Quantity Surveyor

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: PO6 (£56,058 – £59,298)
Work location: Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TR
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 4th October 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/C 19th October 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Housing Major Works team and play a key role in the successful delivery of Haringey’s housing investment programme.

Working across a diverse portfolio of capital projects, you will provide professional quantity surveying, cost management and contract support services, helping to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, achieve value for money and support the Council’s wider housing objectives. You will work closely with project teams, contractors, consultants and stakeholders to support the procurement, delivery and close-out of major works projects.

You will be responsible for controlling projects from a cost perspective, reviewing consultant submissions, assessing contract sums, bills of quantities and labour costs, and ensuring that project expenditure is managed effectively throughout delivery. You will undertake final account reviews and support the timely close-out of projects, helping to maintain strong financial control across the programme.

Supporting the development of a strong commercial culture across Housing Property Services, you will challenge costs where necessary, provide advice to the Major Works team and help maximise value from the Council’s contractual relationships. You will contribute to contract administration activities, contract review meetings and the day-to-day commercial oversight of property-related contracts.

The role will also involve preparing tender reports, reviewing consultant submissions in accordance with framework requirements and supporting compliance with procurement rules, contract standing orders and commercial governance requirements. You will assist in the preparation of management cost reports and work collaboratively with colleagues and delivery partners to ensure successful project outcomes.

About the team

You’ll join the Asset Management team within Haringey’s Adults, Housing and Health directorate, working closely with colleagues across Housing Services, Building Safety, Procurement, Legal, Finance and other enabling services. The team is responsible for delivering the council’s annual housing investment programme, valued at up to £40 million, and is committed to improving the quality, safety and sustainability of homes across the borough. Collaboration is at the heart of how the team works — you’ll be supported by experienced project managers, senior leaders and technical specialists, and will contribute to a culture focused on continuous improvement, resident-centred delivery and strong partnership working.

About you

You will be a commercially astute and solution-focused Quantity Surveyor with at least 3 years experience of managing costs and contracts within a construction, housing, property or capital projects environment. You will be confident interpreting financial and technical information, challenging costs constructively and working collaboratively with contractors, consultants and colleagues to achieve successful project outcomes.

You will have a strong understanding of quantity surveying, cost management, procurement and contract administration, together with the ability to identify risks, negotiate effectively and provide practical commercial advice. Experience of working on major works, refurbishment or capital investment projects will be particularly valuable, as will knowledge of contract forms commonly used in social housing and construction environments.

Most importantly, you will be organised, proactive and outcome-focused, with excellent communication skills and a commitment to delivering value for money. You will enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team, managing competing priorities and contributing to the successful delivery of projects that improve homes and services for Haringey residents

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk