Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing
Reed Specialist Recruitment
Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing
Location: Tonbridge, Kent (with regular site travel across London)
We're working with a well-established contractor that partners with local authorities across the UK to deliver a diverse range of social housing maintenance and refurbishment projects. With long-term frameworks in place, they manage a strong portfolio of works including kitchen and bathroom refurbishments, groundworks, garden transformations, full property upgrades, and roofing projects.
Due to continued growth, they are now looking for a hands-on Quantity Surveyor to join a high-performing team delivering planned works programmes.
The Role
This is a site-led, delivery-focused position, where you'll take ownership of commercial performance across their various projects.
You will:
- Manage the commercial performance of planned works contracts
- Work extensively with Schedule of Rates (SOR) / NHF frameworks
- Attend site regularly, working closely with operational and delivery teams
- Monitor costs, variations, and overall contract performance
- Support and collaborate with Contracts Managers
- Manage subcontractors and direct labour
- Drive CVR, margins, and financial outcomes
- Identify and mitigate risks to keep projects on track
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within social housing or planned works
- Strong background in kitchen and bathroom refurbishment programmes (ideal)
- Excellent working knowledge of SOR coding (NHF or similar)
- Strong commercial and financial awareness
- Experience managing subcontractors and direct labour
- Confident and resilient, with the ability to challenge where needed
- Self-motivated with strong organisational skills
- Ambitious, with a desire to progress within a growing business
What's on Offer
- Salary of up to £60,000 + company car + package (depending on experience)
- Join a busy, high-performing and ambitious team
- Strong pipeline of secured work through long-term frameworks
- Autonomy and trust - no micromanagement
- Work in a collaborative, operations-led environment
- Genuine opportunities for career progression and development
- A role where you can take ownership and make a real impact
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive, site-focused QS looking to step into a role where they can truly influence performance, take ownership of contracts, and grow within a successful and expanding business.
Application opens at the source listing. Free for jobseekers.