Quantity Surveyor

Your new companyHays are delighted to be supporting one of our key clients in the social housing sector in recruiting a Quantity Surveyor to join their team on a permanent basis. This role will be responsible for ensuring the effective commercial management of contracted maintenance services, and supply chain.Your new roleYour new role will manage and oversee delivery of repairs, special projects, and void works, alongside the repairs and maintenance department. Your main duties will include:Ensure all contracts are managed in line with legislation and company procedures.Work collaboratively with other internal departments, external stakeholders and contractors, and senior management to ensure effective delivery of contracted services.Develop and review budget and procedures to ensure effective financial controls.Effective financial administration.Provide concise reporting including any budget variations.Oversee subcontractor valuations to ensure value-for-money.Engage with the wider maintenance team to ensure a high-quality of work undertaken.Ensure adherence to Decent Homes standard in all contracted housing.Improve and drive customer experience scores by delivering a first-class service.This is a Monday to Friday post, based in Birmingham, with requirement to attend the office throughout the week.What you'll need to succeedIn order to succeed you should be an experienced Quantity Surveyor who has already gained good experience in the area of social housing. You should be educated to a minimum HNC level or with demonstrable equivalent experience. You should have a strong background of commercial contract management and in developing long-lasting relationships with stakeholder, customers, and contractors, in the social housing space. You will be of strong character with a passion for achieving targets and objectives. You will also require working knowledge of the National Housing Federation schedule of rates.Applicants will require the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as no Visa sponsorship is offered for this role. Those not possessing the right to work in the UK at the time of application need not apply.What you'll get in returnIn return you will receive an excellent basic salary of up to £57,000 per annum in this role, plus additional benefits including 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, excellent matched pension scheme, and more.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Created: 2025-08-01