Chartered Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager

  • New Step Recruitment
  • City, London
  • 02/07/2026
Full time Construction

Job Description

THE ROLE

My client, a small, growing firm of PQS seeks a SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR to join them in the City of London.

They work mainly on office fit out projects.

Clients include Landlords, Occupiers and Asset Managers.

You must be MRICS qualified and ideally have around two or three years PQE.

They offer great prospects for candidates who are ambitious and keen to get involved with everything!

THE COMPANY

My client is a smallish busy firm of PQS based in the City of London.

Currently they are working on UK projects but are chasing some projects in the EU too.

THE CANDIDATE

You will be a Quantity Surveyor who is currently working for a UK firm of PQS.

My client would like someone who is recently chartered with around two / three yers PQE.

You should have good experience of both pre and post contract work including good experience of contract administration.

You should be able to take ownership of some live projects from throughout the project right through to handover and completion.

Some experience of doing cost plans, tender documentation and undertaking tender analysis.

You need some experience of managing contractor procurement and providing recommendations to the client.

You will need to have a recognised UK qualification in Quantity Surveying i.e. BSc in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics or similar and have around 2 plus years experience working for a PQS firm.

You should have excellent communication skills, both written and spoken to deal with people at all levels.

You should have a good attitude to work and be keen to get involved with everything!

This role may suit someone who is working for a large firm of consultants but would like more autonomy and to be able to run your own projects generally valued between 200K to around 30m.

Someone who has worked on retail fit out projects but was keen to work on office fit outs will be considered.

My client will offer good prospects for rapid promotion for the right person.

Salary is in the region of 60000 to 70000 negotiable plus benefits.

If this sounds like you and is of interest click here now to apply !