Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Planned Maintenance (Social Housing)

Location: Brentwood (Hybrid working)

Salary: £75,000 – £80,000 + £5,000 car allowance + benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Sector: Social Housing | Planned Maintenance

Experience Level: Senior Quantity Surveyor (Contractor-side)

A well-established contractor operating within the social housing sector is seeking Senior Quantity Surveyors to support long-term planned maintenance frameworks across London and the South East.

These are contractor-side roles managing high-value, open-book frameworks delivering mixed internal, external and M&E works. The positions are growth hires within an established commercial team and offer long-term stability, clear structure, and progression to Managing QS / Commercial Manager level.

Key Responsibilities

• Contractor-side commercial management of planned maintenance projects


• Cash flow forecasting, cost reporting, valuations and final accounts


• Claims management, variation recovery and delay analysis


• Subcontractor procurement and supply chain management


• Open-book reconciliation and commercial governance


• Managing multiple projects concurrently


• Leading, mentoring and developing junior QSs and assistants


• Client-facing commercial management and reporting


• Identifying and closing scope and pricing gaps

Project Details

• Social housing planned maintenance frameworks


• Mixed scope: internals, externals, complex M&E works


• Open-book contracts


• Framework turnover: £15m–£20m per annum


• Multiple concurrent projects


• Long-term secured frameworks (15 years)

About You

• Strong contractor-side planned maintenance experience (essential)


• Social housing framework experience required


• Confident managing multiple projects independently


• Strong commercial skills across claims, variations and forecasting


• Advanced Excel and cost reporting capability


• Experience mentoring or managing junior QSs


• Proactive, adaptable and commercially minded

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management


• RICS accreditation desirable but not essential

What’s on Offer

• £70,000–£80,000 base salary


• £5,000 car allowance


• Pension, healthcare and full benefits package


• Hybrid working (typically 4 days office / 1 day WFH)


• Long-term framework security


• Clear career progression

Apply now or contact James Maloney for a confidential discussion.

James Maloney |[email removed] | 07711370553