Job Description
Quantity Surveyor / Employer's Agent
South Manchester
Salary: Competitive + Benefits + APC Support
An established multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy is seeking an ambitious Quantity Surveyor to work as Employer's Agent, and to join their team in South Manchester.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with circa 2 - 3 years' post graduate experience who is looking to take ownership of projects, develop client facing skills, and work within a thriving affordable housing sector.
The Role
Working within a specialist residential team, you will be involved in the delivery of a wide range of projects including:
- Affordable housing developments
- Extra care schemes
- Mixed residential developments
- Private residential projects
The role combines Quantity Surveying and Employer's Agent responsibilities, with a Project Management element. This is not a purely cost focused position; you will be actively involved in project delivery, client engagement and stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as Quantity Surveyor and Employer's Agent on residential developments
- Preparing cost reports and financial monitoring documentation
- Managing project handovers and delivery milestones
- Chairing project meetings and producing meeting minutes
- Liaising directly with clients, contractors and design teams
- Supporting procurement and contract administration activities
- Driving projects forward from inception through to completion
About You
We are keen to speak with candidates who:
- Hold a Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent qualification
- Have at least 2 years' post graduate consultancy experience
- Confident communicating with clients and leading meetings
- Have strong commercial and organisational skills
Experience within residential development, affordable housing, design & build procurement, or Employer's Agent services would be particularly advantageous.
The Opportunity
You'll be joining a well-established and growing residential team with a substantial pipeline of secured work through major regional frameworks and long term development programmes.
The business offers:
- Strong project pipeline with long term workload security
- Exposure to major affordable housing and residential developments
- Multi-disciplinary collaboration with Building Surveyors, Project Managers, Principal Designers, Sustainability and Energy specialists
- Clear progression opportunities
- Full APC/Chartership support, including structured workshops and mock interviews
- A collaborative and supportive team environment
- Projects are primarily located across the North West
- Salary - negotiable on experience
If you're looking for a role that offers genuine project ownership, client exposure and excellent career development, we'd love to hear from you.
Please contact Gemma Gill at Calibre Search for further details.
Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.
