Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor

Location: Birmingham
Division: Urban
Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Salary: Up to £58,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Reporting to: Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior Commercial Manager
Safety Critical Role: No

We are seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to support the commercial delivery of a portfolio of multidisciplinary infrastructure and light rail projects. You will be responsible for managing commercial activities from project inception through to final account and close-out, ensuring maximum commercial performance and value is achieved.

Working closely with senior commercial colleagues and project teams, you will play a key role in cost control, contract administration, risk management, reporting, and supply chain management.

• Support the Senior Quantity Surveyor in leading and developing commercial teams across multiple projects

• Promote strong commercial awareness and best practice within project teams

• Assist with all contractual matters from inception to final account

• Prepare and support contract documentation including bills of quantities and specifications

• Assist with the identification and management of risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle

• Manage and control project budgets, ensuring costs are accurately allocated

• Prepare, update, and monitor project cost forecasts on a monthly basis

• Ensure contractual entitlements are properly recorded, notified, and substantiated

• Maintain robust cost controls and produce accurate financial reports, including monthly CVR and EVM reporting

• Support procurement activities to ensure best value, quality, safety, and timely delivery

• Validate procurement expenditure against project budgets

• Manage applications for payment and cash flow in line with contractual requirements

• Ensure supply chain payments are processed in accordance with agreed terms

• Negotiate and support the agreement of final accounts and resolution of disputes

• Undertake site measurement and valuation activities as required

• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested

• Safety & Ethics: Support and promote safety, health, environmental, and quality standards

• Excellence: Deliver projects profitably, efficiently, on time, and to budget, with a strong focus on quality

• People: Demonstrate respect for colleagues, stakeholders, and the environment

• Proven experience working in a commercial or finance function within the construction or engineering sector

• Contractor-side experience as a Quantity Surveyor on large civil engineering or infrastructure projects

• Strong understanding of cost management, budgeting, and financial reporting

• Working knowledge of common forms of contract

• Experience using finance and cost management systems

• Proficient in Microsoft Office

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management

• Accredited by RICS or CIOB (or working towards)

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