Project Quantity Surveyor

Project Quantity Surveyor

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £47,920 to £53,345 per annum, dependant on experience. Plus essential car user allowance £1,300

Grade: 10

Reporting Office: Manchester, Trafford

Work Model: Agile Worker: 20% – 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office / workplace (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 27th January 2026 at 11pm

Interview Dates: 4th February 2026 via MS Teams

• Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution)
• 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Non‑contributory life assurance
• Up to 21 hours volunteering paid days
• Lifestyle benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme

L&Q are looking for a proven Project Quantity Surveyor with extensive Quantity Surveying experience to join the Property Services Commercial team. The role reports to the Managing Quantity Surveyor and may involve up to 3 direct reports.

The Project Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the financial and contractual administration of projects carried out by L&Q, ensuring that general quantity surveying duties are performed to the highest standard, securing full contractual and monetary entitlement in the most advantageous terms, and being accountable for savings on projects. The post holder will take full ownership of the project and work stream to ensure all costs and necessary contracts are in place.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing mitigation strategies for immediate implementation of all matters relating to contract and subcontract for review by Managing Quantity Surveyor or Head of Commercial.
• Managing budgetary constraints using forensic cost‑control techniques.
• Applying strong analytical and numeracy skills with data interrogation.
• Managing principal and subcontractor arrangements.
• Managing poor performance.
• Understanding cost‑value reconciliation for a workstream.
• Demonstrating commercial awareness with good legal / contractual knowledge.
• Using standard methods of measurement and NHF SoR’s.

• Degree or HNC level in a related discipline or equivalent substantial experience.
• Professional qualification as a member of CIOB/RICS is desirable but not essential.

• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Confidence in managing subcontractors and suppliers to achieve best value while protecting the business contractually.
• Strong analytical and numeracy capabilities.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Every person deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion, sustainability, and fair recruitment practices. L&Q is a Disability Confident Leader (Level
3) and offers a Recruitment Advocate scheme to ensure a fair and transparent hiring process.

Previous applicants may not apply if they were regretted within 12 weeks. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

* ECU Allowance is paid in accordance with requirements of the relevant policy as updated from time to time.*