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Quantity Surveyor
- lichfield, england, United Kingdom
- Contract
- £45 - £65 Per Hour
Job Description
Commercial Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Retail & Leisure Fit-Out
Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire
Salary: £45,000 – £65,000 DOE
Sector: Retail & Leisure Fit-Out
Our client is an established fit-out contractor delivering fast-track retail and leisure projects across the UK. Due to continued growth, they are looking for an experienced Commercial Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join their team based from Lichfield.
The successful candidate will take full commercial responsibility for projects from estimating stage through to final account, working on fit-out schemes ranging from £100k to £10m, with an average project value of approximately £500k.
Key Responsibilities:
- Estimating and tendering for new fit-out projects
- Managing projects commercially from pre-construction through to completion
- Subcontractor procurement, negotiation and appointment
- Cost planning, budgeting and ongoing cost management
- Managing valuations, variations and payments
- Monitoring project profitability and commercial performance
- Liaising with clients, subcontractors and internal project teams
- Preparing and agreeing final accounts
- Taking overall financial control of allocated projects
Project Experience:
- Fast-track retail fit-out
- Leisure and hospitality fit-out
- Projects ranging from £100k – £10m
- Projects delivered for major national and international retail, leisure and hospitality brands
Candidate Requirements:
- Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor, Senior QS or Commercial Manager
- Strong experience working for a fit-out contractor
- Retail and/or leisure fit-out experience is highly desirable
- Comfortable managing the full commercial lifecycle of projects
- Strong estimating and subcontract procurement experience
- Commercially astute with the ability to take financial ownership of projects
- Ideally based within approximately one hour of Lichfield
- Candidates predominantly from housing, civils or large-scale traditional main contracting backgrounds are unlikely to be suitable
Salary & Benefits:
- £45,000 – £65,000, dependent on experience
- Fully expensed electric/hybrid company car, including private mileage, or car allowance
- Private healthcare after 12 months, worth approximately £2,000
- Membership of the Employee Ownership Scheme after 12 months
- EOT tax-free bonus on a sliding scale based on salary and length of service
- Company phone and laptop
Working Arrangements:
- Typically 3–4 days per week in the Lichfield office
- Approximately 1–2 days per week on site, depending on workload