Quantity Surveyor Social Housing

Evesham, Worcestershire
Oscar Underhill Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Quantity Surveyor

Location: Evesham, Worcestershire (Hybrid Working Available)

Salary: £46,887 per annum + £1,300 Essential Car User Allowance

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

We are seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a strong background in social housing repairs, maintenance, and asset investment programmes. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused professional who understands contractor management, Schedule of Rates (SoRs), valuations, payment assessments, and cost control from a client-side perspective.

Reporting to the Senior Contract Manager, this role offers a blend of office-based, hybrid, and site-based working, providing commercial and financial oversight across a range of property services. You will play a key role in ensuring value for money, robust cost control, contractual compliance, and the successful delivery of customer-focused housing services.

The Role

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will provide professional commercial and quantity surveying support across responsive repairs, planned maintenance, and asset investment contracts. Working closely with contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders, you will help drive financial performance, improve efficiencies, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the commercial and financial aspects of repairs, maintenance, and investment contracts.
• Prepare, monitor, and report on budgets, forecasts, expenditure, and financial performance.
• Assess and validate contractor valuations, applications for payment, variations, and final accounts
• Review and challenge contractor costs and claims to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and Schedule of Rates (SoRs).
• Undertake cost analysis, benchmarking, and value-for-money reviews to identify efficiencies and savings opportunities.
• Support procurement and tendering exercises, including preparation of tender documentation, pricing analysis, and evaluation processes.
• Assist in the management of contracts from tender stage through to final account settlement.
• Work closely with operational teams to monitor contractor performance in relation to cost, quality, and service delivery.
• Provide commercial advice and support across the Property Directorate.
• Support the management of disrepair cases, insurance claims, and complex property projects from a contractual and financial perspective.
• Conduct site visits to validate completed works, variations, and contractor valuations.
• Prepare financial reports, performance data, and management information for key stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of efficient processes and systems.

About You

• Proven experience working as a Quantity Surveyor within Social Housing, Housing Maintenance, Responsive Repairs, Planned Works, Voids, or Asset Management.
• Degree-qualified or professionally qualified in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience working within a Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Surveyor role within construction, housing, property maintenance, or asset management.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, commercial management, and cost control principles.
• Experience managing contractor payments, valuations, variations, and final accounts.
• Knowledge of responsive repairs, planned maintenance, capital works, or housing asset investment programmes.
• Strong working knowledge of Schedule of Rates (SoRs), contractor valuations, payment assessments, variations, and cost management is essential.
• Experience acting on the client side, managing contractors and ensuring value for money across repairs and maintenance programmes.
• Excellent analytical, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the confidence to challenge and influence appropriately.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use.

Benefits

• Hybrid working and flexible hours.
• £1,300 annual car allowance plus mileage expenses.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service).
• Up to 9% employer pension contribution.

And So much more!

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