Quantity Surveyor

📢 Quantity Surveyor – Construction & Refurbishment

📍 Bristol | 📝 Permanent | 💷 Salary DOE + car allowance, fuel card & benefits

We’re working with a leading contractor to recruit an experienced Quantity Surveyor, offering a competitive package including car allowance, fuel card, and benefits scheme.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded QS to take full ownership of projects, managing and controlling all financial and technical aspects of contracts — driving value, minimising costs, and ensuring strong cashflow through to final account.

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🌟 The role

As Quantity Surveyor, you’ll play a key role across a range of construction, refurbishment and/or retrofit projects, with full commercial responsibility from tender through to completion and cash collection.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Measurement, pricing and evaluation of tenders
• Taking ownership of projects from inception to final account
• Identifying opportunities to improve margins and value
• Managing costs and setting targets
• CVR reporting and accurate forecasting
• Administering and managing sub-contractor accounts
• Producing and submitting interim and final applications for payment
• Supporting Health & Safety compliance from a commercial perspective
• Developing and maintaining strong subcontract and supplier relationships

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✅ What we’re looking for

We’d love to hear from candidates who bring:

• A recognised professional qualification (e.g. HNC/HND/Degree/Diploma) or equivalent experience
• Previous experience within construction, refurbishment, retrofit or fabric upgrade projects desirable
• Familiarity with bills of quantities, schedules of rates, and design & build contracts
• Proven experience in commercial management and subcontractor procurement
• Strong monthly reporting skills with a keen eye for detail
• A collaborative team player who can also work independently and take initiative
• Excellent time management and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Confidence working with both direct and subcontract labour
• Ability to mentor and support junior team members
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel

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🚀 What’s on offer?

You’ll join a supportive and growing commercial team within an established contractor, with the chance to work on varied and meaningful projects. Alongside a competitive salary DOE, you’ll enjoy:

Car allowance + fuel card

Benefits scheme

Career progression and development opportunities

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📩 Interested?
If you’re looking for your next challenge and have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we’d love to hear from you, please contact Nicky Harris, RGB Recruitment, Exeter.