Quantity Surveyor

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Pinnacle Group are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join our Homes Division and play a key role in delivering a £25m refurbishment and upgrade programme, including the conversion of properties into supported living accommodation. Reporting to the Head of Projects, you will lead on commercial management across a portfolio of capital investment projects, supporting budget development, cost control, procurement activities, valuations, payment processes and commercial reporting.

Working closely with project teams, consultants and contractors, you will help ensure projects are delivered efficiently, within budget and to the highest standards of quality and governance.

Our Homes Division delivers trusted housing management services across Affordable, Private Rented and Leasehold properties. We work with local authorities, registered providers and investors to support thriving communities.

The ideal candidate will be qualified in Quantity Surveying and have a proven track record of successfully supporting residential refurbishment or capital investment programmes. You will possess strong commercial acumen, excellent analytical and forecasting skills, and experience working with NEC and/or JCT contracts. A confident communicator, you will be able to build effective relationships with stakeholders, challenge costs where appropriate and identify risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.

Experience with in Social Housing, Supported Living, or HMO refurbishment environments would be highly advantageous.

This is a hybrid role with travel required to Holborn, London.

Pinnacle Group is a leading UK private sector provider of housing and neighbourhood services, managing and maintaining communities where people live, learn, work and play.

We’re a people-first organisation with a values driven culture that has remained consistent for thirty years; living through how we treat our employees and our customers.

We’re looking for someone who, alongside the key criteria below, will sign up to our values of Trust, Respect, Involve, Challenge and Deliver Excellence and will be determined to maintain the confidence of our clients and communities.

• Develop detailed project cost plans to support programme delivery and budget objectives.
• Review consultant cost estimates and provide commercial challenge where required.
• Prepare project budgets and ongoing budget forecasts.
• Develop and maintain programme cashflow forecasts.
• Support investment appraisals and commercial decision-making activities.
• Prepare pricing documentation and manage tender processes on behalf of the client.
• Evaluate contractor submissions and undertake commercial reviews of tender returns.
• Support contractor appointment recommendations and procurement decisions.
• Monitor approved budgets, client account balances, and overall programme expenditure.
• Manage cost reporting, including tracking financial performance and budget variances.
• Review variations and change requests, assessing their commercial and contractual impact.
• Forecast final account positions and identify cost risks and opportunities.
• Review contractor applications, assess valuations, certify payment recommendations, and support invoice approval processes.
• Produce monthly commercial reports, cost forecasts, and governance reports whilst ensuring contractual obligations are understood and delivered.
• Review professional fee proposals, monitor consultant expenditure and contract compliance, and support commercial negotiations with consultants and contractors.

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline, with a strong understanding of commercial management principles.
• Proven experience managing refurbishment, capital investment, or property improvement programmes within residential environments.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC and JCT forms of contract, including contract administration and compliance.
• Demonstrable experience delivering residential housing refurbishment projects, with an understanding of construction and asset…