Quantity Surveyor - Building Services. LilyLifestyle

Overview

Building Services Quantity Surveyor – Birmingham – Up to £55,000, car or allowance.

We are recruiting on behalf of a tier‑one infrastructure delivery organisation working on one of the UK’s most significant rail and civil engineering programmes. The project involves constructing a series of pumping stations and associated operational buildings that support the wider route. Known for delivering large, technically complex packages with high standards in safety, collaboration, and programme performance, the organisation offers a commercially strong project team responsible for major M&E and building services packages within a highly impactful national scheme.

• Report into a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager across your section of works.
• Support commercial delivery with strong knowledge of contractual, commercial, insurance and legal processes.
• Administer NEC3 contracts, including early warnings and compensation events.
• Prepare subcontract invitations to tender, evaluate returns and make recommendations for appointment.
• Manage subcontractor packages, valuations, liabilities and payment notices.
• Assist with budgets, forecasts, CVRs and commercial reporting alongside senior commercial colleagues.
• Work closely with delivery teams to develop solutions and maintain strong client and subcontractor relationships.

• BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience.
• Experience working on civils or infrastructure projects as a Quantity Surveyor.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts (essential).
• Good technical understanding of mechanical and electrical packages.
• Highly organised, rigorous, with excellent written communication skills for contractual correspondence.
• Ability to work effectively in an integrated team with subcontractors and client representatives.
• Desirable:
  Experience managing commercial risk and opportunity.
• Desirable:
  Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Desirable:
  Ability to contribute to process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Desirable:
  Results‑focused with strong commercial awareness.

• Salary up to £55,000.
• Car or car allowance.
• Hybrid working flexibility.
• Opportunity to work on a nationally significant infrastructure programme.
• Clear career progression with support from an experienced commercial leadership team.
• Exposure to large‑scale MEP and building services packages, ideal for progressing to Senior QS level.