We’re excited to announce two new opportunities within our team for a Senior Quantity Surveyor and an Intermediate Quantity Surveyor. These roles offer the opportunity to be working across exceptional, high-end projects alongside some of the best talent in the industry. We’re looking forward to finding the right individuals to join us and welcome them into our team.

For details about the roles available, please see the job specifications below.

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‍Senior Quantity Surveyor – Prime Residential Construction

Location: Chelsea, SW3

Job Type: Full-time

Reporting To: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Type: Full-time

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Job Summary

The Senior Quantity Surveyor will oversee all cost-related aspects of high-end, bespoke residential construction projects, ensuring financial control, contract compliance, and value optimization. Working closely with clients, contractors, and design teams, the role demands extensive knowledge of high-quality finishes, custom craftsmanship, and luxury building standards.

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Key Responsibilities

Pre-Construction& Procurement

• Prepare detailed cost estimates and budgets based on architectural drawings and client briefs
• Conduct feasibility studies and risk assessments
• Evaluate tender submissions and prepare recommendations
• Participate in procurement strategies, supplier selection, and contract negotiations
• Review bills of quantities (BOQs), schedules of rates, and specifications.
• Direct liaison with employers and employer’s representatives
• Direct interface with the project team
• Interviewing contractors, allocating orders, confirming contract terms and warranties.
• Preparation of tender packs
• Preparation and analysis of costs from tenders
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Cost Control & Reporting

• Track and report project costs and valuations throughout the construction phase
• Maintain and manage the cost plan and provide monthly financial reports
• Forecast cash flow and update projections in line with construction progress
• Identify, evaluate and manage variations and change orders
• Maintain a positive cash position on the project throughout the duration of the works
• Seek to maximise margin whilst not compromising on quality of delivered product
• Prepare Cost Reports and CVRS
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Contract Management

• Administer main contracts and subcontracts (JCT, bespoke forms, etc.)
• Maintaining knowledge of current building contracts in use
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and statutory requirements.
• Draft, review, and issue payment notices, applications, and final accounts
• Liaise with legal teams on dispute resolution or claims if needed
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Site and Client Interface

• Attend site meetings and ensure alignment between site activities and commercial goals
• Act as key commercial liaison with high-net-worth clients and their representatives
• Coordinate with architects, designers, engineers, and subcontractors to maintain project vision and quality standards
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Post-Construction

• Lead the final account settlement process.
• Evaluate subcontractor performance and compile cost data for future reference
• Support defect rectification periods and contract close-out.
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Intermediate Quantity Surveyor – Prime Residential Construction

Location: Chelsea, SW3

Job Type: Full-time

Reporting To: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Type: Full-time

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Job Summary

The Intermediate Quantity Surveyor, working as part of a high-performing commercial team, you will take responsibility for the commercial aspects of residential projects from procurement and pre-construction through to final account. You will work closely with the Senior QS, site team, subcontractors, consultants and client representatives. The Intermediate QS will process all day-to-day cost-related aspects of high-end, bespoke residential construction projects, including tender and procurement processes, tender evaluation, placement of orders, subcontract valuations and the preparation of Client valuations and accounts.

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Key Responsibilities

Pre-construction & estimating

• Review drawings, specifications and schedules
• Prepare and check quantities and measurements
• Assist with cost plans and project budgets
• Review tender returns and subcontractor quotations
• Carryout tender comparisons and commercial analysis
• Identify scope gaps, exclusions and potential risks
• Assist with value engineering proposals
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Subcontract procurement

• Prepare subcontract enquiries and scopes of work
• Issue tender packages to subcontractors
• Analyse quotations and negotiate rates
• Prepare subcontractor recommendation reports
• Place subcontract orders and/or assist with subcontract agreements
• Ensure packages are properly scoped to minimise variations and disputes
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Commercial management

• Maintain the project cost/value reconciliation (CVR).
• Monitor committed costs against the approved budget
• Prepare monthly cost reports and forecasts
• Track cost to complete and anticipated final cost
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities
• Monitor cash flow and expenditure profiles
• Report commercial performance to the Senior QS/Commercial Manager
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Subcontractor account management

• Review subcontractor applications for payment
• Measure and value completed works
• Agree monthly valuations
• Assess variations and compensation events where applicable
• Monitor subcontractor commitments and outstanding orders
• Prepare and agree subcontractor final accounts
• Resolve payment and valuation queries
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Client-side commercial management

• Prepare monthly client valuations/applications
• Maintain valuation backup and supporting documentation
• Value instructed variations and additional works
• Maintain the project change register
• Assist with agreeing variations with the client/QS
• Monitor the financial impact of client changes
• Support the Senior QS with final account negotiations
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Prime residential-specific commercial duties

• Manage highly detailed bespoke finishes and specifications.
• Price client changes to kitchens, bathrooms, joinery, stone, MEP, finishes and specialist installations
• Monitor allowances, provisional sums and design development
• Track upgrades and bespoke client selections
• Coordinate commercial information between design, procurement and site teams
• Ensure expensive finishes and specialist packages are properly measured, procured and cost-controlled
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Contract administration

• Administer the commercial requirements of the relevant JCT contract
• Maintain notices, instructions and contractual records
• Review subcontract conditions
• Assist with extensions of time, loss and expense and other contractual matters
• Maintain an auditable record of changes and commercial correspondence
• Escalate significant contractual risks to the Senior QS/Commercial Manager
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Cost control on site

• Regularly visit site and understand progress against the programme
• Measure works completed
• Check that costs correspond with actual progress
• Work with the Site Manager/Project Manager to identify potential overspends
• Monitor labour, plant, materials and subcontractor costs where applicable
• Challenge unnecessary expenditure
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Final accounts

• Preparesubcontractor final accounts.
• Agree variations and outstanding commercial matters
• Reconcile the final account against the original order
• Prepare supporting documentation for client final accounts
• Close out outstanding purchase orders and commitments
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Commercial reporting & governance

• Maintain accurate commercial records
• Produce monthly reports for senior management
• Maintain procurement schedules and package trackers
• Update risk and opportunity registers
• Ensure costs and commitments are captured in the company’s commercial system
• Provide accurate forecasting and early warning of potential issues

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Get in touch

To apply, please email us at enquiries@rigbyandrigby.com with the subject line "Hiring:" followed by the position you are interested in.