Quantity Surveyor
Turner & Townsend · Birmingham, England ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 23 Oct 2026.
Overview
In this role you will manage commercial and cost aspects of large infrastructure projects, working within NEC contract frameworks. You will join a cross-functional team in the Midlands, with travel opportunities, supporting airports, utilities and transport programs. You’ll drive data-driven cost insights, identify savings, and help deliver value for money on high-profile schemes. This is a growth-focused opportunity at a global consulting firm investing in your chartered-status journey.
Pay / Benefits
- world-class training
- support toward chartered status
- flexibility and variety
- opportunity to work across multiple projects
- mentorship and professional development
- high-profile infrastructure projects
Responsibilities
- Manage and assist on commercial contracts, procurement, and negotiations in NEC environment
- Lead post-contract commercial activities including payments, cost assessments and contract changes
- Support contractors with transparency and data-driven insights
- Identify cost-saving strategies and optimize contract performance
- Provide data-driven cost management insights for key decision making
- Scrutinise interim payments and prepare certificates
- Manage change control and cost reports, forecasting
- Assist Project Managers with early warnings, instructions and compensation events
- Attend progress meetings and promote commercial awareness
- Support dispute resolution and contract close-out strategies as required
Key requirements
- Quantity Surveying & Estimating experience in large-scale infrastructure
- Degree-qualified; working towards or holding chartered status
- Familiarity with NEC contracts and cost management best practices
- Proactive problem-solver and good collaborator
- collaboration
- proactive problem-solving
- adaptability
- NEC contracts
- cost management
- procurement
Market data from EasyWorkClub, not from the employer
Typical pay for Quantity surveyor in Birmingham: £50,000 – £70,000, from 153 adverts
122 live adverts for Quantity surveyor in Birmingham
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