Senior Quantity Surveyor
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Senior Quantity Surveyor
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a passionate and motivated Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Private Sector team, supporting large-scale commercial projects. The role includes leading cost management, procurement, contract administration, and mentoring junior staff.
Why [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]?
At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we’re not just about delivering projects — we’re a construction consultancy that is focused on making a positive impact. We deliver exceptional consultancy services as well as championing sustainability and most importantly, empowering and prioritising our people. As a proud B Corp, we’re committed to high standards of social and environmental performance and making the journey smooth and successful for our clients. We’re big enough to lead complex, high-profile projects, yet small enough to genuinely support and care for our employees – our '[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] people'.
Responsibilities
- Lead the production and management of cost plans, life cycle costing, cash flow forecasts and benchmarking using Cost-X, BIM, and relevant data sources
- Oversee procurement activities, including preparation of tender documentation, bills of quantities, pricing documents, procurement reports, and managing the full tender and evaluation process
- Manage contract negotiations, prepare and collate contract documents, and act as a key client liaison throughout pre- and post-contract stages
- Administer contracts as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent, including issuing instructions, managing snagging, overseeing practical completion, and post-contract duties
- Manage post-contract responsibilities such as interim valuations, cost reporting, change control, evaluation of variations, final accounts, and dispute resolution
- Contribute to and oversee risk registers, value engineering, and value management reporting
- Support the Associate Director in fee bids, resource and fee management, reporting, and maintaining client relationships
- Supervise, mentor, and develop Assistant and Quantity Surveyors
- Ensure accurate and timely updates to internal systems (e.g., Union Square, finance/resource trackers), and sign-off of invoices
- Maintain quality assurance standards and best practice procedures across all projects
- Uphold health and safety standards and support environmental and social impact
Requirements
- Ideally Chartered accreditation with previous experience working within the construction industry in a similar discipline
- Ability to deliver larger and more complex projects through the whole project lifecycle
- Excellent experience based technical/project knowledge
- Ability to delegate tasks to others within the team and support their work
- Support junior members of the team with mentoring and development
- Development of leadership and management skills
- Ability to manage fees and assist with fee bids
- Generate new work through the management of client relations
- Ability to work on own initiative to drive to generate new business
- Understanding of the account management process
- Ability to analyse projects and report performance to line manager
- Excellent knowledge of internal systems and processes in order to advise and guide others
- Excellent knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety
Benefits
Joining us at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] isn't just about being part of a great team—it's a thrilling journey packed with fantastic perks! We believe we are a great place to work and for people to develop their careers - we strive to satisfy the career aspirations of our people in a friendly, professional, environmentally and socially positive way. Here’s what’s on offer;
- Enjoy 33 days of holiday (including bank holidays), growing with an extra day after five years of service.
- An additional day off on your birthday.
- Health cover and benefits from day one and x 2 salary death in service coverage.
- Annual company bonus and salary review.
- A company pension.
- We cover membership fees for relevant professional bodies.
- Career development, chartership learning support and training opportunities to support your continuous growth
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is now a Certified B Corporation, meeting high standards of social and environmental performance. We're dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace - diversity in our team leads to creativity, innovation, and better business outcomes, and we promote equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates diversity.