Permanent

Senior Quantity Surveyor

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Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1QW

£60000 - £75000 per annum, Benefits: Full Package and benefits

Posted: 14 May 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Closing date: 13 June 2026

Ref: 130526

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About the Role

The Senior Quantity Surveyor will take commercial control of a large volume housing scheme in Dorset, joining a reputable mixed tenure developer. Based on site in Dorchester, with weekly attendance at the Exeter office, this permanent role offers a salary of £60,000 to £75,000 with a full benefits package. Key responsibilities include ensuring timely and accurate reporting, managing elemental reconciliations, and overseeing cash flow forecasts. The role demands cost control procedures management and a background in housing or contracting is advantageous. The organisation is a people Gold employer, known for valuing and training its staff. This position suits an experienced surveyor ready to manage a project’s commercial aspects independently.

Senior Quantity Surveyor
Mixed Tenure Developer
Permanent
Dorset - Exeter
Joining a people Gold employer, who value, train and support their staff!
A reputable business who deliver mixed tenure housing across multiple sites throughout the south west, are now seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor, to manage a large volume scheme in Dorset.
Based on site you will attend the Exeter office at least once per week. A varied background in housing and contracting would be advantageous however sole experience in either will be strongly considered!
As the site based Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take commercial control of your own project, ensuring timely and accurate reporting, dealing with all elemental reconciliations and cash flow forecasts. You will manage cost control procedures, contributing to effective cash management, completing all of sub-contractor administration and identifying and managing risk of the development.
You will be an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor with a background in housing/contracting. You will be knowledgeable in measurements and valuations, final accounts and sub-contract management and orders, coupled with competency in COINS (ideally). Client-driven, with strong decision making and communication skills, candidates will be able to prioritise work against tight deadlines and sometimes conflicting priorities.
What’s needed:
- Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor able to manage your own schemes
- A strong housing background, either developer side or contracting
- Volume experience would be desirable
- Excellent IT skills and ideally COINS is desirable but not essential.
- A team player who is also able to work well independently
- Strong Commercial awareness
- Detailed and thorough approach to work
- Analytically reporting skills
- Excellent communication
- Well organised and able to prioritise work
In Return:
Site based role with 1 day a week in the office (Exeter), working for a People Gold award employer, who pay competitively and offer a host of excellent benefits including, a car package, holiday, pension, health care plus much more!