Quantity Surveyor

City, Leeds
Calibre Search

Freelance Quantity Surveyor
Site-Based – Leeds
Project: Mixed Residential Development up to 5 Story
Duration: 6-12 months (with potential extension to 18 months)
Day Rate: Competitive 350 – 425 per day

Our client, a well-regarded and forward-thinking residential developer, is seeking a Freelance Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of a large-scale residential scheme in Leeds. The development comprises a mix of low-rise housing and apartment blocks up to five storeys, creating a diverse and dynamic site environment. This is a site-based role where you’ll take ownership of commercial management, working closely with a main contractor and several subcontractors to ensure cost efficiency and contractual compliance throughout the build.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the lead Quantity Surveyor on site, reporting directly to the developer’s commercial team.
• Manage all commercial and contractual matters, ensuring the project is delivered within budget and on programme.
• Oversee the main contractor’s commercial activities, ensuring performance aligns with contractual obligations.
• Administer and negotiate subcontracts, valuations, variations, and final accounts across multiple work packages.
• Provide regular cost reporting, forecasting, and cash flow analysis.
• Advise on procurement strategies and risk management.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, site teams, consultants, and external stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience as a Quantity Surveyor on residential projects, ideally with exposure to both low-rise and multi-storey developments.
• Excellent understanding of JCT contract administration.
• Strong commercial acumen with a proactive and solution-focused mindset.
• Ability to work independently on a live construction site.
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
• Relevant qualifications in Quantity Surveying (Degree/HND or equivalent).
• CSCS card and valid driving licence preferred.

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.