Senior Quantity Surveyor

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What we do: We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.

Location: Home based out West Midlands, this role will cover sites from Midlands to Liverpool to Staffordshire. Permanent, Full time.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to play a key role in delivering robust commercial management across a complex facilities management and construction environment. This role will support the Commercial function in ensuring contracts are effectively managed, delivering value for money while maintaining compliance with contractual, statutory and organisational requirements.

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will:

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with client representatives, internal teams and supply chain partners.
• Act as a trusted commercial advisor, supporting both operational and commercial colleagues by providing accurate reporting, guidance and insight across Core Services and Billable Works.
• Provide cost advice, develop cost models and support pricing activities, ensuring all works are delivered in line with contract requirements.
• Maintain strong commercial control, ensuring milestone payments are achieved, final accounts are closed effectively and financial targets are met.
• Support change management processes, ensuring all contract variations are managed in accordance with contractual requirements and within agreed timescales.
• Manage and resolve supply chain queries relating to pricing and commercial matters, ensuring consistency and fairness.
• Actively monitor and review supply chain performance, manage supplier payments in line with policy, and contribute to the development and implementation of commercial risk management processes.
• Attend meetings, prepare reports and provide commercial insight to stakeholders across the business.
• Ensure all contract processes, procedures and fraud prevention measures are adhered to at all times.
• Participate in risk management activities, including attending risk meetings, maintaining risk registers and supporting mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to sustainability objectives, supporting initiatives that reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency across the estate.
• Work closely with operational teams, providing guidance on contract requirements, supporting the preparation of work proposals and influencing decision-making through effective communication and negotiation.
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution alongside senior commercial leadership.

This is a work from home role, with regular travel to sites as the business requires. Candidates must be willing and able to commit to the travel requirements of this role.

About You: You will have strong commercial experience within construction, property maintenance or facilities management, with a proven ability to manage costs, risks and contract processes effectively. You will hold a degree in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent experience) and have experience working on a range of projects, from large-scale (£1M–£20M) to multiple smaller projects delivered concurrently.

You will demonstrate excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence outcomes. A solid understanding of commercial processes, risk management and cost control is essential. You will be detail-oriented, commercially astute and capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Experience within a MOD or highly regulated environment, along with knowledge of collaborative working frameworks (e.g. BS11000), would be advantageous. The ability to travel to sites in North and South Wales regularly is essential, and the ability to obtain and maintain SC Clearance will be a condition of employment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially driven professional to take the next step in their career, contributing to the successful delivery of complex contracts while driving value, performance and continuous improvement.

What We Offer:

• 6% employee matched pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance 2x annual salary
• 1x professional subscription per year

At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.