Senior Surveyor

About You

Are you ready to shape the commercial success of major developments? We are looking for a proactive, detail-driven Senior Surveyor to deliver accurate, insightful financial control that influence land acquisition, planning, and commercial decision-making across multiple sites. You will responsible for achieving accurate financial control, analyse abnormal and core construction costs, maintain cost libraries, support value engineering, and provide the commercial intelligence that underpins project viability and profitability.

To excel, you will have over 7 years' experience, will bring strong surveying experience, proficiency with Bidcon, Datum, Fusion or similar tools, and a solid understanding of construction methods, cost structures, and procurement.

Confident in producing forecasts, leading tendering and budget creation, preparing CBRs, and challenging site variations, you will also be skilled in subcontractor negotiation, relationship management, and influencing build and design decisions. With excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills, plus a relevant qualification (RICS desirable) and CSCS card, you will ensure cost efficiency, compliance, and high-quality outputs across every stage of the development cycle.

We will give you:

Financial:

• Competitive salary + discretionary annual bonus
• Company Car Allowance/Choice of Car
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Professional Subscriptions paid for

Lifestyle/Health & Wellbeing:

• 24 days holiday (rising to 28 days) plus Bank Holidays
• Hybrid working
• 2 fully paid volunteering days per year (supported by the McCarthy Stone Foundation)
• Health benefits such as Private Healthcare; Remote GP, 24/7 access to EAP Services (including counsellors and legal advisors) and eyecare voucher
• Colleagues Benefit Booklet with a range of store offers discounts and promotions
• Family Friendly Policies
• Excellent development opportunities

Your Impact:

Using Bidcon or similar software, you will provide the cost intelligence that underpins project viability, profitability, and smarter build decisions. Working within our flexible hybrid model, you will balance remote work with on-site collaboration, engaging closely with Commercial, Construction, Development, Land, and Planning teams to drive cost certainty from concept to completion.

What you will do:

• Provide Accurate Cost Control: Prepare high-quality estimates, cost forecasts, and Construction Budget Reviews (CBRs) to guide commercial decision-making and ensure project viability.
• Analyse & Optimise Costs: Review labour, material, and overhead costs, identify abnormal costs, and propose value engineering solutions to maximise efficiency and profitability.
• Lead Tendering & Budget Management: Create tender lists, manage procurement, negotiate with subcontractors, and maintain accurate construction budgets aligned with company procedures.
• Site Oversight & Risk Management: Attend sites regularly to monitor costs, challenge variations, and update risk registers, ensuring projects stay on budget and on schedule.
• Stakeholder & Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors, internal teams, and external partners, leading negotiations and supporting onboarding.
• Influence Build & Design Decisions: Participate in design meetings, review build methods and recommend cost-effective construction solutions.

Why you will enjoy working with Us:

• Make a Tangible Impact: Your work directly influences the commercial success and efficiency of our developments.
• Professional Growth: Develop your surveying and estimating expertise in a national, hybrid working environment, collaborating with multiple teams.
• Dynamic Role: Balance site visits, tender management, cost analysis, and stakeholder engagement—no two days are the same.
• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with Commercial, Construction, Development, Land, and Planning teams in a supportive, solution-focused culture.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive salary plus bonus, hybrid working, private healthcare, pension, volunteering days, and career development opportunities.

At McCarthy Stone, we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our colleagues. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

All applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we hold the right to appoint before the closing date.

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As the UK's leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high quality homes to exacting specifications. As of November 2021, McCarthy Stone operates 475 developments across the UK for more than 20,000 people.

We believe in championing the role, wellbeing and happiness of older people in society. We help our customers have a better later life, so they feel more connected, recognised and valued than ever. In late 2020 we launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain.

We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2022 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list