Lead Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing & Planned Works

Generous 25% bonus opportunity, car allowance, fuel card (which can be used for persona use). Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor, Lead Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager with experience across social housing, planned maintenance, refurbishment or retrofit contracts?RecruitME is recruiting for an experienced Lead Quantity Surveyor to take commercial responsibility for a portfolio of planned works and property-improvement contracts across the North West.This is a hands-on commercial leadership role offering genuine autonomy, long-term security and the opportunity to lead and develop a growing surveying team.Why apply? Car allowancePerformance-related bonusPermanent regional role with genuine autonomyLong-term workload across planned works, housing improvement and energy-efficiency programmesClear career progressionEnhanced holiday and family leaveSupportive senior leadership teamOpportunity to mentor Quantity Surveyors, Graduates and TraineesAs Lead Quantity Surveyor, you will: Take full commercial responsibility for multiple planned maintenance, refurbishment and retrofit contractsLead, mentor and develop Quantity Surveyors, Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Graduates and TraineesManage CVRs, WIP, forecasting, cost control, cash flow and commercial riskOversee tendering, subcontractor procurement, valuations, payments and final accountsWork closely with operational teams to protect margins and improve contract performanceBuild strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholdersMaintain accurate commercial reporting and KPI performanceVisit sites regularly to ensure commercial information reflects operational deliveryWhat were looking for At least five years Quantity Surveying experienceExperience within social housing, planned works, refurbishment, property services or retrofitPrevious responsibility for multiple contracts or high-volume workstreamsStrong knowledge of CVRs, WIP, forecasting and cost reportingExperience managing subcontractor procurement, payments and final accountsStrong commercial negotiation and client-management skillsConfidence leading and developing junior commercial staffFull UK driving licenceA BSc in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline would be advantageous.Knowledge of JCT, NEC or SBCC contracts, measurement software and advanced Excel would also be beneficial.Relevant backgrounds This opportunity may suit candidates currently working as a: Lead Quantity Surveyor, Senior Quantity Surveyor, Managing Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Manager, Planned Works Quantity Surveyor, Social Housing Quantity Surveyor, Refurbishment Quantity Surveyor or Retrofit Quantity Surveyor.Location The role is based in Warrington and may be commutable from Manchester, Liverpool, Runcorn, Widnes, St Helens, Wigan, Altrincham, Knutsford, Northwich and surrounding areas.Ready to take the commercial lead? This is an excellent opportunity to step into a senior regional role where you will have the freedom to influence commercial performance, shape a growing team and build your long-term career.Apply today with your CV for immediate consideration.TPBN1_UKTJ