Quantity Surveyor

In this role you will support the commercial delivery of complex capital projects, providing expert cost management throughout the lifecycle. You will work with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to keep projects within budget, manage risks, and uphold value and quality. Your work drives commercial excellence and informed decision-making across large-scale construction and infrastructure programs. You will shape cost plans, procurement, contracts, and final accounts, delivering impactful financial insight.

• Prepare, monitor and update project cost plans, budgets, estimates, and forecasts across all lifecycle phases
• Support procurement activities including tender docs, bid evaluation, commercial assessments, and contract award support
• Administer contracts and ensure compliance with commercial procedures and obligations
• Measure, value, and certify works, including interim valuations and final accounts
• Review, negotiate and manage variations, changes, claims and commercial risks
• Monitor costs and financial performance; identify risks and mitigation opportunities
• Prepare regular commercial reports (cost reports, cash flow, commitment tracking, cost-to-complete)
• Support value engineering and cost optimisation during design and construction
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Cost Managers, engineers, contractors and clients for effective commercial management
• Maintain accurate records, cost databases, benchmarking data and historical cost information
• Ensure compliance with governance, internal controls, and regulatory requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvement of commercial processes

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Commercial Management, or related discipline
• Professional experience in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or Cost Management on construction/infrastructure/engineering projects
• Experience across full construction lifecycle from pre-contract to final account
• Strong knowledge of cost planning, estimating, procurement, contract administration, change management, and commercial reporting
• Good understanding of standard forms of construction contracts (FIDIC, NEC, JCT, VOB)
• Experience preparing valuations, managing variations, claims, and final accounts
• Strong analytical, commercial, and negotiation skills with attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in multidisciplinary and international project environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with client-focused mindset
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and industry-standard commercial/cost management software
• Professional membership with RICS, AACE International or comparable institution desirable
• Candidates working towards chartership encouraged to apply
• Experience in sectors such as Data Centres, Infrastructure, Industrial, Energy, Healthcare, or Commercial Real Estate advantageous
• Fluent English; German language skills (min B2) desirable and may be project-dependent

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Attention to detail and analytical mindset
• Negotiation and commercial awareness
• Cost planning and budgeting
• Procurement and contract administration
• Change management and claims handling