Senior Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Senior Cost Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor in our Midlands team. You will drive commercial success on UK infrastructure programmes by managing costs, procurement and contract administration in NEC environments. You’ll work with cross-functional project teams to align cost strategies with value for money and project objectives.

This is a chance to shape outcomes on high-profile airports, utilities and transport projects with world-class training and mentorship. You will operate with data-driven insight to optimise performance and support contract close-out and dispute resolution where needed.

Pay / Benefits

• world-class training and mentoring toward chartership
• career development and progression
• variety and flexibility in embedding with clients or multiple programmes
• recognition of contributions and initiatives
• opportunity to work on high-profile UK infrastructure projects
• inclusive, equal-opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial contracts, procurement and negotiations in an NEC environment
• Lead post-contract commercial activities: payment approvals, cost assessments, contract changes
• Support contractors with transparent, data-driven processes
• Identify cost-saving strategies and optimize contract performance
• Provide data-driven cost management insights for decision making
• Contribute to commercial and contractual performance of a project as part of a team
• Deliver value for money by following established commercial/procurement/contractual strategies
• Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards
• Oversee selection and management of construction and engineering contractors
• Advise on procurement strategy and manage tender processes and evaluations
• Scrutinise and verify interim payment applications and prepare certificates
• Manage change control and produce cost reports and forecasts
• Assist Project Managers with Early Warnings, Instructions and Compensation Events
• Attend progress meetings and promote commercial awareness on projects
• Support dispute resolution and contract close-out strategies as required

Key requirements

• Proven expertise in quantity surveying, procurement and/or estimating on large-scale infrastructure projects
• Degree-qualified with chartered status (MRICS) or actively working towards it
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and infrastructure cost management
• Collaborative, proactive approach with clear communication and adaptable thinking
• Ability to balance site travel with flexible working
• Drive to contribute, lead and grow within a global consultancy
• collaborative
• clear communicator
• proactive
• NEC contracts
• infrastructure cost management
• cost reporting

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