Quantity Surveyor in Birmingham

Summary

A multi-disciplinary SME consultancy that delivers infrastructure solutions across sectors such as rail, highways, utilities, and aviation is looking to hire a Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial management and quantity surveying support across a portfolio of infrastructure projects in the East Midlands, ensuring effective cost control, contract administration, risk management, and commercial governance throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• -Provide professional quantity surveying and commercial support on infrastructure projects from inception through to completion.
• -Prepare, submit, and assess interim applications, valuations, and recommendations for payment.
• -Assess, negotiate, and agree variations, compensation events, and change control mechanisms.
• -Monitor project costs, budgets, forecasts, and cash flow performance.
• -Prepare and maintain accurate commercial records, documentation and contract correspondence.
• -Administer NEC contracts and support the management of contractual obligations, risks and opportunities.
• -Manage commercial aspects of allocated work packages and subcontract accounts.
• -Prepare commercial reports, forecasts and cost updates for clients and internal stakeholders.
• -Build and maintain effective working relationships with clients, contractors, consultants and project stakeholders.
• -Support procurement, tender evaluation, business development and continuous improvement activities across the business.

Experience needed for this Quantity Surveyor role

Essential

• -Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• -Experience working on infrastructure, civil engineering, highways, rail, utilities, or major construction projects.
• -Experience administering NEC forms of contract.
• -Experience assessing applications for payment, compensation events and change control mechanisms.
• -Strong understanding of cost management, forecasting and commercial reporting.
• -Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• -Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively within project teams.

Desirable

• -Consultancy or client-side experience.
• -Experience working on rail and wider infrastructure projects.
• -Experience using CEMAR or similar contract management systems.
• -Knowledge of public sector procurement processes.
• -Experience supporting tender evaluations and procurement exercises.
• -Working knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts.
• -Membership of, or working towards membership of, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

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