Quantity Surveyor - Sub contractor

Hawkes Resourcing Group

Quantity Surveyor (Subcontractor – Finishing Trade)
📍 Essex (Romford)
💰 £55,000 – £65,000 + Bonus & Benefits
🏢 Hawkes Resourcing Group

The Opportunity

We’re working with a well-established, family-run subcontractor within the finishing trades, delivering high-quality projects across housing and fit-out sectors.

This is a key commercial role offering the chance to take ownership of multiple projects, working on prestigious schemes within a growing and financially stable business — particularly within the painting and decorating sector.

If you're looking for a role where you’ll be trusted, valued, and given real responsibility, this is a strong opportunity to progress your career.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Management

  • Manage the full commercial lifecycle across housing and fit-out projects

  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required standards

Valuations & Payments

  • Conduct regular site visits

  • Prepare and submit accurate monthly valuations

  • Maintain strong cash flow aligned with contract terms

Variations & Cost Control

  • Identify, price, and manage variations (CAIS, SIS etc.)

  • Ensure all variations are fully documented and justified

Reporting & Financial Oversight

  • Produce monthly cost/value reports

  • Monitor project performance and highlight risks/opportunities

Final Accounts

  • Prepare and agree final accounts efficiently

Stakeholder Management

  • Liaise daily with site teams, project managers, and clients

  • Support post-tender meetings and project handovers

Resource & Labour Management

  • Track labour targets and workforce allocation

  • Monitor price work and labour bookings across projects

About You

  • Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within construction

  • Background in housing, fit-out, or subcontracting environments

  • Strong understanding of lump sum and schedule of rates contracts

  • Experience with M3NHF, bespoke or NSR contracts (advantageous)

  • Excellent commercial awareness and cost management skills

  • Confident communicator with strong negotiation ability

  • Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-driven

Desirable:

  • Background in painting, drylining, plastering, or finishing trades

  • Intermediate to Senior level QS

  • Ambitious with a long-term career mindset

Why Join?

  • 🤝 Family-run business with a supportive, close-knit culture

  • 📈 Strong pipeline of secured work and long-term stability

  • 🚀 Genuine career progression opportunities

  • 💰 Competitive salary 

  •  Free Onsite Parking

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