Contract Surveyor

Contract Surveyor
Location: Maidstone/Crawley
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

What you'll get:
- 26 days holiday plus bank holidays - with the opportunity to buy and sell more days.
- Private healthcare and wellbeing platform
- Hill Incentive Scheme and retail discounts
- Volunteering days and continuous learning opportunities
- A high-performing and supportive team culture

At Hill, we build more than homes-we build value into every stage of the development process. As a Contract Surveyor, you'll play a key role in managing costs, overseeing procurement, and supporting the successful commercial delivery of residential projects.

You'll work both independently and as part of a wider commercial team-ensuring cost certainty, maintaining accurate reporting, and collaborating closely with internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Manage subcontractor procurement, valuations, payments, remeasurements and final accounts

• Prepare and maintain accurate cost value reconciliations (CVCs), cash flows and contract sum analyses

• Support the negotiation of client final accounts and ensure effective documentation of change

• Attend design and coordination meetings, providing commercial insight and risk awareness

• Collaborate with Technical and Production teams to align commercial and programme goals

• Ensure compliance with Hill processes, ISO9001 standards, and relevant legislation

• Mentor junior team members and promote a culture of collaboration and improvement

• Engage with subcontractors, ensuring timely communication, payments and issue resolution

• HND/HNC or Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction or Building Studies

• Experience in contract or quantity surveying in residential development

• Working towards or full membership of RICS or CIOB (preferred)

• Strong commercial awareness, numeracy and analytical skills

• Knowledge of UK Building Regulations and Health & Safety requirements

• Proficient in subcontract documentation, remeasurement, and value engineering

• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills

• Familiarity with procurement planning, reporting tools and construction methodology

At Hill, we offer more than just a job - we offer the opportunity to make a real and lasting impact. Every person here contributes to delivering sustainable, high-quality homes and shaping vibrant communities across the UK.

Our culture is underpinned by our values:

• Ambition - we set bold goals and support each other to exceed them

• Impact - we focus on delivering meaningful outcomes

• Agility - we move quickly, adapt confidently, and embrace change

• Collaboration - we work together to achieve more, sharing success along the way

As a privately owned business, we're able to move with pace and purpose. We invest in people, support career growth, and empower individuals to lead from wherever they stand. Hard-working, driven people thrive here - and are recognised for what they deliver and how they deliver it.

Join Hill and be part of a forward-thinking, values-led team. Together, we're not just building homes - we're building a lasting legacy.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and can provide adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Join us and lead the future of housebuilding.