Role: Quantity Surveyor (Housing experience)
Location: Larkhill
Salary: Up to £50,000 – Could be negotiable based on high experience + Company car or car allowance

Mainstay Recruitment is seeking a dynamic and experienced Quantity Surveyor to join our client’s team. This role offers a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of projects by maintaining commercial control, fostering strong stakeholder relationships, and driving value for money across all operations.

About the Role

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will inspire confidence and professionalism, motivating your team to excel and ensuring outstanding project delivery. You will build robust relationships with key stakeholders, lead by example, and set high standards of quality and efficiency. Your ability to make sound decisions, maintain focus in dynamic environments, and deliver measurable results will contribute significantly to the success of the organization.

This is an opportunity to leverage your commercial acumen and leadership skills to deliver impactful solutions while upholding a commitment to sustainability and excellence. You will adhere to all Health and Safety and Sustainability policies, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and company procedures. Collaborating with client personnel, you will foster effective relationships to streamline contract management and ensure all commercial documentation and reports are completed to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

Provide cost advice for Core and Additional Services, ensuring contract processes are followed.
Attend risk meetings to manage and mitigate risks effectively.
Actively support sustainable practices, promoting carbon reduction and utility consumption initiatives.
Liaise closely with site and area management teams, as well as end users, ensuring all team members understand their responsibilities under the service delivery contract.
Build stakeholder confidence through effective communication, persuasive negotiation, and guidance on contract particulars.
Support operational teams in dispute avoidance and resolution, offering commercial insights to optimize performance.
Lead change management under the FDIS Contract, ensuring stakeholder timelines are met.
Manage supplier payments and monitor supply chain performance.
Assist in developing and implementing risk management procedures.
Prepare monthly cost reports and price Core and Additional Services to meet contract requirements.
Ensure adjudications are performed accurately and efficiently.What You Need to Succeed

Commercial experience in social housing, property maintenance, or a related field.
Expertise in developing cost models, risk analysis, work proposals, and dispute resolution.
Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to maintain collaborative working environments and prevent fraud.
A qualification at HND/Foundation Degree level in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience.
Knowledge of facilities management or commercial construction, particularly in handling large or concurrent smaller projects.
Experience in a social housing environment and familiarity with BS11000 Collaborative Business Relationships.
Awareness of utility consumption reduction initiatives.
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and membership in a professional body (advantageous). 

If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience for this opportunity, please submit your CV for consideration