Principal Quantity Surveyor

• Ipswich Borough Council

• Address:Grafton House, Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DE

• Salary:£51,356 - £53,460 per annum

• Hours:37 hours per week

• Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible

• Reference:0341

Ipswich Borough Councilhave the opportunity to work in one of its largest front line services as a Principal Quantity Surveyor.

The Maintenance and Contracts service spends circa. £25 million annually repairing, maintaining and improving a retained housing stock of approximately 7800 properties and 15 sheltered schemes to our local "Ipswich Standard". The Council takes a holistic approach to stock management and has one seamless service that is now responsible for everything in connection with the asset management of that stock; from initial design to completing works on site on a right first-time basis using our own directly employed trade teams.

The Principal Manager is the principal post leading the Quantity Surveying service and managing other team members. However, you will be expected to undertake Senior Quantity Surveying work and duties in addition to leading and delivering the overall outcomes expected and contributing to more wider service area management team objectives outside of Quantity Surveying.

Housing is a flagship service of Ipswich Borough Council, and it is a service that is vital for our tenants and very much in the public eye - as you would expect with such a range of work. As such, it is a great opportunity to make your mark at Ipswich and develop your career at the Council. Innovation and aspiration are encouraged. The varied workload will enable you to refine your existing skills as well as develop new ones.

Specifically, you will be responsible for:

• leading as the Principal Officer for the Quantity Surveying service and contributing to the overall management of the business and leading some management tasks outside of Quantity Surveying

• leading and managing a small team of Quantity Surveyors responsible for all surveying functions such as contract administration and management, measurement of works on site and management of variations, supplier payments, contract law, executing of contracts (such as JCT) with our legal team and providing cost advice such as feasibility studies and work estimates. (Note: This list is not exhaustive).

• payments to external suppliers across the whole service and this will be in the region of £15m per annum.

• You will also be expected to carry out senior quantity surveying work and duties themselves.

You will have:

• experience in a comparable environment

• a degree qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional organisation

• experience of managing and leading staff and contractors

• experience of business planning, change management and continuous improvement in a similar environment.

As well as a good salary, we offer:

• a career average pension scheme

• generous holiday and sick pay entitlements

• subsidised parking

• public transport discounts

• free swimming

• cycle purchase scheme

• plenty of personal and professional development opportunities

• flexible working

• hybrid working opportunities

• Employee Assistance Programme

• the opportunity to work with great colleagues.

For more information

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification (pdf) .

Please contact Kevin Oxborrow by emailing for an informal conversation about the role.

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.

How to apply

Please complete an online application form by visiting our recruitment website .

Closing date: 26 August 2025.

Interview date: Week commencing 1 September 2025.

The selection process will be an interview in person.