and progress reporting.
3. 💼 Subcontractor Oversight: Handle procurement, measurement, valuation, and final accounts, ensuring compliance with Wates processes and contractual obligations.
4. 💰 Value Maximisation: Drive cash flow and valuation processes to maximise project profitability.
5. 📋 Contract Compliance: Ensure all contractual instructions, notices, and health & safety obligations are met.
6. 🤝 Client Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, supply chain partners, and internal teams.
🎯 What We’re Looking For:
7. 🎓 Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a construction-related discipline (essential).
8. 📅 5–6 years’ experience in a similar role, ideally within responsive maintenance (planned experience considered if willing to transition).
9. 📘 NHF Schedule of Rates experience is a must.
10. 🔍 Proactive mindset: Forward-thinking, enthusiastic, and always pushing to achieve more.
11. 🗣️ Strong communicator: Able to lead, influence, and collaborate effectively across teams.
12. 🚀 Career-driven: Looking for progression and eager to grow within the business.
13. 😊 Customer-focused: Positive attitude and commitment to delivering excellent service.
🌟 Why Join Wates?
At Wates, we don’t just build and maintain properties — we build careers. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, integrity, and continuous improvement. We offer:
14. 📈 Career development opportunities
15. 🤝 Supportive team culture
16. 🛠️ Exposure to diverse and impactful projects
17. 💡 A chance to make a real difference in the communities we serve
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
Work for Wates
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.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.
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