Quantity Surveyor (Painting) - Northern Home Counties – Hybrid Work | £60,000 – £68,000 DOE + £6,452 Car Allowance (£8,052 EV) + Fuel Card + Bonus Scheme
Own the Numbers. Drive the Value.
If you’re a commercial professional with painting project experience and want real responsibility, here’s your chance. A top-tier opportunity is open for a Quantity Surveyor (Painting) to lead on multiple high-value contracts across the Northern Home Counties – covering everything from procurement to final account collection.
In this hybrid role, you’ll have the freedom to work between home, site, and a regional hub while managing key projects that impact communities across the South East. With flexibility, autonomy, and a strong commercial team behind you—this is where your next move levels up.
About the Company
This business delivers excellence in painting and planned works across housing, education, defence, and public sector estates. With a strong client base and repeat contracts, their name is associated with trust, quality, and commercial success. As they continue to expand across the UK, they're investing in people who can drive value and lead from the front—like a Quantity Surveyor (Painting) who thrives in fast-paced, multifaceted environments.
About the Quantity Surveyor (Painting) Role
As a Quantity Surveyor (Painting), you’ll be fully accountable for financial and technical oversight of projects across your region. You’ll price, procure, monitor, and manage each contract with full autonomy—right through to cash collection. You’ll work closely with clients, internal teams, and subcontractors to ensure work is delivered profitably and on point.
Key Responsibilities
Measure, price, and estimate project costs and tenders
Review contracts and highlight risks or commercial pinch points
Prepare and present monthly CVRs, valuations, and financial reports
Control procurement, purchase orders, and invoicing processes
Monitor contract performance against production targets and financial forecasts
Track variations and ensure full agreement with clients
Collaborate with the commercial team to support bids and submissions
Manage final accounts, retention release, and aged debt collection
Ensure compliance with all H&S policies and FIRAS/IFC requirements
Lead commercial improvement plans across under-performing contracts
Participate in branch meetings to drive financial and operational excellence
What We're Looking For
Qualified in Quantity Surveying or equivalent commercial discipline
Minimum 5 years’ experience in surveying or estimating within the painting or construction sector
Strong knowledge of commercial controls, CVR reporting, and tendering processes
Excellent Excel and IT skills; confident with reporting tools and tracking systems
Comfortable working with both direct and subcontract labour models
Confident presenting financial information and resolving commercial disputes
Full UK driving licence and CSCS (Manager/Professional level)
Strong time management and ability to prioritise under pressure
Commercially sharp, detail-driven, and proactive
What You’ll Get
Basic salary £60,000 – £68,000 (depending on experience)
Car allowance of £6,452 (or £8,052 for electric vehicle)
Fuel card
Performance bonus scheme
Hybrid working – flexibility to manage your own schedule across site, office, and home
Strong pipeline of work with major frameworks and national contracts
Real progression pathways in a fast-growing commercial team
Supportive management and peer network
Why Join as a Quantity Surveyor (Painting)?
This isn’t just another QS role. It’s a chance to become a driving force in a thriving business that trusts its people to deliver, solve problems, and shape results. As a Quantity Surveyor (Painting), you’ll be treated as the commercial lead you are—trusted to make decisions, backed to innovate, and rewarded for your impact.
Ready to step into a senior role with serious responsibility? Apply today and own the commercial delivery of some of the region’s most rewarding painting projects.
