{"id":2580056,"url":"https://alion.io/job/vistrycareers-senior-quantity-surveyor-2","title":"Senior Quantity Surveyor","company":{"id":4423459,"name":"Vistry Group","domain":"vistrycareers.co.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/vistrycareers","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Leicester, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":42000,"max_usd":79000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":97},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-15T01:33:40Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-15","last_verified_at":"2026-11-02T20:38:50Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":18,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":18},"description":"Role Overview\nIn a Nutshell…\nWe have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team within Vistry South East Midlands, at our office in Enderby, Leicestershire. As our Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will work within our wider Commercial, Estimating and Buying team, you will be responsible for supervising, managing and advising on the financial and contractual aspects of multiple construction projects. You will take responsibility for the execution of the Quantity Surveying function on allocated contract/s, in order to fulfil the requirements of the Company in maximising quality of service and profitability. You will provide a range of cost control and financial reporting duties across all aspects of construction work undertaken by the company.\nWe value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.\nLet’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you…\nCompetitive basic salary and annual bonus\nCompany car, car allowance or travel allowance\nUp to 39 days annual leave plus bank holidays\n2 Volunteering days per annum\nPrivate medical insurance, with employee paid cover\nEnhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave\nCompetitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice\nLife assurance at 4 x your annual salary\nShare save and share incentive schemes\nChristmas company shutdown\nEmployee rewards portal with many more benefits…\nIn return, what we would like from you…\nBehave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality\nHNC / HND in Surveying or equivalent\nProven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor working within a residential house builder \nExperience maybe gained from a similar position or promotion\nA good understanding or building regulations and legal obligations\nA good knowledge or construction methods and materials\nStrong mathematical and IT ability\nAbility to assess and analyse information\nGood business sense\nGood understanding of budget management\nWorking towards being a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)\nMore about the Senior Quantity Surveyor role…\nLead, support and coach your direct reports and the wider team to support their growth and development\nCollaborate with Land, Technical, Development and Construction teams, attending project and design meetings to provide commercial input and identify cost risks and opportunities.\nReview contract documentation, drawings and programme requirements to identify errors, omissions, risks, delays, extensions of time, loss and expense events, and potential cost impacts.\nManage the tendering and procurement process, including preparing tender documentation, evaluating submissions, completing CV1/CV2 approvals, conducting adjudications and ensuring compliance with Group policy and best practice.\nNegotiate, place and administer subcontract orders, including pre-order meetings, contractual documentation, subcontractor due diligence and approval processes.\nManage variations, sales extras, site instructions and development changes, ensuring accurate valuation, approval, reporting and cost recovery.\nPrepare, monitor and control development budgets, cost plans, forecasts and cash flow, identifying risks, opportunities and areas of overspend.\nProduce and present commercial and financial reporting, including CVRs, valuations, liability reports, margin analysis, cost-to-complete forecasts, turnover forecasts and site-specific commercial reviews.\nAssess, value and certify subcontractor payments, variations, retentions and final accounts, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, company procedures and relevant legislation.\nMaintain accurate commercial records and reporting systems, including orders, valuations, reserves, forecasts, payment schedules and project administration within company systems.\nMonitor subcontractor performance and contractual compliance, supporting dispute resolution, claims management and commercial risk mitigation.\nLiaise with internal stakeholders to provide budget, forecast and cost information required for business planning, financial control and statutory reporting.\nSupport site close-down activities, maintenance orders, adoption requirements and the completion of all post-contract commercial obligations.\nPromote commercial best practice, financial governance and continuous improvement, identifying cost-saving opportunities and advising management of significant commercial risks.\nMaintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, company procedures and industry best practice, undertaking training as required\nFinally, let’s tell you a bit more about us…\nWe build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.\nJoin us in making Vistry.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5692,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Flexible schedule","Health insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T01:33:40Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":23,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.662,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":18,"expected_fill_days":6,"reasons":["conf:3","wave","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/vistrycareers-senior-quantity-surveyor-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/vistrycareers-senior-quantity-surveyor-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-02T22:33:18Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":31631,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4423459},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4423459"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fvistrycareers-senior-quantity-surveyor-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fvistrycareers-senior-quantity-surveyor-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fvistrycareers-senior-quantity-surveyor-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/vistrycareers-senior-quantity-surveyor-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvistrycareers-senior-quantity-surveyor-2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2580056}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"vistrycareers.co.uk","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2580056},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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