Job Description:

Quantity Surveyor (Subcontractor – Finishing Trade)
📍 Essex (Romford)
💰 £55,000 – £65,000 + Bonus & Benefits
🏢 Hawkes Resourcing Group

The Opportunity

We’re working with a well-established, family-run subcontractor within the finishing trades, delivering high-quality projects across housing and fit-out sectors.

This is a key commercial role offering the chance to take ownership of multiple projects, working on prestigious schemes within a growing and financially stable business — particularly within the painting and decorating sector.

If you're looking for a role where you’ll be trusted, valued, and given real responsibility, this is a strong opportunity to progress your career.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Management

• Manage the full commercial lifecycle across housing and fit-out projects

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required standards

Valuations & Payments

• Conduct regular site visits

• Prepare and submit accurate monthly valuations

• Maintain strong cash flow aligned with contract terms

Variations & Cost Control

• Identify, price, and manage variations (CAIS, SIS etc.)

• Ensure all variations are fully documented and justified

Reporting & Financial Oversight

• Produce monthly cost/value reports

• Monitor project performance and highlight risks/opportunities

Final Accounts

• Prepare and agree final accounts efficiently

Stakeholder Management

• Liaise daily with site teams, project managers, and clients

• Support post-tender meetings and project handovers

Resource & Labour Management

• Track labour targets and workforce allocation

• Monitor price work and labour bookings across projects

About You

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within construction

• Background in housing, fit-out, or subcontracting environments

• Strong understanding of lump sum and schedule of rates contracts

• Experience with M3NHF, bespoke or NSR contracts (advantageous)

• Excellent commercial awareness and cost management skills

• Confident communicator with strong negotiation ability

• Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-driven

Desirable:

• Background in painting, drylining, plastering, or finishing trades

• Intermediate to Senior level QS

• Ambitious with a long-term career mindset

Why Join?

• 🤝 Family-run business with a supportive, close-knit culture

• 📈 Strong pipeline of secured work and long-term stability

• 🚀 Genuine career progression opportunities

• 💰 Competitive salary 

•  Free Onsite Parking