Senior Quantity Surveyor

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 25 March 2026
LOCATION
Hackney
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Construction
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SKILLS

Tender Preparation Contractor Management Financial Reporting Commercial Acumen Negotiation Construction Knowledge

FULL DESCRIPTION

As a key member of the Commercial North team, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will be the commercial lead on a project located in Lea Bridge. Responsibilities include preparing tenders, managing contractor accounts, producing valuation reports, and ensuring financial accountability for the project budget.

About the Role & Team

As a key member of the Commercial North team and reporting into the Commercial Manager, your primary responsibility will be commercial lead on a project located in Lea Bridge.

The role will be site-based working in Lea Bridge with some travel to our head office in Uxbridge.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Preparing tenders and detailed scopes of works for project.
  • Procurement of all contractor trade packages.
  • Managing contractor accounts to include raising contractor payments, reviewing and assessing variation claims and preparing and settling final accounts.
  • Reviewing drawing changes.
  • Reviewing and approving Site Instructions & CCF’s where appropriate.
  • Producing valuation reports to advise of any cost movements and reporting to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.
  • Implementation of commercial function in line with the Commercial Policies & Procedures Manual.
  • Attend design team meetings.
  • Carry out detailed package review meetings & drive value engineering opportunities of design & scope information.
  • Prepare all contract documentation and ensure accuracy.
  • Financial accountability for the project budget.
  • Partnership & co-operation with the Project Team for operational and financial delivery.
  • Management of and delegation of work to Junior Members of Site Commercial Team where applicable.

Key Skills & Experience:

  • Capable of working independently with minimum supervision and as part of the wider project team.
  • Excellent communication skills to be able to communicate daily with the relevant members of the Technical, Sales, Construction, Buying and Finance teams.
  • Very good commercial acumen.
  • Good Interpersonal skills.
  • Very good negotiation skills.
  • Good construction knowledge.

What’s in it for you?

Ensuring you have a work-life balance and stay healthy and happy is important to [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]. We offer the following core benefits.

Competitive compensation package, car allowance and discretionary bonus.

Private Medical Insurance.

Group Pension Scheme and Life Insurance.

25 Days holiday plus bank holidays including a holiday trading scheme and long service days

In addition to these core benefits, we offer other benefits which may result in tax or money savings. Some of these include:

  • Dental Cover
  • Bupa Employee Assistance
  • Virtual GP Service
  • Salary sacrifice scheme for electric vehicles
  • Cycle to Work
  • Gym Membership corporate discounts
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Perkpal (shopping discounts)
  • Tech Scheme
  • Payroll Giving
  • Free onsite gym (head office)
  • Free breakfast & lunch (head office)
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