Senior Quantity Surveyor

🏗️ Senior Quantity Surveyor – Major High-Rise Residential Development

📍 London

🏢 Leading Residential Developer

💰 Competitive Basic Salary + Comprehensive Package

🔍 The Opportunity

An exceptional opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to take a commercially significant role on a major London development valued between £100m and £300m.

Depending on the project, you’ll either operate as the commercial lead or a strategic No.2, working across a complex, multi-phase high-rise RC frame scheme within the build-to-rent, private residential or purpose-built student accommodation sector.

These landmark developments comprise multiple residential towers, premium amenities, landscaped public realm and associated commercial or community spaces, offering exposure to some of the capital’s most technically complex and high-profile living-sector projects.

You’ll also be joining the developer at an exciting stage of growth. The business is progressing an ambitious expansion strategy, supported by a strong pipeline of live developments, further schemes currently progressing through planning and due to commence next year, and an active land acquisition programme that continues to strengthen its future development pipeline.

This is an opportunity to join a financially secure, design-led developer where the commercial team plays a central role in project strategy, procurement, risk management and successful delivery.

💠 The Role

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll take a leading role in the commercial delivery of a major project, individual phase or portfolio of significant work packages, with responsibility from procurement strategy and subcontractor appointment through to final account.

You’ll establish and maintain robust commercial controls across the scheme, ensuring accurate forecasting, disciplined cost management, effective change control and proactive identification of risk and opportunity throughout the project lifecycle.

Working closely with the Commercial Manager, Commercial Director and senior project stakeholders, you’ll provide clear commercial leadership, challenge performance where required, protect project margins and drive value without compromising quality, programme or design intent.

You’ll also play a key role in shaping the wider commercial team, managing and mentoring junior surveyors, improving team capability and taking on the level of responsibility needed to progress into a Managing Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager position.

🧩 Key Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial delivery of a major high-rise residential project or phase
• Take ownership of significant packages from procurement through to final account
• Develop procurement strategies and lead tendering, negotiation and subcontractor appointments
• Oversee valuations, variations, change control, CVRs and detailed cost reporting
• Produce accurate forecasts, cash-flow projections and senior commercial updates
• Monitor budgets, contractual obligations, risks and commercial opportunities
• Manage subcontractor accounts and maintain strong supply-chain relationships
• Drive value engineering and cost-optimisation initiatives without compromising quality
• Work closely with project, design, technical and operational teams to support programme delivery
• Provide clear commercial advice and reporting to directors and senior stakeholders
• Manage, mentor and develop junior surveyors within the project commercial team

🎓 About You

• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline
• Strong Senior Quantity Surveying experience within the UK construction industry
• Proven background in delivering major high-rise RC frame residential or mixed-use developments
• Experience across BTR, private residential or PBSA schemes is beneficial
• Demonstrable ability to manage significant packages, project phases or full schemes commercially
• Strong expertise in procurement, subcontractor management, CVRs, forecasting and final accounts
• Experience supporting, mentoring or managing junior commercial staff
• Commercially astute, organised and confident, engaging with senior stakeholders
• Leadership-focused and ready to progress into a more senior commercial position

🚀 Career Progression

This opportunity offers a genuine route into a Managing Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager level.

You’ll gain the responsibility, senior stakeholder exposure and team-management experience required to progress, with future opportunities to commercially lead larger schemes as the developer’s London pipeline continues to grow.

🌟 Why Join?

• Commercially lead or operate as the strategic No.2 on a £100m–£300m development
• Work across high-rise BTR, private residential or student accommodation schemes
• Join an ambitious developer during a significant period of expansion
• Strong pipeline of live projects and schemes commencing next year
• Active land acquisition strategy supporting long-term growth and stability
• Exposure to complex, multi-phase RC frame developments
• Genuine influence over procurement, cost strategy, risk and project outcomes
• Clear progression into the Managing QS or Commercial Manager level
• Collaborative culture with experienced senior commercial leadership

💼 What’s on Offer

• Competitive basic salary
• Car or travel allowance
• Annual performance-related bonus
• Private healthcare and pension
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Commercial leadership responsibility for a major London development
• Long-term pipeline of high-profile residential projects
• Structured professional development and senior career progression

💬 Interested or know someone who might be?

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please apply.

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