Project Surveyor

Location: Sheffield

Job Type: Commercial

Contract: Full Time/Flexible Working

Application Deadline: 26 Sep 2024

The Vacancy

We have an opportunity for a Project Surveyor to join Wates with our Wates Living Space Planned Maintenance team in Sheffield, working on a domestic refurbishment programme for one of our key clients, this role is on a long term framework with a potential 9 years to run.

Key Accountabilities will include:

  • Develop and encourage project team performance encouraging and ensuring that Wates’ main contractual obligations and or strategies are executed and regularly reviewed
  • Complete and submit monthly Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR) and progress reports
  • Demonstrate understanding of internal and external tender strategies / build up
  • Agree external valuations / cash flow to maximise project value
  • Work with the Commercial Manager to agree and produce main and subcontract final accounts
  • Ensure all Wates subcontract management / process obligations are complete with particular reference to Procurement, Measurement and valuation, Contractual instructions / notices / orders as well as Health and Safety

To be successful in the role you will already have relevant commercial skills and experience including the ability to maximise value recovery, cost control and cash management as well as effectively use / understand financial reports and final accounts.


Alongside this you will be a confident communicator, able to demonstrate the ability to form and develop relationships with the client, Project Surveyors, design team and supply chain. You will also be committed to leading and developing commercial site teams.


The role would be based between office and site, with some home working.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

  • Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
  • Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
  • Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.