Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,000 to £60,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8JB |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Fawkes & Reece |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | QSLC_1751290950 |
Summary
Quantity Surveyor
Affordable Housing developments
North West
Up to £60k (depending on experience) + package
The Company
A growing business providing new build housing in the UK working closely with local councils, housing associations and registered landlords, delivering affordable mixed tenure and high-quality private developments across the North West.
Quantity Surveyor role
As a Quantity Surveyor you will be working with the wider Commercial, Estimating and Buying team delivering a range of cost control and financial reporting on housing developments in the region.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Working closely with other departments, including Land, Development and Construction, you will attend design meetings to advise on all areas that may have a cost implication
- Distribute design information packages and tender drawings, whilst preparing all tender documentation and letters including carrying out preliminary checks on subcontractors
- Preparing construction cost analysis, which includes analysis of quotations resulting from the tender enquiry, requesting additional and outstanding information as required
- Place subcontractor orders including stage payment schedules and necessary contract documentation, including where required prestart meetings and checking references on selected subcontractors.
- Issue variation orders and development changes alongside providing cost advice on major variations prior to issue.
- Issue revised contract drawings to subcontractors; negotiating the cost of variations including liaising between Purchasing Manager and Build Managers.
- Production of cost to complete reports which shall include budgets for each of the relevant departments, check costs posted to each contract, collate, and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, site instructions, material order and preliminary / running costs. This will include providing bi-monthly analysis of costs and identify possible areas of over expenditure at future dates
- Check and arrange subcontractor payments, obtaining necessary authorisation for passing payments for all elements of subcontractor works.
- Agree final accounts with subcontractors, ensuring all works have been carried out within budget and analysing costs to assist on future estimates
- Attend monthly site meetings with our clients and carry out valuations, production of cash flow forecasts and invoices.
Skills & Experience
- Experience in quantity surveying and be knowledgeable in all areas of construction techniques and mixed-tenure schemes.
- You will have a thorough understanding of Surveying and Estimating, with a specific and in depth knowledge of preparing realistic construction budgets.
- You will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, with the use of Microsoft Excel at a proficient level an essential requirement
- Possess an understanding of the fundamentals and processes required to develop a housing development
If you are interested in joining a growing business and would like to apply, please contact Maisie at Fawkes & Reece for a confidential chat, on 07887 610 937 or you can send an up to date copy of your CV to mwane@fr-group.co.uk.