Location
Central London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary with profit share scheme

About the Role
Are you a forward-thinking Surveyor with a passion for challenging the norm and driving innovation in the construction industry? Join Wates and become part of a team delivering high-profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors. This is your opportunity to make a real impact, elevate your career, and work on groundbreaking projects with a supportive and diverse team.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will play a pivotal role in the success of our projects by leading the commercial aspects and ensuring their seamless execution. Your responsibilities will include managing the project’s commercial team, taking accountability for all pre- and post-contract strategies, commercial functions, and contract reporting.

You will collaborate with clients and industry experts to deliver added value, ensure compliance, uphold best practices, and drive commercial viability. Key deliverables include overseeing procurement strategies, sub-contract orders, supply chain management, handling measurements, valuations, contractual notices, and change valuations. You will also complete and submit monthly cost reports, progress updates, and tender strategies.

Maintaining positive project cash flow through upstream/downstream valuations and delivering accurate final accounts for main and sub-contracts will be essential to your role.

Wates offers flexible working, a car allowance or company car (subject to role/grade), travel expenses covered to any of our sites, and an extensive range of corporate benefits including private medical insurance, pension with 8% employer contribution, health and wellness programmes, 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, and much more. We also provide excellent learning and development opportunities to support your career progression and industry-leading family leave benefits including 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 12 weeks fully paid paternity leave.

Experience
Proven experience in quantity surveying within the construction industry, ideally with exposure to high-profile and technically complex projects. Demonstrated ability to lead commercial teams and manage all pre- and post-contract commercial functions.

About you
Forward-thinking and innovative with a passion for challenging the norm and driving commercial success. Strong leadership skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, contractors, and internal teams. Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with a commitment to upholding best practices and compliance.

Committed to continuous professional development and able to thrive in a supportive, diverse, and inclusive environment.

Qualifications
Relevant professional qualifications in quantity surveying or construction management are desirable. Membership of a professional body such as RICS is advantageous.

Due to the nature of this position, candidates will be required to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually with no discrimination based on criminal record.