Title: Project Quantity Surveyor (Estate Services)

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

Salary: £57,094 to £63,032pa dependant on experience plus £1,300 essential car user allowance**

Grade: 10

Reporting Office: London, Stratford

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 10th August 2026 at 11pm

Interview Dates: 17th, 18th and 21st August 2026 face to face in our Stratford Office

Please click here for the role profile - Project Quantity Surveyor (Estate Services).docx

Benefits include:  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 and many more… 

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated. 

L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications for candidates who have had one unsuccessful application/interview process with L&Q for the same or similar role in the previous 12 months. (remove if internal only)  

Join our Commercial Team at L&Q:

L&Q are looking for a proven Project Quantity Surveyor with extensive Quantity Surveying experience to join the Property and Investment Services Commercial team within Estate Services. Our Project Quantity Surveyors have up to 3 direct reports and the role reports to the Managing Quantity Surveyor. 

Project Quantity Surveyors are responsible for the financial and contractual management of works delivered by L&Q, ensuring that all quantity surveying activities are carried out to the highest professional standards. The role is focused on securing and maximising L&Q's contractual and commercial entitlement, whilst providing robust cost control, accurate financial reporting, and effective contract administration. In addition, Project Quantity Surveyors are accountable for identifying and delivering cost savings across projects, supporting the achievement of business objectives and value-for-money outcomes.

L&Q Estate Services is responsible for the delivery of high-quality environmental and neighbourhood services across L&Q's communities. This includes grounds maintenance, cleaning, arboriculture, estate inspections, and environmental enhancement works, ensuring estates are safe, well-maintained, and attractive places to live. The team works collaboratively with residents, contractors, and internal stakeholders to deliver value for money and support the creation of thriving communities.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

Your impact in the role:

• The post holder will take full ownership of the work stream to ensure all costs and required contracts are in place, providing commercial support to the Estate Services team, assisting with budget preparation, cost forecasting, financial reporting, and service charge management. This will include helping to develop accurate forecasts, monitor expenditure, and ensure service charges are appropriately set, managed, and reported in line with organisational requirements.
• Being confident in supporting operational colleagues and all other relevant colleagues to ensure that all significant project issues; correspondence and all necessary contractual processes have been observed.
• You'll be able to take control of the management of subcontractors and suppliers to always achieve best value to a programme whilst protecting the business contractually and providing accurate financial forecasting.
• You’ll be able to provide input on continuous Commercial Process Improvement and be integral to the delivery of our annual Commercial Strategies.

What you'll bring:

• Identifying and providing mitigation strategies for immediate implementation of for 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 and experienced data analysis.
• Strong analytical skills and will be highly numerate with data interrogation skills
• Experience of managing principal and subcontractor arrangements
• Be confident in managing poor performance both internally and externally.
• You will have a good understanding of Cost value reconciliation for a workstream
• Commercial Awareness with good legal/contractual knowledge
• Competent in use of standard methods of measurement and use of NHF SoR’s.
• Degree or HNC level in a related discipline or equivalent substantial experience
• It is desirable for candidates to be professionally qualified member of CIOB/RICS but not essential.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk  

About L&Q: 

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. Our purpose is simple – to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.  

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.  

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q – click here to read more.  

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do. 

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Find out more here.  

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations. 

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us! 

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

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