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Ready to make your mark on a major high-rise regeneration project?
Wates Residential is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team in Cardiff, helping deliver high-quality affordable homes that transform communities.
As a developer-contractor, we invest, develop, build and sell quality affordable housing in partnership with Local Authorities, Registered Providers and public sector organisations.
About The Role
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll lead the commercial management of a major high-rise residential scheme, taking responsibility for procurement, cost control, valuations, change management and final accounts.
You'll
- Manage subcontract procurement, payments and commercial performance.
- Produce cost reports, forecasts and procurement updates.
- Agree valuations and maintain positive project cashflow.
- Manage contractual notices, variations and risk.
- Support and develop junior commercial team members.
- Build strong relationships with clients and supply chain partners.
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About You
We're looking for someone with:
- Quantity Surveying experience within residential or main contracting.
- Experience delivering large-scale residential projects.
- Strong commercial, contractual and stakeholder management skills.
- A proactive approach and a passion for delivering successful projects.
Our Commitments
Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.
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We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at recruitment@wates.co.uk
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