Quantity surveyor

Overview

In this role you drive commercial success for structural steel projects, protecting margins and guiding decisions alongside project teams. You’ll manage costs from award to final account and spot commercial risks and opportunities across live projects. You’ll work with clients, suppliers and subcontractors to ensure profitable delivery while contributing to a growing, collaborative commercial team. This is an opportunity to influence project outcomes on technically challenging fabrication and construction programmes.

Responsibilities

• Manage project costs from contract award through final account
• Prepare valuations and cost reports; manage contract variations
• Monitor budgets with project teams to maximize profitability
• Review drawings, specifications and tender docs to identify commercial opportunities and risks
• Support procurement activities and subcontractor negotiations
• Build strong relationships with clients, suppliers and project stakeholders
• Contribute commercial expertise across multiple live projects

Key requirements

• Previous quantity surveying experience within structural steel, heavy fabrication or construction
• Strong knowledge of cost management, procurement and contract administration
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and project specifications
• Excellent commercial awareness with strong analytical and numerical skills
• Confident communication and relationship-building with clients and subcontractors

• communication
• relationship-building
• analytical thinking
• cost management
• procurement
• contract administration

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