Quantity Surveyor

As part of our continued growth, we are looking for a motivated and professional Quantity Surveyor to join our Orbit Housing contract. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled individual to play a key role in our commercial management function, providing proactive and timely support.

The Client

Fortem's contract with Orbit Housing is long term with options to extend and we cover over 17,000 houses across Stratford-upon-Avon, Coventry, Nuneaton, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Bedford. We have multiple workstreams, including Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and Re-Roofing. We’re proud to say we’re the most recent winners of branch of the year here at Fortem, one of the reasons being our excellent internal progression opportunities due to growth within the contract.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure the company secures its full entitlement within the contract.
• Promote company values and procedures internally and externally.
• Ensure project teams meet or exceed budget targets.
• Act as a subject matter expert on contractual arrangements.
• Maximise cash flow through invoicing and resolving client queries.
• Monitor job costs and revenue to support data-driven decisions.
• Manage disputes and identify potential issues early.
• Ensure accurate cash flow forecasts and revenue profiles.
• Support financial reporting and cost control governance.
• Oversee subcontractor orders, supplier onboarding, and team development.

What You Will Need

Essential criteria:

• Previous experience within a similar Commercial role.
• Excellent IT knowledge including a high level of Excel skills (incl. V-Lookup, Pivot tables and formula development).
• Negotiating and communication skills.
• Detailed knowledge of relevant contract conditions.
• Experience of Management Accounts.
• Full UK driving licence and a willingness to travel if required by the business.

Desirable Criteria:

• An industry related qualification.
• Knowledge of Contract Law.
• Professional Accountancy Qualifications or working towards Facilities Management/Accountancy or Construction related qualification.
• Demonstrable experience in significant & complex contract multi-disciplinary contracts.
• Experience in Dispute Resolution.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience with profit related bonus.
• Motor Expenditure Allowance (£3,500 per annum).
• Option to opt into Salary sacrifice car lease.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off (34 days total).
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave.
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave.
• Annual pay reviews.
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms.
• Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee.
• Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System.
• Life Insurance.
• Private healthcare and dental care.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Retail and mobile phone provider discounts.

Who We Are

Fortem are Social Housing property experts. It is our sole focus, and the only sector we have worked in since inception in 2002. We successfully deliver works across three workstreams - Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit. Our mission is to raise the bar in Social Housing and help our clients provide safe, warm and decent homes for people to live in - because Every Home Matters.

We are a Willmott Dixon Group Company. As such, we benefit from the credibility and recognition associated with a large and long-established brand - whilst as a standalone business within the Group, we maintain the flexibility to adapt our services to meet the unique challenges of the social housing marketplace. Our success is due to our people. They are passionate, committed and care about what we deliver for our clients and partners and residents.

We take pride in developing our employees and supporting them to achieve their potential. For us, a sustainable future is about ensuring we continue to develop our people for our future needs and recruiting the right talent. Our culture, built around Courage, Care and Respect, ensures that we always deliver not only the job done but, most importantly, the job done in the right way.

We are Investors in People - Gold standard, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.