OPR Resourcing Specialists
Quantity Surveyor – Carpentry & Joinery
Location: Woking, Surrey
Type: Full-time | Hybrid
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Join a Growing Specialist Contractor
Our client is a fast-growing carpentry and joinery contractor working on high-quality new build residential schemes, and they are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a driven QS who wants real responsibility, exposure to the full commercial lifecycle of projects, and the chance to grow alongside an ambitious business.
The Role
As a Quantity Surveyor, you’ll play a key role in supporting the senior commercial team and managing the financial and contractual aspects of carpentry and joinery packages from tender through to final account.
You’ll be involved in multiple stages of each project, gaining hands-on experience and making a genuine impact on project success.
Key Responsibilities
- Be an integral part of a close-knit and supportive commercial team
- Assist in managing variations, applications, and final accounts
- Prepare cost plans, budgets, and detailed quotations (including labour, materials, prelims, and programmes)
- Support the tendering process for new projects
- Procure materials and subcontract packages
- Work closely with design teams and contribute to design development
- Obtain, analyse, and negotiate supplier and subcontractor quotations
- Provide commercial support across the wider business
- Manage day-to-day commercial and subcontract administration
You will ideally have:
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within carpentry/joinery or fit-out
- A proactive mindset with the ambition to grow into a confident, self-sufficient QS
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation abilities
- A forward-thinking approach and willingness to learn
- The confidence to work independently while collaborating effectively with others
Experience Required
- Minimum 4 years’ surveying experience (essential)
Working Arrangements & Benefits
- Hybrid role
- Office located in Woking, Surrey, with on-site parking provided
- Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Opportunity to work on exciting residential projects within a growing company
Thank you for taking the time to apply to OPR Resourcing Specialists. If your application is successful you will be contacted within 7 days. We apologise but due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback on individual CV's.
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