Who we are
VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.
What we do
We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.
Location: Home based but candidates should be within a reasonable commute from Larkhill, SP4 8NR
Salary: Competitive + Company Car/Car Allowance
Full time, permanent
Senior Quantity Surveyor - Commercial Leadership in Facilities Management
The Senior Quantity Surveyor role is pivotal in ensuring robust commercial management and exceptional delivery standards within our operations. This role emphasizes fostering strong client relationships, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and sustainability standards, and managing commercial processes efficiently to deliver optimal results.
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will inspire confidence and professionalism across the VIVO contract. By providing clear and effective direction, you will motivate your team, make sound decisions, and ensure the successful delivery of all operational objectives. You will build strong relationships with MoD and DIO personnel, set high standards for quality, and adapt to changing environments while maintaining focus and achieving results.
This is an opportunity to lead with skill and professionalism, driving excellence in a challenging yet rewarding environment while upholding our commitment to sustainability and outstanding service delivery.
Your responsibilities include working closely with client personnel, maintaining effective communication, and ensuring all necessary commercial documentation and reports are completed to high standards. You will liaise with Area Managers, Site Managers, Project Managers, and the Commercial Team, ensuring seamless coordination and adherence to organizational policies, including Equality and Diversity.
From a technical perspective, you will ensure compliance with security and fraud prevention systems and processes while providing cost advice for Core Services and Billable Works. You will adhere to contract procedures, contribute to risk management, and help identify business priorities, building controls and milestones into plans and programs. Supporting sustainability initiatives, including carbon reduction and utility consumption goals across the Ministry of Defence estate, is also central to this role.
Collaboration is key, as you will build and maintain effective relationships with site and area management teams, DIO, and end users. You will ensure your team understands its responsibilities under the service delivery contract and provide commercial guidance, fostering confidence and decision-making. Supporting dispute avoidance and resolution, you will assist the Principal Commercial Manager while adhering to the organization's policies and promoting best practices in health and safety.
On the commercial front, you will lead change management in line with FDIS Contract requirements, ensuring timely stakeholder alignment. Responsibilities include managing supplier payments, maintaining commercial control, and monitoring supply chain performance. You will support risk management procedures, prepare cost reports, and ensure Billable Works are priced and managed to deliver value for money.
What You Bring
You should have substantial commercial experience in construction, property maintenance, or a related field, including cost model development, risk analysis, work proposals, and dispute resolution. Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, alongside the ability to foster collaborative working environments, are critical.
A qualification at HND/Foundation Degree level in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience is required, alongside expertise in the commercial elements of facilities management or social housing refurbishments.
Experience working in a social housing environment, familiarity with BS11000 Collaborative Business Relationships, and an understanding of utility consumption reduction are advantageous. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and membership in a professional body further enhance your profile.
What We Offer:
VIVO Defence Services
The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.
At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.
We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. If candidates wish to request extra time to apply then they should contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.
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