Senior Quantity Surveyor

TL;DR

Senior Quantity Surveyor: Commercial leadership on social housing planned and responsive repairs, owning validation pricing, monthly cost advice, and open book reconciliation with an accent on cost-to-complete/cash forecasting, audit-ready reconciliation, and cradle-to-grave commercial control. Focus on managing procurement, payments, valuations, variations, and subcontractor claims to protect margins and maximise recovery.

Location: United Kingdom (Dartford, England)

Company

UI Social Infrastructure revitalises homes and communities through regeneration and maintenance services for public sector clients.

What you will do

• Lead validation pricing and provide monthly client cost advice based on validation surveys, including commentary on cost movements, risks, opportunities, and recovery positions.
• Own planning application workstreams: procurement, payments, client claiming, and forecasting (cost-to-complete and cash forecasts) in line with contract terms.
• Compile and maintain open book reconciliation and audit information, run live monthly reconciliation via the live data sheet, and escalate unrecovered costs/claims.
• Act as sole QS for Planned Maintenance Leaseholder Recovery, managing commercial activities cradle-to-grave including procurement through yearly close out, and producing valuations, variations, and final accounts.
• Manage subcontract and supply chain commercial activities: enquiries, quotation analysis, subcontract applications/payments, and challenge/verify subcontractor claims to protect margins.
• Deliver monthly cost/value reconciliations, forecasts, and cash projections; monitor budgets and recovery performance and support commercial reviews with accurate data.

Requirements

• Proven Quantity Surveyor experience in construction with strong experience in social housing, maintenance, or planned works.
• Strong experience in cost validation, reconciliation, forecasting, and cash management.
• Experience administering subcontractor payments, claims, and cost recovery processes.
• Advanced Excel skills for data interrogation and reconciliation, including live cost tracking spreadsheets.
• Strong understanding of cost coding, allocation controls, and audit trail requirements.
• BSc in Quantity Surveying (or similar) desirable; CSCS card at appropriate level (where required); valid driving licence if travel is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time contract role within a long-term partnering framework.
• Commercial ownership across multiple workstreams with close collaboration across Operations, QS/SQS colleagues, and client representatives.
• Focus on accurate reporting, audit readiness, and transparent open book reconciliation.
• Opportunity to develop skills within a main contractor environment.

Hiring process

• Application via the provided SmartRecruiters link.
• Interviews to assess commercial experience, social housing/repairs background, and ability to manage reconciliation, forecasting, and subcontract claims.