Senior Quantity Surveyor - Heathrow Airport - Tier One

We are working with a Tier One main contractor to source strong candidates for a Senior Quantity Surveyor opportunity within their accomplished team at Heathrow Airport. The contractor manages reactive and planned maintenance and upgrades the existing infrastructure in and around the airport. Beyond this, they deliver a mix of civil engineering and building schemes through an existing suite of contracts with clients operating across a diverse group of sectors.

What will you be doing?

• You’ll manage the commercial and financial aspects of the projects, ensuring they are completed within budget and to the required standards.
• Overseeing cost management, contract administration, and procurement, while also providing guidance to junior surveyors.
• This role involves significant interaction with clients, contractors, and other stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• You’ll be asked to prepare financial reports, including cost reconciliations and progress reports, to keep stakeholders informed of project performance.
• Identifying and mitigating commercial risks associated with the project, such as cost overruns or delays.
• You’ll participate and deliver structured training and mentoring, especially for those pursuing professional qualifications like the APC.
• You’ll promote a strong culture of contractual and commercial awareness, ensuring compliance with group procedures and governance.
• This includes active involvement in the work-winning process, resource planning, and collaboration with pre-contract teams.
• The role will involve engagement with the Contract Services team to resolve disputes, and coordination with the Insurance department to pursue recoveries.
• You’ll be asked to partake in project reviews and executive meetings to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Finally, you’ll contribute to group-wide initiatives, promoting behavioural programmes, and ensuring compliance with legal and audit requirements as part of a well-rounded team.

What you’ll bring

• A degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related field. MRICS or CICES accreditation is preferred.
• Experience working on civil engineering schemes, or other safety-critical sectors such as aviation, rail or highways.
• The ability to resolve commercial disputes and negotiate favourable outcomes.
• Proficient with cost estimation techniques and in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of software.
• Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Evidence of providing specialist Quantity Surveying technical advice and support to stakeholders, team members and across other disciplines, including large and complex projects at a senior level.

What’s in it for you?

• They offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and outside of work, some of which include:
• Competitive salary packages.
• Private healthcare, including an online GP Service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Matched or contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s retail discounts.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders.
• Enhanced maternity or paternity leave.
• Reward and recognition scheme.

In addition, this role offers:

• Company car and fuel card with a range of electric and hybrid vehicles to choose from.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare, physiotherapy and much more!
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Holiday purchase scheme.