Senior Quantity Surveyor Role Purpose Senior Quantity Surveyor (will lead the commercial management of design-related change across major Heathrow airport programmes. Working within a multidisciplinary consultancy environment, the role is responsible for identifying, assessing, pricing, negotiating, and securing agreement of changes arising from design development, scope evolution, client instructions, technical assurance requirements, and programme impacts. The successful candidate will possess strong commercial, contractual, and technical understanding of infrastructure design and delivery, enabling them to work effectively with engineering, planning, project controls, and client teams throughout the project lifecycle. A key aspect of the role is the ability to challenge and support design teams, ensuring that changes are robustly substantiated, commercially recoverable, and aligned with contractual entitlements. Key Responsibilities Design Change Management Lead the commercial assessment of design development and design change across HS2 programmes. Work closely with engineering and design teams to identify emerging change opportunities and risks at the earliest stage. Understand the relationship between design maturity, scope evolution, and commercial impact. Evaluate the cost, schedule, and risk implications arising from design modifications. Establish and maintain detailed change registers and governance processes. Ensure all changes are supported by robust technical and commercial justification. Commercial & Contractual Management Prepare and manage change submissions, compensation events, instructions, and variation proposals. Provide commercial and contractual advice regarding entitlement arising from design changes. Support negotiations with clients, delivery partners, contractors, and stakeholders. Manage change from identification through to agreement and final account settlement. Maintain compliance with NEC contract requirements and HS2 commercial processes. Protect and maximise commercial recovery opportunities. Design Team Engagement Act as a trusted commercial partner to design managers, discipline leads, and project managers. Participate in design reviews, value engineering workshops, and assurance activities. Challenge scope growth and ensure commercial consequences are fully understood by project teams. Translate complex engineering and design issues into commercially robust narratives. Support decision making through cost impact and option appraisal assessments. Stakeholder Management Build strong working relationships across HS2, delivery partners, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders. Present commercial positions and change strategies to senior leadership teams. Facilitate collaborative resolution of complex commercial and technical matters. Essential Experience Significant experience in a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Change Management role within major infrastructure programmes. Strong experience managing commercial impacts arising from design development and engineering change. Experience working within consultancy, client-side, or complex programme environments. Detailed knowledge of NEC contracts, particularly compensation events and change mechanisms. Ability to interpret engineering designs, scope documentation, technical reports, and design deliverables. Experience of working in multidisciplinary design environments. Strong commercial negotiation and stakeholder management skills. Experience supporting major rail, transport, utilities, aviation, highways, or infrastructure projects. Desirable Experience Previous HS2, Network Rail, TfL, National Highways, or major infrastructure programme experience. MRICS, MCICES or equivalent professional qualification. Experience working within Project Controls and integrated programme environments. Understanding of design assurance, systems engineering, and programme governance processes. Key Competencies Design commercial management Change control and governance NEC contract administration Cost planning and forecasting Engineering and design understanding Commercial negotiation Risk and opportunity management Stakeholder engagement Strategic thinking Leadership and mentoring Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be a commercially astute Senior Quantity Surveyor who is comfortable operating within highly technical design environments. They will have a strong understanding of how design decisions drive cost and programme outcomes and be able to work collaboratively with engineers and project managers to secure robust commercial outcomes. Experience on large-scale infrastructure programmes such as HS2, rail, highways, or utilities projects would be highly advantageous.
06/10/2026
Contract
Senior Quantity Surveyor Role Purpose Senior Quantity Surveyor (will lead the commercial management of design-related change across major Heathrow airport programmes. Working within a multidisciplinary consultancy environment, the role is responsible for identifying, assessing, pricing, negotiating, and securing agreement of changes arising from design development, scope evolution, client instructions, technical assurance requirements, and programme impacts. The successful candidate will possess strong commercial, contractual, and technical understanding of infrastructure design and delivery, enabling them to work effectively with engineering, planning, project controls, and client teams throughout the project lifecycle. A key aspect of the role is the ability to challenge and support design teams, ensuring that changes are robustly substantiated, commercially recoverable, and aligned with contractual entitlements. Key Responsibilities Design Change Management Lead the commercial assessment of design development and design change across HS2 programmes. Work closely with engineering and design teams to identify emerging change opportunities and risks at the earliest stage. Understand the relationship between design maturity, scope evolution, and commercial impact. Evaluate the cost, schedule, and risk implications arising from design modifications. Establish and maintain detailed change registers and governance processes. Ensure all changes are supported by robust technical and commercial justification. Commercial & Contractual Management Prepare and manage change submissions, compensation events, instructions, and variation proposals. Provide commercial and contractual advice regarding entitlement arising from design changes. Support negotiations with clients, delivery partners, contractors, and stakeholders. Manage change from identification through to agreement and final account settlement. Maintain compliance with NEC contract requirements and HS2 commercial processes. Protect and maximise commercial recovery opportunities. Design Team Engagement Act as a trusted commercial partner to design managers, discipline leads, and project managers. Participate in design reviews, value engineering workshops, and assurance activities. Challenge scope growth and ensure commercial consequences are fully understood by project teams. Translate complex engineering and design issues into commercially robust narratives. Support decision making through cost impact and option appraisal assessments. Stakeholder Management Build strong working relationships across HS2, delivery partners, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders. Present commercial positions and change strategies to senior leadership teams. Facilitate collaborative resolution of complex commercial and technical matters. Essential Experience Significant experience in a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Change Management role within major infrastructure programmes. Strong experience managing commercial impacts arising from design development and engineering change. Experience working within consultancy, client-side, or complex programme environments. Detailed knowledge of NEC contracts, particularly compensation events and change mechanisms. Ability to interpret engineering designs, scope documentation, technical reports, and design deliverables. Experience of working in multidisciplinary design environments. Strong commercial negotiation and stakeholder management skills. Experience supporting major rail, transport, utilities, aviation, highways, or infrastructure projects. Desirable Experience Previous HS2, Network Rail, TfL, National Highways, or major infrastructure programme experience. MRICS, MCICES or equivalent professional qualification. Experience working within Project Controls and integrated programme environments. Understanding of design assurance, systems engineering, and programme governance processes. Key Competencies Design commercial management Change control and governance NEC contract administration Cost planning and forecasting Engineering and design understanding Commercial negotiation Risk and opportunity management Stakeholder engagement Strategic thinking Leadership and mentoring Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be a commercially astute Senior Quantity Surveyor who is comfortable operating within highly technical design environments. They will have a strong understanding of how design decisions drive cost and programme outcomes and be able to work collaboratively with engineers and project managers to secure robust commercial outcomes. Experience on large-scale infrastructure programmes such as HS2, rail, highways, or utilities projects would be highly advantageous.
Quantity Surveyor - Heathrow Role Purpose Quantity Surveyor required for a leading corntractor working within a multidisciplinary consultancy environment, the role is responsible for identifying, assessing, pricing, negotiating, and securing agreement of changes arising from design development, scope evolution, client instructions, technical assurance requirements, and programme impacts. The successful candidate will possess strong commercial, contractual, and technical understanding of infrastructure design and delivery, enabling them to work effectively with engineering, planning, project controls, and client teams throughout the project lifecycle. A key aspect of the role is the ability to challenge and support design teams, ensuring that changes are robustly substantiated, commercially recoverable, and aligned with contractual entitlements. Key Responsibilities Design Change Management Lead the commercial assessment of design development and design change across HS2 programmes. Work closely with engineering and design teams to identify emerging change opportunities and risks at the earliest stage. Understand the relationship between design maturity, scope evolution, and commercial impact. Evaluate the cost, schedule, and risk implications arising from design modifications. Establish and maintain detailed change registers and governance processes. Ensure all changes are supported by robust technical and commercial justification. Commercial & Contractual Management Prepare and manage change submissions, compensation events, instructions, and variation proposals. Provide commercial and contractual advice regarding entitlement arising from design changes. Support negotiations with clients, delivery partners, contractors, and stakeholders. Manage change from identification through to agreement and final account settlement. Maintain compliance with NEC contract requirements and HS2 commercial processes. Protect and maximise commercial recovery opportunities. Design Team Engagement Act as a trusted commercial partner to design managers, discipline leads, and project managers. Participate in design reviews, value engineering workshops, and assurance activities. Challenge scope growth and ensure commercial consequences are fully understood by project teams. Translate complex engineering and design issues into commercially robust narratives. Support decision making through cost impact and option appraisal assessments. Stakeholder Management Build strong working relationships across HS2, delivery partners, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders. Present commercial positions and change strategies to senior leadership teams. Facilitate collaborative resolution of complex commercial and technical matters. Essential Experience Significant experience in a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Change Management role within major infrastructure programmes. Strong experience managing commercial impacts arising from design development and engineering change. Experience working within consultancy, client-side, or complex programme environments. Detailed knowledge of NEC contracts, particularly compensation events and change mechanisms. Ability to interpret engineering designs, scope documentation, technical reports, and design deliverables. Experience of working in multidisciplinary design environments. Strong commercial negotiation and stakeholder management skills. Experience supporting major rail, transport, utilities, aviation, highways, or infrastructure projects. Desirable Experience Previous HS2, Network Rail, TfL, National Highways, or major infrastructure programme experience. MRICS, MCICES or equivalent professional qualification. Experience working within Project Controls and integrated programme environments. Understanding of design assurance, systems engineering, and programme governance processes. Key Competencies Design commercial management Change control and governance NEC contract administration Cost planning and forecasting Engineering and design understanding Commercial negotiation Risk and opportunity management Stakeholder engagement Strategic thinking Leadership and mentoring Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be a commercially astute Senior Quantity Surveyor who is comfortable operating within highly technical design environments. They will have a strong understanding of how design decisions drive cost and programme outcomes and be able to work collaboratively with engineers and project managers to secure robust commercial outcomes. Experience on large-scale infrastructure programmes such as HS2, rail, highways, or utilities projects would be highly advantageous.
06/10/2026
Contract
Quantity Surveyor - Heathrow Role Purpose Quantity Surveyor required for a leading corntractor working within a multidisciplinary consultancy environment, the role is responsible for identifying, assessing, pricing, negotiating, and securing agreement of changes arising from design development, scope evolution, client instructions, technical assurance requirements, and programme impacts. The successful candidate will possess strong commercial, contractual, and technical understanding of infrastructure design and delivery, enabling them to work effectively with engineering, planning, project controls, and client teams throughout the project lifecycle. A key aspect of the role is the ability to challenge and support design teams, ensuring that changes are robustly substantiated, commercially recoverable, and aligned with contractual entitlements. Key Responsibilities Design Change Management Lead the commercial assessment of design development and design change across HS2 programmes. Work closely with engineering and design teams to identify emerging change opportunities and risks at the earliest stage. Understand the relationship between design maturity, scope evolution, and commercial impact. Evaluate the cost, schedule, and risk implications arising from design modifications. Establish and maintain detailed change registers and governance processes. Ensure all changes are supported by robust technical and commercial justification. Commercial & Contractual Management Prepare and manage change submissions, compensation events, instructions, and variation proposals. Provide commercial and contractual advice regarding entitlement arising from design changes. Support negotiations with clients, delivery partners, contractors, and stakeholders. Manage change from identification through to agreement and final account settlement. Maintain compliance with NEC contract requirements and HS2 commercial processes. Protect and maximise commercial recovery opportunities. Design Team Engagement Act as a trusted commercial partner to design managers, discipline leads, and project managers. Participate in design reviews, value engineering workshops, and assurance activities. Challenge scope growth and ensure commercial consequences are fully understood by project teams. Translate complex engineering and design issues into commercially robust narratives. Support decision making through cost impact and option appraisal assessments. Stakeholder Management Build strong working relationships across HS2, delivery partners, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders. Present commercial positions and change strategies to senior leadership teams. Facilitate collaborative resolution of complex commercial and technical matters. Essential Experience Significant experience in a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Change Management role within major infrastructure programmes. Strong experience managing commercial impacts arising from design development and engineering change. Experience working within consultancy, client-side, or complex programme environments. Detailed knowledge of NEC contracts, particularly compensation events and change mechanisms. Ability to interpret engineering designs, scope documentation, technical reports, and design deliverables. Experience of working in multidisciplinary design environments. Strong commercial negotiation and stakeholder management skills. Experience supporting major rail, transport, utilities, aviation, highways, or infrastructure projects. Desirable Experience Previous HS2, Network Rail, TfL, National Highways, or major infrastructure programme experience. MRICS, MCICES or equivalent professional qualification. Experience working within Project Controls and integrated programme environments. Understanding of design assurance, systems engineering, and programme governance processes. Key Competencies Design commercial management Change control and governance NEC contract administration Cost planning and forecasting Engineering and design understanding Commercial negotiation Risk and opportunity management Stakeholder engagement Strategic thinking Leadership and mentoring Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be a commercially astute Senior Quantity Surveyor who is comfortable operating within highly technical design environments. They will have a strong understanding of how design decisions drive cost and programme outcomes and be able to work collaboratively with engineers and project managers to secure robust commercial outcomes. Experience on large-scale infrastructure programmes such as HS2, rail, highways, or utilities projects would be highly advantageous.
Our Civils specialist subcontractor client is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join their Horton based team (near Heathrow) on a permanent basis supporting across all of their projects. Our client is delivering essential infrastructure and engineering projects across a range of sectors including specialist civils projects on Thames Water, HS2 and Southern Water to name a few. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the successful commercial management of complex projects while contributing to the continued growth of the business. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for managing costs, contracts, and commercial performance across multiple projects, ensuring profitability and value for both the business and end clients. OUR CLIENT MAY CONSIDER STRATFORD OR HORTON OFFICES Key Responsibilities Manage the commercial and contractual aspects of projects from inception through to final account. Prepare, review, and administer subcontract agreements and procurement packages. Undertake cost forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting. Manage valuations, applications for payment, and variations. Assess and negotiate subcontractor accounts and final accounts. Monitor project costs and identify opportunities to maximise value and commercial performance. Prepare monthly cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and commercial reviews. Support project teams with contract administration and commercial advice. Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle. Liaise with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery. Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and company procedures. Contribute to continuous improvement within the commercial function. Skills/experience/qualifications Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline. Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor within civil engineering, utilities, infrastructure, construction, or engineering projects. Strong knowledge of NEC contracts (NEC3 and/or NEC4 preferred). Excellent commercial awareness and financial management skills. Experience preparing and managing subcontract packages. Strong negotiation and relationship management skills. Ability to interpret contractual documentation and manage change control processes. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and commercial reporting systems. Full UK driving licence. Chartered status (MRICS) or working towards professional accreditation. Experience working on airport, utilities, highways, infrastructure, or major civil engineering projects. Knowledge of JCT contracts. Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously. Benefits Salary circa 45-60k based on experience (Apply online only) across Monday to Friday with hybrid working considered Discretionary bonus 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Company pension Private Healthcare Company pension
30/09/2026
Full time
Our Civils specialist subcontractor client is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join their Horton based team (near Heathrow) on a permanent basis supporting across all of their projects. Our client is delivering essential infrastructure and engineering projects across a range of sectors including specialist civils projects on Thames Water, HS2 and Southern Water to name a few. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the successful commercial management of complex projects while contributing to the continued growth of the business. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for managing costs, contracts, and commercial performance across multiple projects, ensuring profitability and value for both the business and end clients. OUR CLIENT MAY CONSIDER STRATFORD OR HORTON OFFICES Key Responsibilities Manage the commercial and contractual aspects of projects from inception through to final account. Prepare, review, and administer subcontract agreements and procurement packages. Undertake cost forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting. Manage valuations, applications for payment, and variations. Assess and negotiate subcontractor accounts and final accounts. Monitor project costs and identify opportunities to maximise value and commercial performance. Prepare monthly cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and commercial reviews. Support project teams with contract administration and commercial advice. Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle. Liaise with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery. Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and company procedures. Contribute to continuous improvement within the commercial function. Skills/experience/qualifications Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline. Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor within civil engineering, utilities, infrastructure, construction, or engineering projects. Strong knowledge of NEC contracts (NEC3 and/or NEC4 preferred). Excellent commercial awareness and financial management skills. Experience preparing and managing subcontract packages. Strong negotiation and relationship management skills. Ability to interpret contractual documentation and manage change control processes. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and commercial reporting systems. Full UK driving licence. Chartered status (MRICS) or working towards professional accreditation. Experience working on airport, utilities, highways, infrastructure, or major civil engineering projects. Knowledge of JCT contracts. Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously. Benefits Salary circa 45-60k based on experience (Apply online only) across Monday to Friday with hybrid working considered Discretionary bonus 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Company pension Private Healthcare Company pension
