Quantity Surveyor

We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial leadership across the development lifecycle, driving cost certainty, value creation and successful project outcomes.

This is a commercially focused role for a surveying professional who combines strong cost management expertise with strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement to influence performance from procurement through to final account.

You are an accomplished Quantity Surveyor with experience in residential development, house building, contracting or consultancy environments. You have a proven track record of managing project costs, procurement and subcontractor relationships across complex developments, ideally within design and build settings.

You understand how design decisions, procurement strategies and construction methodologies impact programme delivery, project viability and profitability. Experience working with Housing Associations, affordable housing schemes and Joint Venture partnerships would be advantageous, enabling you to effectively balance diverse stakeholder priorities while maintaining commercial focus.

You are confident leading tender processes, negotiating subcontract agreements and developing strong supply chain partnerships. You have experience producing accurate budgets and forecasts, managing risk, challenging costs and variations, and identifying value engineering opportunities that improve commercial performance.

A credible and collaborative communicator, you build effective relationships across project teams, consultants, subcontractors and external partners. Highly organised and detail-oriented, you thrive in a fast-paced environment where sound commercial decisions directly contribute to business success.

A degree in Quantity Surveying or a RICS-accredited discipline is desirable, together with a valid CSCS card. Professional membership of RICS, or progression towards chartership, would be advantageous.

• Competitive salary + discretionary annual bonus
• Company Car Allowance or Choice of Car
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Professional Subscriptions paid for
• 24 days holiday (rising to 28 days) plus Bank Holidays
• 2 fully paid volunteering days per year (supported by the McCarthy & Stone Foundation)
• Health benefits such as Remote GP, 24/7 access to EAP Services (including counsellors and legal advisors) and eyecare voucher
• Colleagues Benefit Booklet with a range of store offers discounts and promotions
• Family Friendly Policies

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will provide the commercial leadership that underpins project delivery, cost certainty and business performance. Working within our flexible hybrid model, you will balance office-based commercial management with regular site engagement across Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, collaborating closely with Construction, Development, Land, Planning and Design teams to maximise value across every development.

Your expertise will ensure robust financial control, accurate forecasting, effective procurement and proactive risk management throughout the development lifecycle. Through strong commercial influence, you will help shape smarter decisions, optimise build costs and support the successful delivery of high-quality developments.

• Real Impact:
  Your commercial expertise directly influences project profitability, performance and delivery success.
• Strategic Involvement:
  Play a key role in procurement, value engineering, design development and business decision-making.
• Variety Every Day:
  Balance commercial management, site engagement, stakeholder collaboration and negotiation.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Work closely with Development, Construction, Design, Land and Planning teams across a national business.
• Career Progression:
  Develop your commercial leadership capability within a growing and ambitious organisation.

As the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high quality homes to exacting specifications. As of January 2026, McCarthy & Stone operates over 550 developments across the UK for more than 25,000 people.

We believe in championing the role, wellbeing, and happiness of older people in society. We help our customers have a better later life, so they feel more connected, recognised, and valued than ever. In late 2020 we launched the McCarthy & Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain.

We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2026 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!

At McCarthy & Stone, we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our colleagues. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

All applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we hold the right to appoint before the closing date.