Principal Quantity Surveyor

Principal Quantity Surveyor Play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering projects large and small including major infrastructure programmes across energy & power, transportation, and water - contributing to work that positively impacts communities and transforms the built environment

Join a dynamic, diverse consultancy team with a clear, supported career path, where your professional growth truly matters

Gain cross-sector exposure, building both your capability and your CV as you work within multiple high-profile infrastructure domains

Contribute to some of the most influential programmes and landmark projects across the UK & Ireland - and experience genuine job satisfaction as a result

• Competitive salary aligned to your experience and professional accreditation
• Flexible working arrangements - hybrid, parttime, flexible hours and locations
• 24 days holiday plus the option to buy up to 10 additional days
• Up to 10% employer pension contributions
• Comprehensive health cover including single medical cover & Digital GP (with options to add dependants)
• Family planning support including fertility healthcare
• Employee Networks to support colleagues from all backgrounds
• Enhanced parental leave and free access to support programmes
• Life assurance at 4x salary
• Income protection for long-term security
• Wellbeing Hub with free access to Calm, Daily Burn and more
• Professional Development - we pay your professional membership fees and offer extensive CPD opportunities
• Community Engagement - matched charity funding, paid volunteering days, and corporate giving schemes

As an experienced Consultancy Quantity Surveyor with several years post-degree experience, you will bring strong reasoning skills, strong and clear communication, and polished client facing capability to a team delivering nationally significant infrastructure.

You may work on short-term localised projects or long-term national programmes across:

• Large-scale Local Authority transportation and highways schemes
• Clean energy and renewable power developments
• Strategic water infrastructure programmes
• Advanced facilities, science and technology estates

There may also be opportunities to contribute to major flagship civil infrastructure projects such as:

• Lower Thames Crossing
• King Salman International Airport
• Dublin Bus Connects

Highways experience is preferred but not essential - strong consultancy experience and NEC familiarity are key.

Grade:
Principal Consultant

Location:

Birmingham Midlands Region

Discipline:
Consultancy Quantity Surveying (RICS Accredited)

Department:
Commercial Funding & Finance (Programmes & Advisory) RICS or equivalent accredited degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS Chartered status or actively working towards it

QS experience in a Consultancy environment with proven client facing exposure

Experience in energy & power, transportation, water, highways, or wider infrastructure sectors

Proficiency in delivering early cost estimates, cost plans, and supporting budget management

Understanding of measurement techniques, market factors, risk allowances and preliminaries

Demonstrable experience of managing end-to-end procurement aligned to NEC principles

Ability to evaluate supplier capability, conduct negotiations, and provide accurate cost analysis

Proficiency with CostX or equivalent measurement/estimating tools

A passion for delivering value through cost engineering and commercial insight

Jacobs operates a Hybrid work environment and a 40-hour working week as standard

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You'll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.

No matter what drives you, you'll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals - all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs .

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