Quantity Surveyor

Are you a Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Quantity Surveyor or commercial professional looking to develop your career in a client-side property services environment? Do you enjoy analysing costs, working with data and helping organisations achieve value for money?

We're looking for someone who can combine commercial awareness with strong analytical and relationship-building skills to support the delivery of Cornwall Housing's property services contracts. This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad commercial experience across a significant housing portfolio whilst developing your professional expertise.

About the role

You'll provide commercial and cost assurance across Cornwall Housing's repairs, maintenance and investment contracts, helping to ensure expenditure is accurate, appropriately controlled and represents value for money.

In this role you will:

• Assess and verify contractor applications for payment
• Support the management of valuations, variations and final accounts
• Monitor expenditure, budgets and forecasts
• Review costs and identify value for money opportunities
• Work with colleagues and contractors to improve commercial performance
• Identify and manage commercial risks
• Produce commercial reports and cost analysis
• Support commercial assurance and cost control activities
• Provide professional advice on cost and contractual matters

Why join Cornwall Housing?

This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop your commercial expertise within a client-side social housing environment, working across a diverse property portfolio and a range of planned maintenance, repairs and investment activities.You'll work closely with contractors, operational teams and senior colleagues, gaining valuable client-side experience across a diverse housing portfolio.

Our offer to you:

• A salary of £45,312 per year – with annual negotiations with recognised trade unions for cost-of-living salary increases.
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings, with the option to make additional voluntary contributions.
• Generous annual leave entitlement – 28 days plus bank holidays (rising to 31 days plus bank holidays after five years' continuous service), with the option to buy up to one additional week.
• Permanent, full-time employment (37 hours per week) – with flexible and hybrid working, based from Chy Trevail, Bodmin, and a typical expectation of 1–2 office days per week.
• A supportive senior leadership team – that listens, values ideas and encourages creative thinking.
• Ongoing continuous learning and development – supporting your professional growth and career development.
• Employee discounts and wellbeing benefits – including access to discounts on entertainment, shopping, wellbeing and travel through our employee benefits portal.
• Broad client-side commercial experience – across a large housing portfolio, with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on services and communities.

Cornwall Housing is evolving to better meet the needs of the people and communities we serve. Our values of Collaboration, Honesty and Learning are central to this, helping us stay focused on doing the right things in the right way.

If you want to make a real impact, work positively with others and help shape better outcomes for local people, this could be the perfect next step. Join us to create safe homes in strong communities for one and all!

About you

To be successful, you'll have:

• Experience in quantity surveying, commercial management or cost control within construction, repairs, maintenance or capital works environments
• Experience of valuations, variations, cost analysis or contract administration activities
• Experience monitoring expenditure, costs or budgets
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• A relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management or equivalent professional experience
• Experience within social housing or property-related environments would be advantageous

To find out more about the role and requirements, please view the Role Profile (copy and paste this link into a new browser): https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/lejbtcfo/500074_quantitysurveyor_roleprofile.pdf

Right to Work & Visa Sponsorship

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Cornwall Housing does not currently hold a Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence. Where a successful candidate requires sponsorship to switch or extend their visa, we may consider applying for a licence to support their employment. Sponsorship is subject to Home Office requirements, cannot be guaranteed, and may delay appointment and onboarding.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our service users, clients and customers. This role is subject to a Basic DBS check. You will be asked to complete the relevant DBS check to be successfully appointed to the role.

To apply

It’s really easy to apply for our roles – create a candidate profile, answer the screening questions and upload a CV and covering letter/statement.

The planned closing date for applications is Monday 2 November 2026 (midnight).

Interviews are planned for Wednesday 11 November afternoon and Thursday 12 November 2026 morning. This will be an in-person interview at Chy Trevail, Bodmin, PL31 2FR.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and aim to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the role. Where application numbers are high, we may invite those who best meet these requirements. We will also work with you to put reasonable adjustments in place where possible.

We are also a Healthy Cornwall award winner, which recognises our commitment and contribution to creating a Healthy Workplace

Contact us

If you’d like to have a discussion about the role, please feel free to contact us at peopleservices@cornwallhousing.org.uk or 01872 324 329

Thank you for your interest in supporting our important work at Cornwall Housing, delivering safe homes in strong communities for one and all!

Redeployees – Cornwall Housing, Cornwall Council and the Corserv Group are associated employers. We have reciprocal arrangements agreed for redeployment. If you are a Cornwall Housing, Cornwall Council or Corserv Group employee with redeployment status confirmed by HR (for example, confirmed at risk of redundancy or dismissal due to disability-related ill health), once you have applied please email us at peopleandHandS@cornwallhousing.org.uk to let us know that you are applying as a redeployee.

Recruitment Agencies – we are not currently seeking agency support with this vacancy, thank you. Please view our information for recruitment agencies here: https://www.cornwallhousing.org.uk/jobs/recruitment-agencies/