Project Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 13 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £47,920 to £53,345 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 January 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | London and Quadrant Housing Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Title: Project Quantity Surveyor
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £47,920 per annum to £53,345 per annum dependant on experience. *Plus essential car user allowance £1,300
Grade: 10
Reporting Office: Manchester, Trafford
Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)
Closing Date: 27th January 2026 at 11pm
Interview Dates: 4th February 2026 via MS Teams
Role Profile - Project Quantity Surveyor.docx
Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
*Previous Applicants May Not Apply* - (if prior applications were regretted within 12 weeks)
Join our Commercial Team at L&Q:
L&Q are looking for a proven Project Quantity Surveyor with extensive Quantity Surveying experience to join the Property Services Commercial team. Our Project Quantity Surveyors have up to 3 direct reports and the role reports to the Managing Quantity Surveyor.
The Project Quantity Surveyors are responsible for the financial and contractual administration of projects carried out by L&Q, ensuring that general quantity surveying duties are performed to the highest standard and ensuring full contractual and monetary entitlement in the most advantageous terms L&Q. Plus will be accountable for savings on projects.
The post holder will take full ownership of the project and work stream to ensure all costs and required contracts are in place.
Being confident in supporting operational colleagues and all other relevant colleagues to ensure that all significant project issues and correspondence and all necessary contractual processes have been observed.
You'll be able to take control of the management of subcontractors and suppliers to always achieve best value to a programme whilst protecting the business contractually and providing accurate financial forecasting.
If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!
Your impact in the role:
· Providing mitigation strategies for immediate implementation of all matters relating to contract and subcontract for review by Managing Quantity Surveyor or Head of Commercial.
· Managing budgetary constraints using forensic cost control techniques
· Strong analytical skills and will be highly numerate with data interrogation skills
· Experience of managing principal and subcontractor arrangements
· Be confident in managing poor performance.
· You will have a good understanding of Cost value reconciliation for a workstream
· Commercial Awareness with good legal/contractual knowledge
· Competent in use of standard methods of measurement and use of NHF SoR’s
What you'll bring:
· Degree or HNC level in a related discipline or equivalent substantial experience
· It is desirable for candidates to be professionally qualified member of CIOB/RICS but not essential.
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk
About L&Q:
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.
At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.
When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Fine out more here.
Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.
Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!
*ECU Allowance is paid in accordance with requirements of the relevant policy as updated from time to time.
#TJ
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £47,920 per annum to £53,345 per annum dependant on experience. *Plus essential car user allowance £1,300
Grade: 10
Reporting Office: Manchester, Trafford
Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)
Closing Date: 27th January 2026 at 11pm
Interview Dates: 4th February 2026 via MS Teams
Role Profile - Project Quantity Surveyor.docx
Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
*Previous Applicants May Not Apply* - (if prior applications were regretted within 12 weeks)
Join our Commercial Team at L&Q:
L&Q are looking for a proven Project Quantity Surveyor with extensive Quantity Surveying experience to join the Property Services Commercial team. Our Project Quantity Surveyors have up to 3 direct reports and the role reports to the Managing Quantity Surveyor.
The Project Quantity Surveyors are responsible for the financial and contractual administration of projects carried out by L&Q, ensuring that general quantity surveying duties are performed to the highest standard and ensuring full contractual and monetary entitlement in the most advantageous terms L&Q. Plus will be accountable for savings on projects.
The post holder will take full ownership of the project and work stream to ensure all costs and required contracts are in place.
Being confident in supporting operational colleagues and all other relevant colleagues to ensure that all significant project issues and correspondence and all necessary contractual processes have been observed.
You'll be able to take control of the management of subcontractors and suppliers to always achieve best value to a programme whilst protecting the business contractually and providing accurate financial forecasting.
If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!
Your impact in the role:
· Providing mitigation strategies for immediate implementation of all matters relating to contract and subcontract for review by Managing Quantity Surveyor or Head of Commercial.
· Managing budgetary constraints using forensic cost control techniques
· Strong analytical skills and will be highly numerate with data interrogation skills
· Experience of managing principal and subcontractor arrangements
· Be confident in managing poor performance.
· You will have a good understanding of Cost value reconciliation for a workstream
· Commercial Awareness with good legal/contractual knowledge
· Competent in use of standard methods of measurement and use of NHF SoR’s
What you'll bring:
· Degree or HNC level in a related discipline or equivalent substantial experience
· It is desirable for candidates to be professionally qualified member of CIOB/RICS but not essential.
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk
About L&Q:
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.
At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.
When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Fine out more here.
Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.
Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!
*ECU Allowance is paid in accordance with requirements of the relevant policy as updated from time to time.
#TJ