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When they say "We can do it for £50k," you're the one who says, "Hold my calculator."
QS / Estimator needed

Right, let's cut the fluff. If you think Quantity Surveying is just swanning around with a clipboard, dropping the odd That looks expensive, and heading off for a two-hour lunch -this isn't for you... We need someone who can price a fit-out project with the precision of a neurosurgeon and the cynicism of a London cabbie in rush hour.

This position is for a specialist fit out contractor that don't just slap paint on walls and call it a day. They transform commercial spaces with the kind of precision that would make a Swiss watchmaker blush. They're after someone who can not only count but can predict the future-because if you can estimate the cost of a fit-out project before the client changes their mind five times, you might actually be the chosen one..

The Blueprint of Your Day:
·Cost Estimation: If you can guess the final bill at Wetherspoons after five rounds, you're halfway there.
·Project Analysis - Read specs and drawings like they're the morning paper. Except more exciting.
·Quantity Take-Offs: Counting everything down to the last bolt, then counting it again because someone's nicked it.
·Team Collaboration: Project Managers, architects, clients-imagine a family dinner where everyone's got different ideas of what's for dessert, and you're in charge of serving it.
·Cost Control - Like spotting the hidden costs of a Ryanair flight… but on a much larger scale.
·Compliance & Site Visits: Make sure they're playing by the rules and nobody's trying to reinvent the wheel mid-project.

What you'll need in the locker:
·Degree in Quantity Surveying or something similar (no, watching Grand Designs doesn't count).
·5+ years in fit-out and commercial management-enough to have seen the good, the bad, and the Are you having a laugh? moments of construction
·Negotiation skills that would make Alan Sugar nod in approval.
·Microsoft Office Suite and Estimating Software skills- Excel skills sharper than a Project Manager's excuses.
·Willing to work in London (base) with site visits

What's in it for you?
·Competitive Salary: c£70,000 - £75,000 + package
·Career Progression: No dead-ends here, just more challenging puzzles.
·Supportive Team Environment: They've got your back-no more chasing subcontractors like you're in a Benny Hill sketch.
·Bi-Annual Performance Bonus: Your hard work, rewarded.

Sound like your thing? Let's have a chat. Discreet.

Spencer Wade - 07920 489522
[email protected]

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Assistant Quantity Surveyor - The human calculator who can smell an overspend from 100 yards.

Location:
·Aldermaston/Tadley (with site visits-where your pristine spreadsheets are introduced to reality, like a luxury yacht docking at a car boot sale)

Department:
·Strategic Works Division (think MI5, but with more invoices and less espionage)

About the company:
·A contractor that builds things meant to stay upright, on budget, and far away from the 10 o'clock news. They specialise in MOD fit-outs-projects so secretive, even the bricks have NDAs. They're after a Quantity Surveyor/Estimator who can wrestle numbers into submission, spot risks faster than a politician spots a camera, and navigate contracts with the grace of a ballerina in steel-toe boots.

The Role:
·You'll be the Sherlock Holmes of spreadsheets, the Attenborough of analytics, and the Gandalf of getting contracts to actually make sense (minus the beard, unless that's your thing). Mostly office-based, with the occasional site visit to breathe in the sweet aroma of wet cement and regret.

What They're Looking For:
·Experience: 5+ years of herding budgets and making numbers behave. NEC contract knowledge? Lovely. If not, Google is free.
·Excel Wizardry: If your spreadsheets were novels, they'd be War and Peace.
·Cost Control: You can sniff out overspend faster than a bloodhound on Red Bull.
·Contract Whisperer: NEC, JCT-if you can read a contract without swearing (much), you're ahead of half the industry.
·Risk Radar: You spot risks quicker than HR spots a dodgy expense claim.
·Communication Ninja: Charm clients, terrify subcontractors, and send emails that actually make sense.
·Organisational Jedi: Your calendar is basically Fort Knox.
·Negotiation Pro: You'll squeeze better prices out of suppliers than your nan squeezes teabags-and she steeps them for a week.

Qualifications:
·Bachelor's in Quantity Surveying or equivalent. Sheer stubbornness and a thousand-yard stare from budget meetings are also acceptable.

Professional certifications?
·Lovely if you've got them. If not, we won't call the authorities.

Security Clearance:
·Must be a British passport holder with 10 years of UK residency. Basically, if MI5 wouldn't bat an eyelid at your search history, you're good to go.

Full-Time Commitment:
·Office-based with site visits - Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. None of this digital nomad from Bali nonsense.

I know this ad's had a bit of fun, but let's be clear-I'm a serious recruiter working with a serious contractor, and this is a seriously good opportunity. If you've got the experience and the grit to handle projects that matter, I want to hear from you.

Give me (Spencer Wade) a call on 07920 489522 or drop me an email at [email protected].

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Freelance Site Manager | Near Little Bromwich, Birmingham

Start June 2025 | 5 Months | £3m Project | Retail / Supermarket Refurbishment

The Company:
Think of this main contractor as the John Lewis of Construction-solid, reliable, and unlikely to vanish overnight. They've got a specialist division that focuses entirely on retail. If it's got aisles and a dodgy self-checkout, they've probably built it. Now they need a Freelance Site Manager who can turn an old store near Little Bromwich into something a bit less...depressing.

The Project:
Right, here's the situation: The client's snapped up an old retail unit, and it's currently got all the charm of a 24-hour car park. Your job? Give it a full glow-up. Here's the plan:
·New Roof - Because free indoor swimming pool isn't exactly on-brand.
·Side Extension - Currently a garden, soon to be anything but.
·Paving - To stop customers from playing Dodge the Puddle' on their way in.
·Front Demo - Out with the old, in with something less... tragic.
·Mezzanine Floor Removal - Because the last time it was stylish, Blockbuster was still a thing.
·Full Refurb - Top to bottom, polished up and ready for the weekly shop.
·It's a £3 million project over 5 months. Not your typical weekend DIY, but if you've handled bigger builds than your nan's conservatory, you'll be fine.

What We're Looking For:
We need someone who's more than just a hard hat and a clipboard. If you:
·Know Your Retail: If you've built stores for the likes of Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrison's, Co-Op, M&S, or Asda, your CV will be handled like it's the last packet of Hobnobs at a site tea break-snatched up and thoroughly appreciated.
·Run the Show: Projects from £200k to £5m where you were the boss-not the bloke who fetched the coffee.
·Stick Around: If you change jobs more often than a traffic light changes colour, this isn't for you. We want proof you don't bail at the first sign of rain.
·Understand Construction: Refurb, fit-out, technical know-how, and enough common sense to know a joist from a jib crane.
·Client-Friendly: You can talk shop without promising marble floors and chandeliers.

I know this ad's had a bit of fun, but let's be clear-I'm a serious recruiter working with a serious contractor, and this is a seriously good opportunity. If you've got the experience and the grit to handle projects that matter, I want to hear from you.

Give me (Spencer Wade) a call on 07920 489522 or drop me an email at [email protected].