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Following an internal promotion, our flourishing South London cyclical painting team is looking for a Quantity Surveyor based in Kent We're looking for someone who shares our values and can support the long-term goals for stability and future growth in the South East. Honesty, integrity, and teamwork will be at the heart of what you do. A driven, people-focused and entrepreneurial Quantity Surveyor, you'll join the dedicated commercial and operational team, which specialises in painting, decorating and associated planned refurbishment works in the South London and Kent areas. You'll be working for clients across a variety of sectors including commercial property development, education and social housing. In return, being a critical part of our commercial success will bring you security. Working collaboratively with your operational and commercial teams to make things happen together, you will go further with us, enabling a prosperous career with opportunities to develop, within a stable but organically growing business, holding people at its core. At Ian Williams, we value our employees and offer an exceptional benefits package: Be part of the company profit share scheme (9.33% of base salary achieved last year) Private mileage scheme and a fuel card Let us help you prepare for your future with an enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme. Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance Annual leave, but you may want longer or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year. Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice. Annual pay reviews Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay. Training and development opportunities Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family, and Specsavers vouchers The Quantity Surveyor role: As a Quantity Surveyor you will either be based in our Tonbridge Unit, you will actively tender, estimate and measure onsite. We can offer a variety of works including established frameworks and core contracts with prestigious housing clients within the public, and residential sector as well as our property services covering retirement living, commercial and education sectors too . Specifically, you will: Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting any commercial risks and mitigation for these. Prepare cost value reconciliations for contracts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning from the outset. Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity labour targets are agreed and issued before contract start, including direct labour incentives where possible. Build strong client, supplier, and subcontractor relations, to ensure any variations and progress of contracts are discussed and mutual, commercially viable solutions are sought, always. Complete and analyse weekly reporting from site, ensuring it has adequate cost information (including labour rates and performance expectations, budgets, value, progress, quality, and safety) What will you bring as Quantity Surveyor? You will be inquisitive, organised, and honest as well as being a genuine 'people person' who thrives when collaborating with clients, trade teams and immediate colleagues. You will enjoy being part of a genuine team environment. Proven experience in a similar estimating and commercially focused surveying role. Experience of the commercial ownership of projects and contracts from tender and estimation stages through to final account. Experience of working for a painting or refurbishment contractor would be very advantageous. Experience of successfully managing commercially, a total value of works up to £2 million annually. Entrepreneurial spirit, with a key eye for identifying business opportunities, and areas for negotiation and better gains. You will describe yourself as commercial, analytical, and accurate in your approach. For information on all other additional benefits we do, to enhance your work/life balance please visit our website. About Ian Williams Ltd Discover more about us by reviewing our website, and also through our social media platforms, along with LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor. The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check. As an organisation assessing applicants' suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly. Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams-it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different. We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date. Ian Williams Ltd will use applicants' details for recruitment purposes only. For more information, please read our Candidate Privacy Notice located at our website. 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Our clients are expanding their commercial team out of their Watford office. They are looking for a Quantity Surveyor who can share in this growth ethos. Honesty, integrity and teamwork will be at the heart of what they do. Ideally they are looking for Quantity Surveyor with experience dealing and working with direct labour teams of people , time sheets etc . Any background in painting, brickwork or plastering or roofing , or civils or new builds in terms of QS could work for this role along with tendering ,estimating and refurbishments but dealing and working with direct teams is a big tick . £69,400 inc car allowance ( 6700) plus fuel card , Profit share (last year 9.33% ), private health, pension, life etc They are looking for an enthusiastic, people focused and entrepreneurial Quantity Surveyor to join their dedicated commercial and operational team, who specialise in Painting and Decorating and associated planned refurbishment works to the public, private, residential and educational sector . Painting background isn't essential , though if you have any exposure in regards to QS in that regard then definitely highlight it in your Cv as its a big plus to them . They have been an established and leading property services company for over 75 years, based across England and Wales, in over 18 locations and 32 Business Units, so very well established . They are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to work as part of their fantastic Painting team. The main customer base will be Social Housing and Council/ Local authority , Housing Associations so worth mentioning any experience ( on your CV ) in these sectors or projects you've worked as this could be beneficial . They value their employees and offer an exceptional benefits package the chance to be a part of their prosperous long-term future that is full of potential, development and opportunity. Be part of the company profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year) Private mileage scheme and a fuel card Let us help you prepare for your future with an enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme. Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance Annual leave, but you may want longer or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year. Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice. Annual pay reviews Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay. Training and development opportunities Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family, and Specsavers vouchers The Quantity Surveyor role: As a Quantity Surveyor , you will actively tender, estimate and measure onsite and also liaise with direct labour at the client . We can offer a variety of works including established frameworks and core contracts with prestigious clients within the public, and residential sector as well as our services covering into the retirement living, commercial and education sectors too. Specifically, you will: Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting any commercial risks. Prepare cost value reconciliations for contracts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning from the outset. Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity labour targets are agreed and issued before contract start, including direct labour incentives where possible. Build strong client and supplier relations, to ensure any variations and progress of contracts are discussed and mutual solutions are sought, always. Complete and analyse weekly reporting from site, ensuring it has adequate cost information (including labour rates and performance expectations, budgets, value, progress, quality, and safety) What will you bring as Quantity Surveyor? You will be inquisitive, organised, and honest as well as being a genuine 'people person' who thrives when collaborating with clients, trade teams and immediate colleagues. Fostering a real 'working together' environment, whilst building valued long-term relationships. Proven experience in a similar estimating and surveying role. Experience of the commercial management of projects from tender and estimation stages through to final account. Experience of successfully managing a value of works up to £3 million annually. Entrepreneurial spirit, with a key eye for identifying business opportunities, and areas for negotiation and better gains. You will describe yourself as commercial, analytical, and accurate in your approach.

This role offers an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join a growing commercial team in Newbury, contributing to long-term cyclical contracts across public, private, residential, and educational sectors. The position focuses on estimating, tendering, and contract management, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, integrity, and sustainable growth. Client Details The client is a well-established contractor with a strong reputation for delivering painting, decorating, and planned refurbishment works across multiple sectors including residential, public, and education. They foster a collaborative, people-focused culture and are committed to sustainable growth, employee development, and long-term client relationships. Description Supporting a growing commercial team with a strong pipeline of long-term cyclical contracts. Specialises in painting, decorating, and planned refurbishment works across the public sector. Responsible for tendering, estimating, and on-site measurement of works. Prepare cost value reconciliations and identify commercial risks and opportunities. Collaborate with Contracts Managers to set productivity targets and manage labour incentives. Maintain strong relationships with clients and suppliers to manage contract variations and progress. Analyse weekly site reports covering labour rates, budgets, progress, quality, and safety. Requires experience in estimating and surveying, managing projects up to £3 million annually. Seeks a commercially minded, entrepreneurial individual with strong analytical and negotiation skills. Offers a comprehensive benefits package including profit share, enhanced pension, insurance, flexible leave, training, and wellbeing support. Emphasises honesty, integrity, teamwork, and a people-focused approach. Profile Proven experience in estimating and surveying, from tender through to final account. Ability to manage projects with an annual value of up to £3 million. Strong commercial awareness with an analytical and accurate approach. Entrepreneurial mindset with a talent for identifying business opportunities and negotiating effectively. Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, people-focused attitude. Ability to build and maintain long-term relationships with clients, suppliers, and colleagues. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with varied contract types. Commitment to honesty, integrity, and teamwork. Willingness to contribute to a culture of sustainable growth and continuous improvement. Job Offer Profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year). Private mileage scheme and fuel card. Enhanced employer pension contribution up to 7% or access to a savings scheme. Life, medical, and permanent health insurance. Flexible annual leave options (buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days). Access to health and wellbeing support, including free legal and financial advice. Annual pay reviews. Enhanced maternity and paternity pay. Training and development opportunities. Trade discounts for you, your friends, and family, plus Specsavers vouchers.