Senior Quantity Surveyor

You’ll be part of a respected organisation with a strong purpose, a collaborative culture and a commitment to innovation. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) + 8 bank holidays

• Up to 14% employer pension contribution

• Up to 10.5% performance-related bonus

• Company-funded healthcare plan

• MyGymDiscounts – up to 25% off memberships

• EVolve car scheme

• ShareBuy, flexible benefits and enhanced parental leave

• Mental health first aiders and Employee Assistance Plan

This is a place where you can grow, lead and shape your career for the long term

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll deliver a high-quality commercial service across a portfolio of complex contracts, ensuring value for money, contractual compliance and strong supplier performance. You’ll work closely with operational and senior stakeholders, aligning commercial strategy with business priorities and influencing decisions at every stage of the project lifecycle.

You’ll also lead and develop a team of Quantity Surveyors, supporting their growth while ensuring consistent, high-quality commercial delivery.

This is a role with visibility, influence

Deliver commercial leadership across projects within the category plan

Engage with senior stakeholders to align commercial strategy with business needs

Ensure contractual compliance and proactively manage consultant and contractor performance

Act as a subject matter expert on commercial and contractual matters

Manage competing priorities across multiple stakeholders with confidence

Provide timely escalation and support to the Commercial Manager and Managing QS

Identify, mitigate and manage commercial and business risks

Produce and maintain accurate commercial and contractual data

Lead contract administration throughout the full project lifecycle

Build strong supplier relationships and drive performance

Manage post-contract processes including early warnings, change control, forecasting, payments, cost audits and final accounts

Negotiate and resolve claims and disputes

Ensure collaborative working across the commercial and regulatory procurement teams

What we're looking for

Strong experience managing large volumes of contracts through to completion

Proficiency in Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Deep understanding of QS processes across the full project lifecycle

Knowledge of construction programming/scheduling methodologies

Experience working with NEC contracts

Strong commercial negotiation and dispute-resolution skills

Confident communication and stakeholder-management capability

Essential Qualifications

Quantity Surveying degree

If you’re a Quantity Surveyor who thrives in a fast-paced, commercially complex environment — and you want to be part of a major transformation programme that benefits millions — we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and become part of the UU family