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Location: North West London
Project Value: 3.5 million
Project Type: Listed Building Refurbishment
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Quantity Surveyor to take the lead on a 3.5m listed refurbishment project in North West London . This is a high-profile and complex project requiring a detail-oriented and proactive QS to manage all commercial aspects from inception through to final account.

As the Lead Surveyor , you will report directly to the Commercial Director and will be the main point of contact for all cost and contract matters on site. You will be responsible for overseeing procurement, cost management, contract administration, and commercial reporting throughout the lifecycle of the project.

• Take full commercial ownership of the project from pre-construction through to completion.

• Manage the procurement of subcontractors and suppliers in line with programme requirements.

• Prepare and issue tender packages, carry out analysis and comparisons, and make recommendations.

• Negotiate and manage subcontract orders, including valuations, variations, and final accounts.

• Monitor and manage project budgets and forecasts, reporting monthly to senior management.

• Provide accurate and timely CVRs (Cost Value Reconciliations) and cash flow forecasts.

• Liaise with project managers, design teams, clients, and subcontractors to ensure smooth commercial operations.

• Ensure that all contractual obligations are met, including compliance with the listed building consent conditions.

• Mitigate risk and implement robust commercial controls.

• Prepare and agree final accounts with clients and subcontractors.

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor in refurbishment and fit-out, ideally on listed or heritage buildings.

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar QS role.

• Strong knowledge of construction contracts (JCT in particular).

• Demonstrable experience managing all aspects of procurement and commercial reporting.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.

• RICS membership (or working towards) is preferred but not essential.

• Opportunities for professional development and progression

• The chance to lead a prestigious and rewarding project

GVR Solutions are currently representing a reputable and well-established main contractor, based in London, who are in the market for an experienced Quantity Surveyor join their commercial team on a freelance basis for a Data Centre project in Hayes. As a main contractor they undertaking the Fit out of the Data Centre.

Position : Freelance Quantity Surveyor

Location : Hayes

Salary / Rate: 375pd - 410pd

Duration: Potentially 15months contract

The Freelance Quantity Surveyor must have/be:

• A detailed knowledge of Quantity Surveying working for a main contractor
• Experience working on data centre projects
• Excellent analytical skills to make informed, balanced business decision and reporting
• Self-sufficient
• Proven track record of delivering construction projects
• Excellent communication and oral skills
• Comfortable liaising with Clients and Senior Management
• Stable employment history
• High-performing individual
• Versatile
• Excellent time keeping skills

If you meet all the Freelance Quantity Surveyor requirements above, then please get in touch.

Togather started life as Feast It, in 2017, as a booking platform for people to book street food caterers for their birthday parties and weddings. Since then, we have grown to become the UK’s biggest events platform as Togather for food, drink, venues, photographers and so much more.

We’re here to help people make amazing memories on some of the biggest and best days of their lives. Whether they’re planning the whole-company summer party, hosting an epic dinner party, or running an entire festival, we can - and do - help with all of it.

None of this would be possible without our amazing community of partners, who we handpick from across the country.

We’ve worked with everyone from Amazon, Nike, and London Pride, to Tom Cruise, Star Wars, and Taylor Swift. Within the office, we recently came #7 in the Startups 100 Awards and have been named in the top 15 in Tempo's 50 Best Places To Work. Our team truly love and care about what they do, which makes working here that much easier.

The Role

Working with our Event Production team, our Freelance Event Producers report to one of our two Event Leads.
The team work with a huge variety of amazing clients; IMG, Boiler Room, RHS, Broadwick Live, Krankbrother and many more, delivering events across a variety of sectors, including; Music Festivals, Christmas Light Trails, Fireworks shows, Plane shows, Cultural Events and more.
The Event Production teams role is to work with our supply team to create curated and top quality F&B line ups for these events, whether thats owning one street food are, or delivering F&B across the entire event. We ensure all details from the suppliers is up to date and correct; licenses, h&s checks, allergen charts etc, take site payments where needed and manage them onsite from load in to load out.

Requirements

Freelance Event Producers will be required to come in and support the permanent team in delivering a variety of our events, particularly across peak season (Summer and Christmas). We are always looking to be in touch with great talent we can work with during this period.
To be suitable for these roles you must have:

- Experience working on large scale greenfield events.

- Thrive while working on-site at events, whether its a weekend, late night or early morning!

- Previously managed multiple F&B traders onsite.

- Highly organised and tech savvy. Our platform, tech & automation are at the heart of what we do.

- Have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Benefits

Our offices are in London and we work with a hybrid model which requires a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.

We are passionate about equal opportunities and improving the tech industry for the better, so if you are from an underrepresented background then we would particularly love to hear from you. If you are on a FTC or perm contract, employee benefits are as follows:

• Generous holiday allowance (25 days)
• Enhanced Pension
• EAP service
• Enhanced Mat & Pat
• Free coffee, beer, pizza and an overly stocked snack cupboard in the office
• Significant discounts in a lot of London's best restaurants, bars and more
• Regular team socials and events
• A shiny new MacBook to work on
• Loads of invites to food-industry events (yes they do usually have free food)
• Dog-friendly

Introducing Zinc Network

Zinc Network is an ISO certified business dedicated to meaningful, measurable change. Zinc conceptualizes and creates programs, interventions, and strategic communications campaigns around some of the world’s most complex problems – from disinformation to extremism, media capture to authoritarianism. We are headquartered in London with offices in Washington, D.C., Tbilisi, and Warsaw with 80+ team members from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds. Zinc works with a broad range of governmental, NGO, and private sector clients, including the UK Home Office (HO); the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); the U.S. Department of State (DOS); UN agencies and missions; and foundations.

About the role

Zinc Network is seeking freelance designers to join its talent pool. After approval to join the pool, you will be one of our go-to designers when we have relevant briefs on our exciting social-change projects around the world. Working to our Director of Content, you will create stunning visual concepts and designs for our campaigns and projects, helping to ensure that our partners’ messages land with maximum visual impact.

Our campaigns require designers with a strong ability to design for social-first digital campaigns and platforms, as well as OOH, print, and video. We are looking for designers who are able to turn their hand to a variety of different styles, from hard-hitting current affairs campaigns to youth-focused content for Gen Z. We need midweight or senior designers who can create campaign brands from scratch, as well as more junior designers who can create assets within existing brand frameworks.

You will work closely with our production, strategy, digital, operations, and project management teams to ensure smooth and timely delivery of all assets.

You will need to speak fluent English. Experience of working with international clients is highly desirable.

You will be able to take a brief and turn it into compelling visual ideas, working across different social platforms and formats. You will be able to create these in a range of different styles for a variety of different audiences.

Key responsibilities

• Generating innovative design concepts and selling them both internally and externally with our clients and partners

• Communicating design ideas effectively
• Helping develop new campaign concepts and brands
• Maintaining high standards and ensuring only the best work is presented and implemented
• Work with our partners and clients to devise and deliver compelling content ideas in line with their needs
• Ensure assets are delivered to a high quality and on time

• Design (via translation) in a number of unfamiliar languages and scripts, and ensure our content is relevant to different global cultural and political contexts
• Ensure attention to detail in presentation of work
• Participate in internal and client reviews, communicating creative vision and proposals effectively
• Take feedback well and be prepared to revise your work in order to meet the needs of our clients, partners and internal stakeholders

Requirements

• Fluent written and spoken English
• Experience of working with international clients is highly desirable
• Excellent understanding of the design needs of different social media platforms and audiences

• Several years’ experience working as a designer
• Experience of creating motion graphics is a plus
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Meticulous attention to detail

• Positive and flexible ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to solve problems
• Ability to get on well with the team

Conditions of Employment

Candidates who receive a job offer will be required to:

• Disclose any previous disciplinary action against them resulting from a substantiated safeguarding (including any breaches involving trafficking- related activities) or workplace investigation.
• Undergo background checks including employment verification, sexual offender registry (as available), identity confirmation, and anti-terrorism vetting.

Area of Selection

We’re committed to hiring a diverse workforce from different professional and cultural backgrounds, and to that end, we encourage a variety of people to apply to join our company to represent the diverse range of subjects associated with our projects.

Application Process

Please include a cover letter stating how you meet each of the requirements.

If you require an accommodation to be made at any point throughout the recruitment process, please advise us when contacted.

Role:  Freelance Visual Merchandiser

Freelance Contract: Working 7.5 hours per day, 7 days per week

Location: Old Street, London

About Us

Nothing is clearer to us than the belief that every woman should include strength training in her life to enhance both physical and mental well-being. It's about building strong bodies and even stronger minds, asserting their right to take up space in the gym, and allowing the spotlight to shine bright on their progress.

To us, strength training represents a determined, goal-oriented mindset and an unwavering work ethic. We don't wait for success; we create it through hard work and determination. When faced with challenges, we don't back down; instead, we break through barriers, recognising that true progress lies on the other side.

These are the pillars that form the foundation of Oner Active. We consistently challenge ourselves to create innovative and impactful products, so that you can perform better. With our range of products and innovative approach, we provide a wide variety of colours to ensure that all skin tones genuinely radiate in Oner.

Our Purpose and Mission

We are on a mission to unite and empower women to be the strongest version of themselves through strength training. We want to inspire women to take centre stage in the gym by promoting strength training, which underpins all movement and sport, as a healthy foundation in life. 

About You  

As our Freelance Visual Merchandiser , you will play a critical role in shaping the visual identity of our first retail store. This is a strategic and hands-on role that will involve concept development, layout planning, fixture recommendations, and seasonal visual updates—ensuring our store communicates the brand’s DNA while driving customer engagement and sales.

You'll be responsible for:

• Working with our brand, project management, and marketing teams to design visual merchandising concepts aligned with our brand identity
• Developing floor plans, fixture layouts, and visual merchandising guides for the new store
• Creating window and in-store display mockups and planograms
• Sourcing or advising on mannequins, display props, signage, and visual assets
• Providing recommendations on in-store flow and customer experience enhancements
• Supporting seasonal refreshes and product drops with updated visual strategies
• Ensuring visual consistency across all product categories and brand touchpoints
• Offering on-site support during store setup and launch phases (if local or travelable)
  

You'll need to have:

• 10+ years of visual merchandising experience in retail fashion or lifestyle brands; athleisure or activewear a strong plus
• Strong portfolio showcasing previous retail and display work
• Proficiency in spatial planning tools (SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, CAD, or similar)
• Strong sense of style, color theory, and brand storytelling
• Excellent project management and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across creative and operations teams
• Flexibility to work in-person for key milestones (store walkthroughs, installation, etc.)
  

Nice to have:

• A genuine passion for fitness or active living, with a deep understanding of the performance-driven consumer
• A flair for premium brand expression and sensitivity to visual storytelling and in-store design
• A strong point of view on leading retail concepts and immersive in-store experiences
• An interest in cultural and design trends beyond retail—drawing inspiration from art, architecture, and global fashion hubs like Paris, Milan, New York, and London
  

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Oner Active it's about embracing diversity and empowering every individual to reach their full potential. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has equal access to opportunities during the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support, we encourage you to reach out to our Recruitment team — we're here to support you every step of the way.

Freelance Site Manager – Refurbishment project in Erith

Future Build Recruitment are currently searching for an immediately available Freelance Site Manager to work for our client – a well established, medium sized fit out and refurbishment main contractor. They have a project starting in Erith, South East London completing end of Jan that we require a Freelance Site Manager to manage.

The project is the internal refurbishment of a retail unit to CAT A standard on a retail park in Erith, South East London. Project value is circa £500k. 

Must have in date site qualifications:

SMSTS

First Aid

Black CSCS (Desireable)

We are looking for someone who can start on Tuesday 7th October.

Please forward your CV for more information on this opportunty.

Freelance Site Manager – Refurbishment project in Erith

Our client is a fast-growing construction and engineering company specialising in delivering high-quality projects across the laboratory and healthcare sectors . With a strong pipeline of work and ambitious plans for expansion, they offer an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team where career development and progression are at the forefront.

They are seeking an experienced M&E Manager to oversee the mechanical and electrical elements of our projects, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery. You will play a key role in the successful execution of laboratory and healthcare construction schemes, managing subcontractors, coordinating design, and ensuring compliance with client specifications, budgets, and timelines.

• Lead and manage the delivery of M&E services across multiple projects within the laboratory and healthcare sectors.

• Coordinate M&E design, procurement, and installation, working closely with design teams, consultants, and subcontractors.

• Ensure projects are delivered in line with regulatory standards (HTM, HBN, healthcare, and laboratory compliance).

• Oversee testing, commissioning, and handover of M&E systems.

• Provide technical expertise and problem-solving support across projects.

• Manage budgets, forecasts, and cost reporting for M&E packages.

• Ensure health, safety, and environmental compliance at all times.

• Build strong client relationships and represent the company professionally at all stages of project delivery.

• Support and mentor junior engineers, contributing to the growth of the M&E team.

• Proven experience as an M&E Manager (or Senior M&E Coordinator/Project Engineer ready to step up) within the construction sector.

• Strong background in healthcare, pharmaceutical, laboratory, or high-tech environments.

• Excellent technical knowledge of both mechanical and electrical systems.

• Ability to manage subcontractors and coordinate design teams effectively.

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with a collaborative approach.

• Commercial awareness and ability to manage budgets.

• Relevant qualifications in mechanical/electrical engineering (HNC/HND/Degree).

• Competitive salary package with benefits.

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge laboratory and healthcare projects .

• Clear progression pathway in a rapidly growing company.

• Training and professional development support.

• Collaborative and ambitious team culture.