Senior Quantity Surveyor

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Oversee quantity surveying, cost management, and commercial administration; prepare estimates, BOQs, cost plans, and tender documents.
• Review drawings and specifications to assess quantities, labor, and costs; monitor budgets, cash flow, expenditure, and cost performance.
• Manage tendering, evaluate quotations, recommend suppliers and contractors, and negotiate commercial terms.
• Administer contracts and assess interim payments, progress claims, variations, and final accounts.
• Assess scope and design changes; prepare reports, valuations, forecasts, and commercial updates.
• Identify cost overruns, financial risks, and disputes; recommend mitigation and conduct value engineering.
• Manage subcontract procurement, negotiations, payment certification, correspondence, and documentation.
• Liaise with project stakeholders, monitor construction market prices, and advise management on commercial decisions.
• Prepare and negotiate final accounts; maintain project financial records and support financial targets.
• Mentor junior quantity surveyors and guide cost estimation, contract administration, and commercial practices.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, or in a similar commercial construction role.
• A relevant bachelor’s degree is preferred; recognized professional qualifications or membership may be advantageous or required depending on the position.
• Strong knowledge of construction cost management, BOQs, tendering, contracts, procurement, materials, labor costs, and construction methods.
• Experience with estimates, forecasts, valuations, variations, final accounts, contractors, subcontractors, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong analytical, numerical, problem-solving, financial management, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to interpret drawings, specifications, schedules, and BOQs; manage multiple deadlines and work independently with multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and quantity surveying or cost estimation software; CostX, Cubicost, Buildsoft, or similar tools are advantageous.
• Leadership skills and ability to supervise, mentor, and develop junior team members.
• Experience in claims, dispute resolution, contract negotiations, and final accounts is preferred; large-project or listed-sector experience is advantageous.
• Willingness to travel to project sites and attend stakeholder meetings when required.

What the employer offers

• Opportunity to oversee major construction projects and contribute to cost management and commercial performance.
• Collaborative professional environment, development opportunities, training, and mentorship.
• Career progression may include Commercial Manager, Contracts Manager, Cost Manager, Associate Director, or Head of Quantity Surveying.
• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.