Senior Quantity Surveyor

£500p/d Umbrella (INSIDE IR35)
7 weeks (interim assignment)
London Borough of Croydon Council | Hybrid working

Are you a commercially sharp, detail-driven Quantity Surveyor ready to take a lead role in delivering major capital programmes?

Croydon Council is looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its Housing - Assets & Repairs division. This is an opportunity to apply your expertise to a varied portfolio of construction, refurbishment and major works projects that directly improve homes and communities across the borough.

Working within the Capital Delivery Team, . You'll provide expert commercial support across a £42m capital programme, ensuring value for money, accurate cost control and robust contract management.

Key Responsibilities

Review contractor quotations, tenders and commercial submissions, ensuring accuracy and value for money
Prepare pre-tender estimates, tender reports, contract sum analyses and support value engineering activities
Oversee contract administration including variations, payment applications and compliance with relevant schedules of rates
Monitor project spend, prepare cost reports, forecasts and cashflows, and support governance reporting
Provide cost advice to officers across the service and act as a key client-side commercial contact
Lead the coordination and quality assurance of external cost consultants
Support leaseholder processes by preparing Heads of Cost for Section 20 notices and reconciling final accounts
What You'll Need

Degree in Quantity Surveying (or similar) and RICS membership
Strong understanding of construction costs, procurement and public-sector project delivery
Excellent commercial and financial skills, including budgeting, forecasting and contract analysis
Ability to interpret specifications, drawings and schedules of rates
Confident communicator able to work effectively with contractors, consultants and internal stakeholders
Experience delivering medium to large projects in either the public or private sector
For more information, please contact Izzie Guimaraes at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or (url removed)