Senior Quantity Surveyor

Position: Senior Quantity Surveyor (Permanent)
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Major Residential Schemes | NW London | Site-Based | Up to £90,000

Join a contractor delivering large-scale residential developments across London.
They have major schemes kicking off in 2026 and due to project scale they are looking to appoint Senior Quantity Surveyors to strengthen the commercial team.

This is a site-based roles on substantial new build residential project - proper delivery roles, not head office commercial support positions.

Projects are traditional contract, multi-storey residential schemes with associated infrastructure, access roads and commercial elements.

The Role

Full commercial responsibility on large-scale residential packages

• Management of subcontractor procurement, accounts and variations

• CVRs, cost reporting and commercial forecasting

• Working closely with the Project Manager and site team to protect margins

• Managing traditional contract projects from procurement through to final account

• Involvement in infrastructure, RC frame elements and associated works
This is hands-on commercial delivery on live construction sites.

What they’re looking for

Senior QS from a main contractor background

• Experience delivering residential new build schemes (multi-unit)

• Comfortable running your own packages / phases independently

• Strong on CVRs, subcontractor management and cost control

• Site-based mindset — present, proactive and commercially assertive

• Someone who prefers ownership and accountability over corporate layers
The Projects

North West London

130-unit residential scheme
• £20m+ value

• 4–6 storey development

• 24-month programme
Traditional build contract and due to run through to 2028.

Interested?
Michael Ogunyankin | (phone number removed) | (url removed)

No pressure — if this sounds like you (or someone solid you’ve worked with), give me a call