Senior Quantity Surveyor in London

Overview

In this role you lead a team of Quantity Surveyors on varied construction projects, acting as the main client contact and design-team liaison. You will manage project delivery, HR needs, and key client accounts while promoting the firm’s QS/PM services. You’ll train others, pursue new opportunities, and ensure high quality, compliant delivery across projects. This role offers a chance to shape project outcomes within a supportive, growth‑oriented professional services business.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working patterns
• diversity and inclusion
• Investors in People Gold status
• Stonewall Diversity Champions
• award-winning professional services business
• welcoming and people-focused environment

Responsibilities

• Lead on a range of construction projects and supervise QS team members
• Act as principal point of contact with clients and design consultants
• Line manage the team, handling HR requirements and development
• Deliver QS/PM services independently across projects
• Manage allocated Key Client Accounts and nurture new opportunities
• Provide training and contribute to in-house CPD events
• Pursue new project opportunities and participate in networking/marketing
• Act as Employer’s Agent on Design and Build projects and Contract Administrator on Traditional projects
• Follow the company Quality Environmental Management System in service delivery
• Oversee multiple projects with strong time management
• Deliver exceptional client service
• Commit to minimum 20 hours of CPD annually
• Adapt to evolving duties within the business

Key requirements

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Cost Management or related field
• Ideally Chartered member of RICS or commitment to achieve Chartered status within 2 years
• Experience running own projects in a Consultancy setting
• Proficiency in measurement, preferably CostX
• Experience running large, complex projects independently
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong line management and team leadership experience
• Driving licence and own car; willingness to travel UK sites

• excellent communication
• interpersonal skills
• organizational skills
• CostX measurement software
• construction cost management
• employer’s agent and contract administrator roles

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