Senior Quantity Surveyor
Job Description
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor (Chartered SCSI / RICS) to lead the delivery of high-quality cost and commercial management services across a portfolio of complex construction and infrastructure projects.
You will act as a trusted commercial advisor, providing strategic cost leadership from project inception through to final account, ensuring robust financial control, value optimisation, and effective risk management.
Your role
Pre-Contract
- Lead cost planning, benchmarking and budget establishment aligned with client objectives.
- Prepare and manage Bills of Quantities, cost plans and estimates.
- Provide procurement strategy advice, including route selection and packaging of works.
- Produce tender documentation and manage the tender process.
- Carry out tender analysis, evaluation and reporting to support award recommendations.
- Advise on contract selection (NEC, GCCC/PW-CF, RIAI, FIDIC as applicable).
Post-Contract
- Undertake full commercial management of projects through delivery.
- Prepare and agree interim valuations, variations and final accounts.
- Administer contracts, including compensation events / claims assessment.
- Manage cost reporting, forecasting and cash flow monitoring.
- Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities.
- Ensure robust change control procedures are implemented.
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Act as lead commercial interface with clients, contractors and design teams.
- Provide clear, concise commercial reporting at project and programme level.
- Support clients with strategic cost advice and value engineering.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships and contribute to business development.
Leadership & Governance
- Lead and mentor junior QS and cost management staff.
- Provide technical oversight and quality assurance of deliverables.
- Ensure compliance with SCSI/RICS professional standards and ethical obligations.
- Contribute to internal best practice development, bidding and work winning.
About you
- Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS and/or MSCSI essential).
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying / Construction Economics or equivalent.
- Relevant years of experience in cost and commercial management.
- Strong experience across pre- and post-contract services.
- Desirable Experience
- Detailed knowledge of standard forms of contract (NEC, GCCC/PW-CF, RIAI, FIDIC).
- Proven track record delivering complex projects or programmes.
- Excellent commercial acumen, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Public sector frameworks.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
Worker Type
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RegularAt AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.