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About the Role
As a Senior Contract Surveyor, you will take ownership of large-scale or complex residential developments, leading cost control, procurement, and reporting across multiple phases. You will play a hands-on role in maximizing project performance, mentoring junior colleagues, and helping shape a high-performing, collaborative commercial team.
Responsibilities
- Lead the commercial delivery of residential construction projects from pre-start to final account
- Manage subcontractor procurement, valuations, payments, and claims in line with Hill protocols
- Prepare and review CVCs, cost forecasts, valuations, and outturn summaries
- Take part in early-stage design reviews and value engineering opportunities
- Contribute to team meetings with design, technical, production, and client-side colleagues
- Mentor Trainee and Assistant Surveyors, contributing to performance reviews and development
- Ensure compliance with Building Regulations, contract terms, and ISO9001 standards
- Attend client and consultant meetings and represent Hill professionally
- Provide commercial insight during design coordination and risk management
Requirements
- HND/HNC or Degree in Quantity Surveying or related subject
- Chartered (or working towards) RICS or MCIOB status
- Strong experience managing the commercial aspects of residential developments
- Excellent understanding of subcontract terms, procurement, and cost control
- Skilled in remeasurement for key trades including RC frame, groundworks and brickwork
- Confidence negotiating final accounts, claims, and changes
- Good working knowledge of Building Regulations and Health & Safety in construction
- Analytical and detail-driven with strong forecasting and reporting skills
- Team player with strong communication and mentoring abilities
Skills
- Cost control
- Procurement
- Reporting
- Remeasurement
- Negotiation
- Forecasting
- Communication
- Mentoring
Location
- East London
Work Type
- Contract
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- HND/HNC or Degree in Quantity Surveying or related subject
- Chartered RICS or MCIOB status
Salary/Compensations
- competitive salary and package
Benefits
- 25 days holiday
- Private healthcare and wellbeing platform
- Hill Incentive scheme and retail discounts
- Volunteering days and continuous learning opportunities
- A high-performing and supportive team culture
About the Company
- At Hill, we offer more than just a job — we offer the opportunity to make a real and lasting impact. Every person here contributes to delivering sustainable, high-quality homes and shaping vibrant communities across the UK.
- Our culture is underpinned by our values: Ambition, Impact, Agility, Collaboration.
- As a privately owned business, we’re able to move with pace and purpose. We invest in people, support career growth, and empower individuals to lead from wherever they stand. Hard-working, driven people thrive here — and are recognised for what they deliver and how they deliver it.
- Join Hill and be part of a forward-thinking, values-led team. Together, we’re not just building homes — we’re building a lasting legacy.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and can provide adjustments throughout the recruitment process.