Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor – Joinery & Fit-Out

Location: Wigan / Project Sites

Salary: Competitive

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

About Casana Interiors

Casana Interiors is a luxury, design-led furniture and interiors solution brand, bringing quiet sophistication to everyday living through intentional design and enduring quality. We deliver furniture, bespoke joinery and interior fit-out solutions across residential, hospitality and commercial projects. From tailored furniture packages through to bespoke joinery and full interior fit-out works, we combine design, commercial thinking and high-quality delivery to create spaces that meet the expectations of our clients.

As the business continues to grow, we are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor – Joinery & Fit-Out to strengthen our commercial function and support the successful financial management of our projects.

The Role

Working closely with our Commercial, Estimating, Design, Procurement and Project Delivery teams, you will take responsibility for the commercial management of joinery, carpentry and interior fit-out packages from pre-construction through to final account.

The role will involve managing project budgets, procurement, valuations, variations and commercial reporting, including the preparation and management of monthly Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs).

You will play an important role in ensuring projects remain commercially controlled while maintaining the quality, design intent and delivery standards expected by Casana.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial performance of joinery, carpentry and interior fit-out projects and packages from pre-construction through to completion.
• Prepare, review and maintain accurate project budgets, forecasts and cost-to-complete assessments.
• Produce and manage monthly Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs), clearly reporting project cost, value, margin, risk and forecast position.
• Prepare monthly commercial reports, cash flow forecasts and project financial information.
• Prepare and submit interim valuations and applications for payment, ensuring works completed and variations are accurately captured.
• Procure subcontractors, suppliers and specialist packages, including tender preparation, quotation analysis, negotiation and placement of orders.
• Monitor subcontract and supplier expenditure against agreed budgets and allowances.
• Assess and process subcontractor applications and payments in line with contractual and commercial requirements.
• Manage variations and change control, ensuring changes to scope, specification or programme are identified, valued and commercially agreed.
• Maintain accurate records of instructions, variations, quotations and commercial correspondence.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities, taking proactive action to protect project margin.
• Support value engineering exercises and identify opportunities to improve value while maintaining design intent and quality.
• Work closely with Design, Estimating, Procurement and Project Management teams to ensure commercial considerations are understood throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the commercial handover from estimating into project delivery, ensuring budgets, assumptions, exclusions and procurement requirements are clearly understood.
• Develop and maintain strong commercial relationships with clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Negotiate and agree project and subcontract final accounts.
• Maintain accurate project cost records, commercial trackers and supporting documentation.
• Ensure projects are managed in accordance with company commercial procedures and contractual requirements.
• Contribute to the continued development and improvement of Casana's commercial systems, reporting and processes.

Experience & Personal Attributes

Essential:

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within joinery, carpentry, interior fit-out, specialist subcontracting or a closely related construction environment.
• Strong understanding of commercial management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Experience preparing and managing CVRs, budgets, forecasts and cost-to-complete reports.
• Experience managing subcontractor and supplier procurement, valuations,…