Senior Quantity Surveyor (Post Contract)

About the role

Requirements

• Key Responsibilities:
• - Commercial Management & Ownership
• - Take full ownership of assigned commercial workstreams, from initiation through to close-out
• - Manage multiple concurrent activities, ensuring alignment with project priorities and deadlines
• - Proactively identify risks, opportunities, and commercial issues, driving them to resolution
• - Cost & Contract Management (Post Contract)
• - Manage project cost control, including budgets, forecasts, and cost-to-complete reporting
• - Administer subcontractor accounts, including valuations, payments, and final accounts
• - Prepare and assess variations, change orders, and claims, ensuring full contractual compliance
• - Maintain accurate commercial reporting, including cash flow and cost variance analysis
• - Proactively identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities
• - Ensure effective contract administration in line with contract conditions
• - Support and contribute to the final account agreement and close-out
• - Ensure all commercial activities are delivered in line with contractual obligations and company procedures
• - Reporting & Deliverables
• - Produce high-quality, accurate, and complete outputs with minimal rework required
• - Deliver clear and detailed commercial reports demonstrating strong understanding and analysis
• - Ensure all deliverables meet client expectations in terms of detail, completeness, and professionalism
• - Stakeholder & Client Engagement
• - Engage effectively with client(s), contractors, and internal teams
• - Support the Senior Commercial Manager with strategic commercial input
• - Build and maintain strong working relationships while protecting commercial interests
• - Proactive Delivery
• - Demonstrate a strong sense of urgency in progressing and closing out actions
• - Work independently with minimal supervision, taking initiative without constant direction
• - Anticipate requirements and act ahead of deadlines
• - Developing Acquisition Strategies
• Person Specification:
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
• Qualifications
• - Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar technical discipline
• Experience
• - Minimum 5 years’ experience in Quantity Surveying, with proven experience at Senior QS level
• - Strong knowledge of commercial management and contract administration
• - Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams independently
• - Strong track record of delivering accurate, complete, and high-quality outputs
• Skills & Competencies
• - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills
• - Strong organisational capability with the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment
• - Effective prioritisation skills with the ability to respond to changing project demands
• - High attention to detail, ensuring thorough, accurate, and quality-driven work
• - Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership and accou

Responsibilities

Skills

• Commercial management
• Contract administration
• Cost control
• Budgets
• Forecasts
• Cost-to-complete reporting
• Subcontractor valuations
• Payments
• Final accounts
• Variations and change orders
• Claims handling
• Cash flow analysis
• Cost variance analysis
• Risk identification and management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Analytical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Organisational skills