Quantity Surveyor ( Painting​/Decorating

Quantity Surveyor (Painting / Decorating)

Following our client’s successful launch of their Newbury unit earlier this year, the Newbury team has flourished, securing further long‑term cyclical contracts beyond its budget and creating a stable order book for a bright future.

We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor who shares this growth ethos. Honesty, integrity and teamwork will be at the heart of what we do.

• £61,552 base salary (inc. car allowance and fuel card)
• 14% profit share (base salary achieved last year)
• Private health, life and pension benefits
• Private mileage scheme & fuel card
• Enhanced pension contribution up to 7% (or savings scheme)
• Annual leave, with buy‑up/sell‑down options (up to 5 days buy, 3 days sell)
• Annual pay reviews
• Enhanced maternity / paternity pay
• Training and development opportunities
• Trade discounts from preferred suppliers and Specsavers vouchers
• Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity for legal and financial advice

As a Quantity Surveyor in Newbury you will actively tender, estimate and measure onsite for a range of works covering public, residential, retirement living, commercial and educational sectors. You will work closely with the Contracts Manager and client/supplier teams to ensure accurate planning, risk mitigation and profitable delivery.

• Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting commercial risks.
• Prepare cost value reconciliations for contracts, identifying risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning.
• Work closely with the Contracts Manager to agree and issue labour productivity targets before contract start, including direct labour incentives where possible.
• Build strong client and supplier relations, discussing variations and progress and seeking mutual solutions.
• Complete and analyse weekly site reporting, ensuring adequate cost information (labour rates, performance expectations, budgets, value, progress, quality and safety).

• You will be inquisitive, organised, honest and a genuine people person who thrives when collaborating with clients, trade teams and colleagues.
• Proven experience in an estimating and surveying role, managing projects from tender through to final account.
• Experience of successfully managing a value of works up to £3 million annually.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, with a keen eye for identifying business opportunities and negotiation gains. You will describe yourself as commercial, analytical and accurate.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing (Construction)