Project Surveyor

Overview

In this Senior Quantity Surveyor role, you will lead project commercial teams on high-profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors. You’ll own pre- and post-contract strategies, ensure compliance and value delivery, and drive commercial viability with customers and specialists. You’ll shape cost reporting, procurement, and final accounts to maintain cashflow and progress. This is a growth-focused opportunity within a collaborative, supportive team that values innovation and practical commercial leadership.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary & bonus
• Car allowance / Company car
• Travel to sites
• Private Medical
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Health and Wellness programme

Responsibilities

• Lead the project commercial team and ensure compliance with Wates Main Contract obligations
• Oversee procurement, sub-contract orders, and supply chain management
• Manage measurements, valuations, contractual notices, and change valuation
• Prepare and submit monthly cost reports and progress reports, and develop tender strategies
• Agree external valuations and manage project cashflow
• Produce and agree main and subcontract final accounts
• Operate DBS checks as required at offer stage
• Collaborate with customers and industry specialists to add value and ensure best practices

Key requirements

• Experience leading project commercial teams in construction
• Strong knowledge of procurement, subcontracting, and valuations
• Ability to manage cost reporting, progress reporting, and tender strategies
• Experience in agreeing valuations, change and final accounts
• Commercially astute with focus on cashflow and robustness
• Stakeholder and cross-functional collaboration skills

• collaborative
• proactive
• problem-solving
• procurement
• sub-contracting
• measurements and valuations

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