Site Surveyor

🏗️ Site Surveyor

🌟 The Opportunity

We're looking for a proactive Site Surveyor to support the commercial success of our projects at WPS. You'll take ownership of subcontract packages, drive financial performance, and play a key role in client relationships and team development.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

💼 Commercial & Financial

• 📊 Deliver accurate forecasting & cost analysis to maximise margin
• 💰 Manage subcontractor packages, cash flow, and value recovery
• 📑 Produce final accounts, claims, and contract records
• 📈 Lead quarterly final accounts and review contract performance
• 🧾 Support procurement (tenders, reconciliations, subcontract orders)

👥 Team Management

• 👨‍💼 Manage and mentor AQSs, ensuring performance targets are met
• 🎯 Conduct weekly 1-2-1s and support ongoing development

🛠️ Site & H&S

• 🦺 Promote and ensure SHE compliance across projects
• 📍 Attend site regularly and complete monthly reports
• 🔍 Review subcontractor safety before payment approval

🤝 Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• 💬 Build strong relationships with clients & consultants
• 📅 Attend weekly and monthly meetings (debt, voids, contract reviews)
• 🧠 Understand client priorities and enhance service delivery

🏘️ Project Support

• 🧮 Assist with complex quoting & invoicing (including social housing)
• 💡 Identify risks, opportunities, and value improvements

🧠 About You

✅ Experience & Knowledge

• 🏗️ Strong understanding of construction, contracts & procurement
• 📏 Skilled in measurement, valuation & cost reporting
• ⚖️ Knowledge of claims, loss & expense

💡 Skills

• 🤝 Strong communication & stakeholder management
• 📊 Commercially focused with strong analytical ability
• 👷 Collaborative team player

🎓 Qualifications

• 🎓 Degree in Quantity Surveying (or similar)

🚀 Why WPS?

• 🌱 Career progression opportunities
• 🧩 Diverse, impactful projects
• 🤝 Supportive and collaborative culture

📩 Apply Now

Ready to take the next step in your surveying career? We'd love to hear from you!

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. 

Our commitments:  

WPS is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.  We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work.  As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme.  Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at wpsrecruitment@wates.co.uk