Quantity Surveyor - Finishing Trades in Derby, Derbyshire

Quantity Surveyor, Specialist Finishing Contractor
Salary: £45,000 to £55,000 plus car or car allowance and benefits

The Opportunity

This is a chance to join a long-established specialist finishing contractor with the backing of a larger group. Here, you run your own jobs, your way.

As Quantity Surveyor, you’ll take full commercial ownership of your own portfolio of projects, from pricing through to final account. You’ll lead each job team alongside the contracts manager and foreman, and you’ll be trusted to make the calls. There’s no micromanagement, and no layers of sign-off.

Why This Role Stands Out

Financial strength that changes how you work. The business is in a genuinely strong cash position. That means you can negotiate valuations and final accounts on their merits, without being pushed into settling short just to keep money coming in. If you’ve spent time chasing every payment on someone else’s timetable, you’ll notice the difference straight away.

The best of both worlds. You get proper support, training and resources, combined with the autonomy and close-knit feel of a small specialist team.

Real variety. Projects span the commercial, industrial, retail and maintenance sectors, for tier one contractors and long-standing direct clients. Jobs range from quick repeat works up to around £500,000, with most work within an hour and a half of Derby and no overnight stays as standard.

A team that stays. This is a settled, long-serving team with a clear progression path from Quantity Surveyor to Senior Quantity Surveyor and beyond.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing a portfolio of around 8 to 10 live projects at different stages
• Pricing and preparing tenders
• Carrying out site measures, monthly valuations and applications for payment
• Producing monthly cost value reports
• Managing variations and negotiating final accounts
• Working closely with clients, site teams and contracts managers
• Taking ownership of anything that needs sorting on your projects

Who We’re Looking For

You’ll be an experienced Quantity Surveyor from a specialist subcontractor background, with a solid track record of running projects commercially from start to finish. Experience in painting and decorating, plastering, drylining, ceilings or other finishing trades is all relevant, and you’ll be supported to get up to speed on anything new to you.

You’ll be organised, commercially sharp, and confident dealing with everyone from site operatives to client directors. You’ll also hold a black or gold CSCS card.

What’s On Offer

• £45,000 to £55,000 depending on experience
• Company car or car allowance, with business mileage paid
• Free home charger fitted for electric and hybrid vehicles
• Private healthcare and a health cash plan
• Pension scheme and eye care scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas Eve, increasing with length of service
• Free parking
• Ongoing training and clear long-term progression

For more information, please apply below and we will be in touch.