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Lead Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing & Planned Works
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Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor, Lead Quantity Surveyor, or Commercial Manager with experience across social housing, planned maintenance, refurbishment, or retrofit contracts?
RecruitME is recruiting for an experienced Lead Quantity Surveyor to take commercial responsibility for a portfolio of planned works and property-improvement contracts across the North West.
This is a hands-on commercial leadership role offering genuine autonomy, long-term security, and the opportunity to lead and develop a growing surveying team.
Why Apply?
- Car allowance
- Performance-related bonus
- Permanent regional role with genuine autonomy
- Long-term workload across planned works, housing improvement, and energy-efficiency programmes
- Clear career progression
- Enhanced holiday and family leave
- Supportive senior leadership team
- Opportunity to mentor Quantity Surveyors, Graduates, and Trainees
As Lead Quantity Surveyor, you will:
- Take full commercial responsibility for multiple planned maintenance, refurbishment, and retrofit contracts
- Lead, mentor, and develop Quantity Surveyors, Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Graduates, and Trainees
- Manage CVRs, WIP, forecasting, cost control, cash flow, and commercial risk
- Oversee tendering, subcontractor procurement, valuations, payments, and final accounts
- Work closely with operational teams to protect margins and improve contract performance
- Build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders
- Maintain accurate commercial reporting and KPI performance
- Visit sites regularly to ensure commercial information reflects operational delivery
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What We're Looking For
- At least five years of Quantity Surveying experience
- Experience within social housing, planned works, refurbishment, property services, or retrofit
- Previous responsibility for multiple contracts or high-volume workstreams
- Strong knowledge of CVRs, WIP, forecasting, and cost reporting
- Experience managing subcontractor procurement, payments, and final accounts
- Strong commercial negotiation and client-management skills
- Confidence leading and developing junior commercial staff
- Full UK driving licence
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A BSc in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline would be advantageous. Knowledge of JCT, NEC, or SBCC contracts, measurement software, and advanced Excel would also be beneficial.
Relevant Backgrounds
This opportunity may suit candidates currently working as a: Lead Quantity Surveyor, Senior Quantity Surveyor, Managing Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Manager, Planned Works Quantity Surveyor, Social Housing Quantity Surveyor, Refurbishment Quantity Surveyor, or Retrofit Quantity Surveyor.
Location
The role is based in Warrington and may be commutable from Manchester, Liverpool, Runcorn, Widnes, St Helens, Wigan, Altrincham, Knutsford, Northwich, and surrounding areas.
Ready to Take the Commercial Lead?
This is an excellent opportunity to step into a senior regional role where you will have the freedom to influence commercial performance, shape a growing team, and build your long-term career.
Apply today with your CV for immediate consideration.
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