Senior Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Your role

• Lead cost management commissions from feasibility through completion with accountability for scope, quality, programme, client satisfaction, and commercial performance.
• Provide client advice and prepare feasibility studies, estimates, cost plans, cash flows, benchmarking, option appraisals, and commercial reports.
• Develop procurement and contracting strategies, manage tenders, and lead post-contract valuations, forecasting, change control, risk management, and final accounts.
• Administer or support JCT, NEC, and other contracts while maintaining governance, reporting, controls, and audit trails.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage resources and commission finances, and maintain technical and service standards.
• Contribute to bids, account development, repeat business, cross-selling, coaching, mentoring, and technical review.

About you

• Strong UK property or built environment quantity surveying or cost management experience, preferably in consultancy.
• Proven ability to independently lead commissions and maintain client relationships from feasibility through close-out.
• Detailed knowledge of pre-contract and post-contract cost management, procurement, tendering, contract administration, change control, and final accounts.
• Strong working knowledge of JCT and NEC construction contracts and their practical application.
• Strong analytical, commercial, communication, influencing, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management capability.
• Experience supervising work, reviewing technical outputs, managing fees and resources, and supporting professional development.
• Degree qualified in quantity surveying, construction management, or a related discipline, with MRICS or an equivalent recognised qualification.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and CostX or a comparable measurement and cost management platform.

Senior-level expectations

• Independently mobilise, plan, and lead commissions with ownership of outputs, deadlines, controls, and client outcomes.
• Provide technical authority, professional judgement, commercial accountability, and clear client communication.
• Lead people through delegation, constructive review, development opportunities, and high professional standards.
• Contribute to repeat work, bids, account growth, knowledge sharing, and progression toward larger commissions and Associate Director responsibilities.

Development and benefits

• Development includes professional, technical, and leadership learning, mentoring, and opportunities across clients, sectors, and the global business.
• Benefits include flexible choices supporting health, wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle needs, alongside hybrid working and flexible holidays.

Additional information

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