Contract / Project Quantity Surveyor – Property Development

Lancashire / North West

£60,000 – £85,000 + Performance-Related Bonus

We are recruiting on behalf of an established and ambitious property company (PropCo) with a growing pipeline of residential and commercial development projects.

They are looking to appoint an experienced Contract / Project Quantity Surveyor to take commercial ownership of their developments, working closely with the wider project, design and consultant teams from procurement through construction and final account.

The first project will be an 85-apartment residential development in Lancashire, with a wider pipeline of residential and commercial schemes to follow.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially strong QS who wants to work developer-side, with genuine responsibility, autonomy, and influence over how projects are procured, controlled, and delivered.

The Role

As Contract / Project QS, you will take responsibility for the commercial and cost management of developments, ensuring projects remain financially controlled while protecting the company's commercial position.

Key Responsibilities

• Cost Control – Maintaining live project cost plans, monitoring actual and committed costs against budget and forecasting final construction costs.
• Subcontract Procurement – Preparing packages, obtaining and analysing tenders, negotiating prices, and recommending subcontractor appointments.
• Subcontract Management – Agreeing orders, assessing applications, valuing works, managing variations, and negotiating final accounts.
• Contract Administration – Managing the commercial aspects of the building contract, including notices, payment provisions, variations, loss and expense, extensions of time, and contractual risk.
• Valuations & Payments – Managing monthly valuations/applications and assessing payments due to subcontractors.
• Variations – Pricing and recording design, client, and site changes, ensuring additional costs are properly controlled and recovered where applicable.
• CVR & Commercial Reporting – Producing monthly Cost Value Reconciliations covering budget, value earned, costs incurred, liabilities, forecast cost to complete, and anticipated project performance.
• Cash Flow – Forecasting project receipts and payments and identifying potential cash-flow issues.
• Design Cost Management – Working closely with architects, structural engineers, and M&E consultants to ensure design decisions remain commercially viable and within budget.
• Site Involvement – Regularly attending site and progress meetings to ensure the commercial position accurately reflects progress on the ground.
• Risk Management – Identifying commercial and contractual risks early and taking action before they become claims or cost overruns.
• Completion & Final Account – Closing subcontract accounts, managing defects-related commercial issues, and agreeing project final accounts.