Senior Quantity Surveyor in London

Location: London
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: wates
Job Hours: Full-time

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The Vacancy

Wates are looking for a Project Surveyor to join our construction team in London focussing on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about the commercial aspects of Construction and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Project Surveyors are a valuable part of our business, where they lead the team on a project or cluster of packages having full accountability for the development and implementation of all pre and post contract strategies, commercial functions and contract reporting. Project Surveyors take the lead; working collaboratively with our customers and industry specialists with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

As our Project Surveyor you will:

  • Manage the project commercial team ensuring all Wates Main Contract obligations are met and process obligations are complete with particular reference to Procurement, Sub-contract orders, Managing Supply Chain, Measurements and Valuations, Contractual Notices and Valuing Change
  • Complete and submit Monthly Cost Reports, Procurement Strategy Updates and Internal/External Progress Reports alongside developing and implementing internal and external tender stage and delivery strategies
  • Agree external valuations upstream/downstream to maintain a positive project cashflow and produce and agree main and subcontract final accounts
  • WHAT WE OFFER

  • Competitive salary & profit share scheme
  • Flexible working
  • Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
  • Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
  • Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
  • Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
  • Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.
  • Work for Wates

    Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

    We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

    Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity. 
    Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
    Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

    We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

    Awards

    BEST PROJECT

    Inside Housing Development Awards

    WINNER

    2022 Construction News Awards Winner

    GOLD AWARD

    Investors in People 2022

    GOLD AWARD

    Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

    TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

    2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

    WINNER

    2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards

    About wates


    The Wates Group was established in 1897 and is one of the leading privately-owned, construction, development and property services companies in the UK. We employ almost 4,000 people, working with a range of clients and partners from across the public and private sectors.

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