Senior / Associate Quantity Surveyor in Bolton

Location: Hybrid - Based from our Manchester offices, M2 3AZ

Salary: Competitive, DOE + Excellent Benefits

Contract: Full time, permanent. 37.5 hour working week; Monday to Friday.

Benefits: The role will command a highly competitive salary and remuneration package as well as a broad benefits package focused on personal development, wellbeing and community.

We are Monaghans Ltd, providing best-in-class multi-disciplinary building consultancy services, delivering quality professional expertise and advice to clients throughout the UK and internationally.

We have offices in London, Sheffield, Manchester, and Leeds. Our core services include cost management, project management, programme management, building surveying, and health and safety consultancy across multiple construction sectors.

We are seeking a proactive and highly capable Senior / Associate Quantity Surveyor to join our established Manchester team. This is a key position for an experienced consultant with strong residential expertise, ideally including High Risk Residential (HRRB) projects.

You will take a leading role on a major city centre residential development with a contract value in the nine figures, working closely with the Regional Director to deliver high-quality cost management and client-facing services. Alongside this flagship project, you will also support a varied client portfolio across the Retail, Commercial, Residential, and Leisure sectors.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a growing office with a strong reputation, expanding client base, and a diverse project pipeline.

In addition to this, as our Quantity Surveyor you will:

• Lead Cost Management and Quantity Surveying services on a large-scale High Risk Residential project
• Support delivery on additional client accounts across multiple sectors
• Provide strong client-facing service, managing project and commercial expectations
• Deliver both pre- and post-contract services, including cost planning, budgeting, procurement, and contract administration
• Manage risk profiling and advise clients on key project decisions
• Lead interactions with internal teams, design teams, and contractors
• Support and develop junior staff, contributing to capability building within the office

In order to be successful in this role you must have:

• Degree qualified (BSc Quantity Surveying or equivalent)
• Minimum 7 years' experience in a similar consultancy QS role
• Strong background in both pre- and post-contract delivery
• Proven experience in the Residential sector (HRRB experience preferred)
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience delivering projects under varying procurement routes
• Comprehensive understanding of contracts and excellent Contract Administration capability
• Strong skills in cost planning, budgeting, procurement, tendering, and risk profiling
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and supervise junior staff
• Confidence managing client relationships, providing strategic advice, and navigating project risk
• Strong IT skills, including full proficiency in Microsoft Office

Monaghans are committed to the continuous professional development of all our staff and provide a range of professional training programmes and support for staff at all levels, including those requiring support to obtain relevant academic or professional qualifications.

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