Casana Interiors
Quantity Surveyor
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Quantity Surveyor – Joinery & Fit-Out
Location: Wigan / Project Sites
Salary: Competitive
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
About Casana Interiors
Casana Interiors is a luxury, design-led furniture and interiors solution brand, bringing quiet sophistication to everyday living through intentional design and enduring quality. We deliver furniture, bespoke joinery, and interior fit-out solutions across residential, hospitality, and commercial projects. From tailored furniture packages through to bespoke joinery and full interior fit-out works, we combine design, commercial thinking, and high-quality delivery to create spaces that meet the expectations of our clients.
As the business continues to grow, we are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor – Joinery & Fit-Out to strengthen our commercial function and support the successful financial management of our projects.
The Role
Working closely with our Commercial, Estimating, Design, Procurement, and Project Delivery teams, you will take responsibility for the commercial management of joinery, carpentry, and interior fit-out packages from pre-construction through to final account.
The role will involve managing project budgets, procurement, valuations, variations, and commercial reporting, including the preparation and management of monthly Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs).
You will play an important role in ensuring projects remain commercially controlled while maintaining the quality, design intent, and delivery standards expected by Casana.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the commercial performance of joinery, carpentry, and interior fit-out projects and packages from pre-construction through to completion.
- Prepare, review, and maintain accurate project budgets, forecasts, and cost-to-complete assessments.
- Produce and manage monthly Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs), clearly reporting project cost, value, margin, risk, and forecast position.
- Prepare monthly commercial reports, cash flow forecasts, and project financial information.
- Prepare and submit interim valuations and applications for payment, ensuring works completed and variations are accurately captured.
- Procure subcontractors, suppliers, and specialist packages, including tender preparation, quotation analysis, negotiation, and placement of orders.
- Monitor subcontract and supplier expenditure against agreed budgets and allowances.
- Assess and process subcontractor applications and payments in line with contractual and commercial requirements.
- Manage variations and change control, ensuring changes to scope, specification, or program are identified, valued, and commercially agreed.
- Maintain accurate records of instructions, variations, quotations, and commercial correspondence.
- Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities, taking proactive action to protect project margin.
- Support value engineering exercises and identify opportunities to improve value while maintaining design intent and quality.
- Work closely with Design, Estimating, Procurement, and Project Management teams to ensure commercial considerations are understood throughout the project lifecycle.
- Support the commercial handover from estimating into project delivery, ensuring budgets, assumptions, exclusions, and procurement requirements are clearly understood.
- Develop and maintain strong commercial relationships with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors.
- Negotiate and agree project and subcontract final accounts.
- Maintain accurate project cost records, commercial trackers, and supporting documentation.
- Ensure projects are managed in accordance with company commercial procedures and contractual requirements.
- Contribute to the continued development and improvement of Casana's commercial systems, reporting, and processes.
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Experience & Personal Attributes
Essential:
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within joinery, carpentry, interior fit-out, specialist subcontracting, or a closely related construction environment.
- Strong understanding of commercial management throughout the project lifecycle.
- Experience preparing and managing CVRs, budgets, forecasts, and cost-to-complete reports.
- Experience managing subcontractor and supplier procurement, valuations, payments, and final accounts.
- Strong knowledge of variations, change control, and commercial risk management.
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, schedules, and tender information.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Good understanding of construction contracts and commercial procedures.
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with commercial reporting and cost-management systems.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, packages, and deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong negotiation and communication skills.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with clients, project teams, suppliers, and subcontractors.
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Desirable:
- Degree or relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or Construction Management.
- Experience within a specialist joinery or interior fit-out contractor.
- Knowledge of bespoke joinery, furniture manufacture, and installation.
- Experience working across high-end residential, hospitality, or commercial interior projects.
- Experience commercially managing FF&E or furniture packages alongside traditional joinery and fit-out works.
Personal Attributes & Desired Behaviours
We are looking for someone who brings the right behaviours as well as strong commercial capability.
- Takes Pride: Maintains high standards and takes pride in the quality and accuracy of their work.
- Ownership & Accountability: Takes responsibility for the commercial position of their projects and follows actions through to completion.
- Commercial Mindset: Understands the detail behind the numbers and proactively identifies risk, opportunity, and value.
- Reliable: Delivers accurate information on time and can be relied upon by the wider project team.
- Collaborative: Works closely with design, procurement, estimating, and delivery teams rather than operating commercially in isolation.
- Trustworthy: Operates professionally, honestly, and transparently in all commercial dealings.
- Approachable: Builds positive relationships and communicates commercial issues clearly and constructively.
- Adaptable: Responds positively to changing project requirements and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Solutions Focused: Identifies issues early and works with the team to find practical commercial solutions.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
- Long-term career development within a growing and ambitious interiors business.
- Exposure to high-quality joinery, furniture, and interior fit-out projects.
- The opportunity to work closely with design, manufacturing, procurement, and project delivery teams.
- A professional and collaborative working environment.
- Opportunity to contribute to the development of Casana's commercial processes as the business continues to grow.
Casana Interiors is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
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