Senior Quantity Surveyor

Commercial Lead | Major Residential & Co-Living Schemes | London

A well-established main contractor with a strong London pipeline is looking to appoint either a strong Intermediate QS ready to step up, or an experienced Senior QS, to support delivery across major residential and mixed-use developments.

This is not small housing. These are multi-storey, RC frame schemes ranging from £35m to £150m+.

The Role

• Commercial management of large residential / co-living / student accommodation packages
• Subcontractor procurement, tender analysis and package buyout
• CVRs, cost reporting and forecasting
• Variations management upstream and downstream
• Working closely with the Project Manager and delivery team on site
• Taking packages from procurement through to final account

This is hands-on commercial delivery on live London schemes.

Current / Recent Schemes Include:

326-unit residential conversion – £84m

• 692 homes phased estate regeneration – £93m
• 407 flats + employment unit – £109m
• 321 co-living units + cultural/retail space – £60m
• 662 student rooms + commercial– £70m
• 147,000 sq ft student-led mixed-use scheme – £147m RC frame, phased programmes, mixed-use elements, infrastructure interfaces.

What they’re looking for

• Main contractor background
• Experience on multi-unit residential schemes (RC frame preferred)
• Comfortable running packages independently
• Strong CVR and subcontractor management capability
• Site-based mindset — proactive and commercially assertive
• Someone who prefers real responsibility over heavy corporate layering

Clear progression available depending on level - whether stepping into Senior territory or already operating there.

Michael Ogunyankin | (phone number removed) | (url removed) No pressure — if you’re delivering schemes of this scale and want proper ownership, let’s talk