Senior Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 06 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £75,000 to £85,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 September 2025 |
| Location: | SG9 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ARC (Norwich) Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ARC/SQS/HERTS-43277 |
Summary
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Hertfordshire (hybrid – office & site-based)
Salary: Up to £85,000 + benefits
About the Role
We’re recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a specialist residential developer delivering high-spec restoration and conversion projects across Hertfordshire. These schemes typically involve listed buildings, heritage sites, and sensitive new-build developments — blending traditional craftsmanship with modern luxury. This is a hands-on, commercially focused role offering involvement from pre-construction through to final account.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage full project lifecycle cost control for multiple high-end residential developments
• Lead procurement and tendering of subcontract packages
• Administer contracts (JCT) including variations, valuations, and final accounts
• Work closely with site and design teams to manage budgets and ensure commercial compliance
• Contribute to project programming, cash flow forecasting, and value engineering
• Mentor junior commercial team members and support continuous improvement
About You
• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar (RICS accreditation desirable)
• Proven experience delivering residential or mixed-use developments, ideally with refurbishment, heritage, or listed building elements
• Strong understanding of JCT contracts and commercial management
• Skilled in negotiation, reporting, and stakeholder communication
• Organised, self-motivated, and confident working across multiple sites
What’s on Offer
• Salary up to £85,000, depending on experience
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Supportive team culture with progression opportunities
• Pension, private healthcare, and bonus scheme
• Work on unique, design-led residential projects with real legacy
Apply now to be part of a team delivering some of the region’s most distinctive residential developments. All applications handled confidentially.
Please send me your CV on john.vazquez@arcgroup.co.uk