Senior Quantity Surveyor – Planned Maintenance (Social Housing)

Location: Brentwood (Hybrid working)

Salary: £75,000 – £80,000 + £5,000 car allowance + benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Sector: Social Housing | Planned Maintenance

Experience Level: Senior Quantity Surveyor (Contractor-side)

A well-established contractor operating within the social housing sector is seeking Senior Quantity Surveyors to support long-term planned maintenance frameworks across London and the South East.

These are contractor-side roles managing high-value, open-book frameworks delivering mixed internal, external and M&E works. The positions are growth hires within an established commercial team and offer long-term stability, clear structure, and progression to Managing QS / Commercial Manager level.

Key Responsibilities

• Contractor-side commercial management of planned maintenance projects
• Cash flow forecasting, cost reporting, valuations and final accounts
• Claims management, variation recovery and delay analysis
• Subcontractor procurement and supply chain management
• Open-book reconciliation and commercial governance
• Managing multiple projects concurrently
• Leading, mentoring and developing junior QSs and assistants
• Client-facing commercial management and reporting
• Identifying and closing scope and pricing gaps

Project Details

• Social housing planned maintenance frameworks
• Mixed scope: internals, externals, complex M&E works
• Open-book contracts
• Framework turnover: £15m–£20m per annum
• Multiple concurrent projects
• Long-term secured frameworks (15 years)

About You

• Strong contractor-side planned maintenance experience (essential)
• Social housing framework experience required
• Confident managing multiple projects independently
• Strong commercial skills across claims, variations and forecasting
• Advanced Excel and cost reporting capability
• Experience mentoring or managing junior QSs
• Proactive, adaptable and commercially minded

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management
• RICS accreditation desirable but not essential

What’s on Offer

• £70,000–£80,000 base salary
• £5,000 car allowance
• Pension, healthcare and full benefits package
• Hybrid working (typically 4 days office / 1 day WFH)
• Long-term framework security
• Clear career progression

Apply now or contact James Maloney for a confidential discussion.

James Maloney | Jmaloney@skilledcareers.co.uk | 07711370553