Job Description
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Gloucester
Sector: Construction Consultancy
Salary: Competitive + Package
The Opportunity
A leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its growing Gloucester office.
Working predominantly with private sector clients and residential developers, you'll play a key role in delivering professional cost consultancy services across a diverse portfolio of projects. From high-quality residential developments and mixed-use schemes through to commercial, industrial and specialist projects, you'll provide strategic commercial advice from the earliest stages of development through to project completion.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative consultancy where you'll enjoy significant client exposure, genuine autonomy and the opportunity to mentor junior surveyors while progressing your own career.
Role Overview
You will be responsible for:
- Delivering pre and post-contract Quantity Surveying services on behalf of private sector clients and developers
- Preparing feasibility estimates, cost plans and development appraisals
- Advising clients during land acquisition, project viability and budget setting
- Producing procurement strategies and managing competitive tender processes
- Preparing tender documentation and analysing returned tenders
- Administering JCT contracts throughout the construction process
- Preparing interim valuations, cost reports and cash flow forecasts
- Managing project variations, change control and commercial risk
- Negotiating and agreeing final accounts with contractors
- Providing value engineering advice to maximise project value and return on investment
- Attending client, design team and contractor meetings as the commercial lead
- Mentoring Assistant and Quantity Surveyors within the team
- Building and maintaining long-term relationships with developers, investors and private sector clients
- Supporting business development and identifying opportunities for repeat work
About You
- Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor within a construction consultancy
- Strong experience working with private sector clients and residential developers
- Proven ability to deliver both pre and post-contract services
- Excellent cost planning and financial reporting skills
- Good understanding of JCT contracts and procurement routes
- Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills
- Confident managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent communication and client-facing abilities
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
- MRICS Chartered, or actively working towards chartership, would be advantageous
- Full UK driving licence
Company Profile
This established multidisciplinary construction consultancy provides Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Building Surveying and Employer's Agent services across the UK. Working closely with private clients, developers and investors, they have built a strong reputation for delivering commercially focused advice across residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use developments. Their collaborative culture, varied workload and commitment to professional development make them an excellent destination for ambitious Quantity Surveyors looking to progress their consultancy careers.
About Walker & Sloan
Walker & Sloan are a BCorp certified recruitment business specialising in construction and the built environment. I, Jack Houghton, work closely with contractors, developers and consultancies across the UK and handle all applications with complete confidentiality.
