Principal Project Quantity Surveyor in Birmingham

At Jacobs, we are challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact:

• Play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering projects large and small including major infrastructure programmes across energy & power, transportation, and water - contributing to work that positively impacts communities and transforms the built environment.
• Join a dynamic, diverse consultancy team with a clear, supported career path, where your professional growth truly matters.
• Gain cross‑sector exposure, building both your capability and your CV as you work within multiple high‑profile infrastructure domains.
• Contribute to some of the most influential programmes and landmark projects across the UK & Ireland - and experience genuine job satisfaction as a result.

We Offer:

• Competitive salary aligned to your experience and professional accreditation.
• Flexible working arrangements — hybrid, part-time, flexible hours and locations.
• 24 days holiday plus the option to buy up to 10 additional days.
• Up to 10% employer pension contributions.
• Comprehensive health cover including single medical cover & Digital GP (with options to add dependants).
• Family planning support including fertility healthcare.
• Employee Networks to support colleagues from all backgrounds.
• Enhanced parental leave and free access to support programmes.
• Life assurance at 4x salary.
• Income protection for long‑term security.
• Wellbeing Hub with free access to Calm, Daily Burn and more.
• Professional Development — we pay your professional membership fees and offer extensive CPD opportunities.
• Community Engagement — matched charity funding, paid volunteering days, and corporate giving schemes.

About The Opportunity:

As an experienced Consultancy Quantity Surveyor with several years post‑degree experience, you will bring strong reasoning skills, strong and clear communication, and polished client facing capability to a team delivering nationally significant infrastructure. You may work on short‑term localised projects or long‑term national programmes across:

• Large‑scale Local Authority transportation and highways schemes.
• Clean energy and renewable power developments.
• Strategic water infrastructure programmes.
• Advanced facilities, science and technology estates.

There may also be opportunities to contribute to major flagship civil infrastructure projects such as:

• Lower Thames Crossing.
• King Salman International Airport.
• Dublin BusConnects.

Highways experience is preferred but not essential — strong consultancy experience and NEC familiarity are key.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• RICS or equivalent accredited degree in Quantity Surveying.
• MRICS Chartered status or actively working towards it.
• QS experience in a Consultancy environment with proven client facing exposure.
• Experience in energy & power, transportation, water, highways, or wider infrastructure sectors.
• Proficiency in delivering early cost estimates, cost plans, and supporting budget management.
• Understanding of measurement techniques, market factors, risk allowances and preliminaries.
• Demonstrable experience of managing end‑to‑end procurement aligned to NEC principles.
• Ability to evaluate supplier capability, conduct negotiations, and provide accurate cost analysis.
• Proficiency with CostX or equivalent measurement/estimating tools.
• A passion for delivering value through cost engineering and commercial insight.

Jacobs operates a Hybrid work environment and a 40‑hour working week as standard.

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well‑being benefits to our global giving and volunteering programme, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.

No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs. We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation.

We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain talent from a wide range of backgrounds. As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process, please contact the team via Careers Support.