Senior Quantity Surveyor in Penrith

Key Accountabilities

• Identify and assess trade and contractor requirements for successful completion of viabilities and site completion.
• Commercial responsibility for allocated housing projects from development commencement to completion.
• Secure best value through comprehensive and competitive tendering strategies.
• Negotiate fixed price periods and manage cost certainty against land viability allowances.
• Gain approval of all subcontractor tender lists prior to tender issue.
• Prepare, implement and regularly review robust tender documentation, trade and addendum specifications.
• Carry out detailed tender analysis to enable accurate comparison against budgets and viability targets.
• Evaluate tender returns and identify commercial and contractual risks.
• Complete and manage CVR reports, forecasts and profit and loss reviews in line with business requirements.

Effective management and selection of contractors and sub-contractors to meet the business plan:

• Lead the selection, appointment and performance management of subcontractors and suppliers.
• Contribute to identifying and onboarding new subcontractors to support business growth.
• Ensure that sub-contractors fully meet Pre-Qualification requirements and are loaded to Construction Manager.
• Ensure that all sub-contractors appointed are on the appropriate system.
• Monitor and review commercial performance of sub-contractors.
• Effectively manage the sub-contractor tender process to agreed standards and protocols.
• Prepare, compile and update trade specifications.
• Monitor and analyse tender returns.
• Ensure accurate and timely contract administration.
• Process payments in alignment with authorisation and payment schedule criteria.

Provide day-to-day mentoring, coaching and technical support to junior Quantity Surveyors:

• Review and oversee the work of junior team members, including valuations, CVRs, forecasts and final accounts.
• Support the development of junior Quantity Surveyors through structured guidance, knowledge sharing and performance feedback.
• Monitor team outputs to ensure accuracy, consistency and adherence to commercial processes.
• Escalate risks, resource issues and development needs to the Commercial Director.
• Promote best practice, continuous improvement and standardisation across the commercial team.

Ensure the delivery of quality management information in line with business requirements and timescales:

• Gain understanding of customer requirements at all levels to ensure delivery meets expectations.
• Build and maintain stakeholder and customer relationships.
• Lead the review of management information on projects, in conjunction with the Commercial manager, to ensure continuous improvement and the production of relevant reports in line with the business.
• Lead the delivery of key deadlines across the projects with focus on accuracy and timely outputs.
• Monitor and review the progress of outputs of the team, providing direction and refocus when required.
• Ensure a sustainable, viable and commercial supply chain that meets all existing and future business requirements and considerations.
• Monitoring and reporting of sub-contractor and supplier performance.
• Management and monitoring of build costs across the spectrum of developments.
• Ensure the business has robust tender processes that mitigate risks to the business.
• Manage a payments system for the payment of sub-contractors and the suppliers of goods and materials in line with Genesis Homes policies and procedures.
• Management and delivery of CVR reports in line with agreed targets.
• Lead and manage the commercial aspects of key projects and processes.

Enablers to the Role:

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within the UK housebuilding sector.
• Experience operating at Senior QS level or ready to step up into a senior role.
• Demonstrable experience in mentoring, supervising or developing junior commercial staff.
• Experience in managing multi-site and multi-product residential developments.
• High level of ability to gather, analyse and interpret commercial data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Experience in working with external bodies, processes and consultations.
• Strong knowledge of commercial viability, budgets, CVRs and supply chain management.
• Experience in resourcing appropriate specialist consultants and suppliers.
• Experience in dealing with and consulting with Local Authorities and other such formal bodies.
• Confidential and professional approach at all times.

Further Notes:

• Role reports directly to the Commercial Manager.
• Full time working week equivalent to 40 hours.
• Salary – Commensurate with experience.

If this sounds like the role for you, then we look forward to hearing from you. Please email careers@genesis-homes.co.uk with your C.V and covering letter.