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Experienced Painting Quantity Surveyor
Location: Derby
Start Date: January 2026
Salary: 50,000 - 60,000
THE COMPANY
Red Rock Consultants are working with a well-established UK-based painting and decorating contractor operating nationally and forming part of a larger construction group. The business delivers a wide range of painting and decorating projects, with values typically ranging from 1,000 to 1,000,000. Projects include commercial buildings, maintenance works, industrial facilities, and retail environments.
ROLE SUMMARY
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing all commercial aspects of your projects from inception through to final account. The role will be a mixture of office-based work and regular site visits.
Key responsibilities include:
- Carrying out site measurements for valuation, cost control, and targeting purposes
- Preparing and submitting monthly valuations and accounts
- Liaising with clients, site teams, and internal stakeholders
- Monitoring project costs, expenditure, and value as works progress
- Assisting with the preparation of Method Statements and Risk Assessments
- Monitoring site programmes and project performance
- Working closely with the Contracts Manager and site teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards
You will play a key role in the successful commercial delivery of multiple contracts.
QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will be:
- Analytical, well-organised, and commercially aware
- Honest, reliable, and able to manage responsibility independently
- An effective communicator with clients, trade teams, and colleagues
- Essential requirements:
- Proven experience managing your own projects
- Background within the subcontract finishing trades, ideally painting and decorating
This role may particularly suit an ambitious professional looking to develop their skills and experience within a supportive team environment and a company with a strong industry reputation.
PACKAGE & BENEFITS
- Competitive salary (experience related)
- Company car and private mileage scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
- Group pension scheme
- Private health insurance (subject to qualifying period)
- Eye care voucher scheme
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Additional benefits associated with working for a larger construction group
