Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor

Department: Commercial

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Hendon, London

St George, a division of Berkeley Group is committed to creating exciting, enduring places where people love to live, work and relax communities where homes are filled with natural light, adaptable in design, and crafted to the highest standards. St George developments are shaped by thoughtful placemaking, with inviting public spaces that promote well‑being, encourage social connection, and foster a true sense of belonging.

The portfolio includes transformative schemes such as London Dock, Camden Goods Yard, Wandsworth Mills, The Green Quarter, Silk stream, and Grand Union. These high‑profile regeneration projects exemplify our approach to revitalising strategic brownfield sites into vibrant, mixed‑use neighbourhoods, seamlessly integrating homes with retail, leisure, and cultural amenities, all set within richly landscaped environments. From riverside communities to innovation‑led lifestyle hubs, St George is helping to shape some of London’s most ambitious urban destinations, driving economic growth, enhancing connectivity, and delivering sustainable long‑term value for residents, investors, and the capital as a whole.

We are seeking an experienced Development Surveyor to support the commercial delivery of complex high‑rise residential and mixed‑use developments. This is a pivotal role within the project team, responsible for safeguarding budget integrity, driving value through procurement, and ensuring robust commercial management across the lifecycle of the scheme.

• Supporting preparation and agreement of comprehensive project budgets, with ongoing cost benchmarking and performance analysis.
• Procuring and managing main and trade contractor packages in line with company governance and quality procedures.
• Undertaking detailed tender analysis and equalisation, ensuring best value, programme alignment and quality standards.
• Administering contracts effectively, including valuations, variations, notices and subcontract management.
• Managing financial controls including preliminaries, logistics budgets, cost tracking and monthly variance reporting.
• Actively participating in design reviews, buildability assessments, value engineering and risk management.
• Monitoring site activity to identify financial risk or opportunity and advising on appropriate commercial action.
• Collaborating with Technical, Construction and Sales teams to ensure accurate pricing of variations and purchaser extras.
• Maintaining high standards of health & safety, environmental compliance and quality.

• Experience in high‑rise residential or mixed‑use development.
• Strong understanding of contract administration and commercial governance.
• Proven ability to manage complex trade packages and drive cost certainty.
• Commercially astute, detail focused and confident in stakeholder engagement.
• Qualified in Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying (HNC/HND/Degree desirable).
• Professional membership (MCIOB, MRICS, CIPS or similar) advantageous.

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
• Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
• Private pension plan.
• Group life assurance.

The standard default full‑time working hours in the office are 8am‑5pm with core working hours 9am‑4pm.

Internal applicants: If you’re an internal applicant, please ensure you’ve informed your line manager of your intention to apply for this position.