Quantity Surveyor in Oldbury

We are currently recruiting on behalf of an established and growing building contractor delivering construction, refurbishment, and maintenance projects across the public sector. With a strong pipeline of work secured with local authorities and council clients, our client is looking to appoint an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable, well-regarded contractor with long-term repeat business and a strong reputation for quality and compliance.

The Role

As Quantity Surveyor, you will take full commercial responsibility for project work across social housing from initial pricing through to final account. Working closely with the Commercial Manager, Divisional Manager, site teams, subcontractors, and client representatives, you will ensure projects are delivered profitably, on time, and in line with contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing initial quotations and estimates prior to works commencing.
• Preparing detailed and accurate cost estimates and quotations based on project drawings, specifications, scopes of work, labour requirements, materials, plant, subcontractor costs, and associated preliminaries.
• Reviewing project requirements to ensure all potential costs, risks, and commercial considerations are identified before works commence.
• Obtaining specialist quotations and carrying out site surveys.
• Liaising with specialist subcontractors, suppliers, and manufacturers to obtain competitive and technically compliant quotations.
• Submitting and negotiating quotations with clients.
• Securing approvals and purchase orders to release schemes.
• Full cost control of projects from approval through to completion.
• Managing variations and omissions throughout each scheme.
• Signing off wages, subcontractor invoices, and material purchases.
• Submitting interim applications and managing the invoicing process.
• Preparing and agreeing final accounts.
• Producing profit forecasts and attending weekly WIP meetings.
• Managing client and subcontractor queries.
• Supporting the Commercial Manager to maximise profitability.

About You

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within social housing.
• Experience working with National Schedule of Rates (NSoR).
• Strong background delivering works for councils and local authorities.
• Broad experience across multiple workstreams.
• Ability to measure and scale drawings.
• Good knowledge of JCT and other standard forms of contract.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple live schemes simultaneously.
• Relevant Quantity Surveying or Construction qualification.

What’s On Offer:

• £60,000 salary.
• Car Allowance £4.5k.
• Permanent, long-term opportunity.
• Stable public sector workload.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Genuine progression opportunities.

If you are a commercially driven Quantity Surveyor looking for a secure role with a strong pipeline of local authority work, we would like to hear from you. Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.