Quantity Surveyor

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We're hiring a Quantity Surveyor in Nottingham to join a well-established construction consultancy with a strong reputation for delivering cost management and project management services. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity offering excellent career progression, competitive salary and the chance to work across a diverse portfolio of residential, commercial, health and care projects.

This Quantity Surveyor job in Nottingham offers the chance to develop your commercial management skills within a collaborative, client-focused consultancy. You will play a key role in ensuring construction projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest professional standards, with full RICS chartership support (APC).

Join a forward-thinking consultancy offering real autonomy, structured career development and varied project exposure across the built environment.

Our client is a respected and forward-thinking construction consultancy with a strong reputation for delivering cost management and project management services across commercial, residential and public sector schemes throughout Nottingham and the East Midlands.

They pride themselves on providing value-driven, practical solutions and building long-term partnerships with clients across the built environment. Their people-first approach promotes career growth, employee wellbeing and professional development.

Due to continued growth and a strong pipeline of work, they are now looking to appoint an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join their Nottingham consultancy team.

Key strengths include:

• Established reputation as a trusted cost planning consultant across the Midlands.
• Diverse portfolio spanning residential, affordable housing, healthcare, education and commercial developments.
• Client-side and consultancy expertise with strong frameworks across public and private sectors.
• Supportive environment for RICS chartership progression with dedicated APC mentoring.
• People-focused culture promoting collaboration, continuous improvement and work-life balance.

As a Quantity Surveyor in Nottingham, you will be responsible for the financial and contractual management of construction projects from inception to completion. Working closely with clients, contractors and design teams, you will ensure cost efficiency, value for money and commercial success across every stage of the project lifecycle.

This is an excellent quantity surveying opportunity for an ambitious cost manager or chartered quantity surveyor looking to develop their consultancy career within a growing practice. The position would suit a consultancy or client-side Quantity Surveyor with experience in residential or affordable housing projects and a strong understanding of cost planning and procurement processes.

As a Quantity Surveyor in Nottingham, your key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing detailed cost estimates, budgets and feasibility studies for construction projects across residential, commercial and healthcare sectors.
• Managing tender processes, including preparing bills of quantities, contract documentation and tender analysis.
• Carrying out valuations of work in progress and preparing interim applications for payment and monthly cost reports.
• Monitoring project costs through effective cost control and preparing regular financial reports for clients and stakeholders.
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts with contractors, subcontractors and project stakeholders.
• Advising clients on procurement strategies, cost planning, contract management and value engineering opportunities.
• Ensuring compliance with JCT and NEC contracts and all relevant construction regulations including contract administration processes.
• Delivering a consistently high level of client service, communication and professionalism across all project stages.
• Supporting the commercial team with cost forecasting, risk management and change control procedures.

To be successful in this Quantity Surveyor job in Nottingham, you will ideally bring demonstrable experience working within a construction consultancy or client-side environment on residential, commercial or public sector projects.

Essential:

• Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor within a construction consultancy, client-side organisation or cost management practice.
• A degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or Construction-related discipline.
• Sound knowledge of JCT and NEC standard forms of contract including contract administration and variations.
• Strong numerical, analytical and commercial acumen with excellent cost control skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and report writing skills with the ability to liaise confidently with clients and contractors.
• A proactive, collaborative approach with a focus on client satisfaction and delivering value-driven solutions.
• UK driving licence and access to own car for visiting sites across Nottingham and the East Midlands.

Desirable:

• Working towards MRICS or keen to pursue RICS chartership with APC support provided.
• Experience in residential, affordable housing or healthcare projects.
• Knowledge of cost planning consultant methodologies and procurement frameworks.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful construction consultancy with an impressive pipeline and a strong presence across Nottingham and the East Midlands.

As a Quantity Surveyor in Nottingham, you'll have the chance to shape your commercial career with clear scope for progression to Senior Quantity Surveyor and Associate roles, with full RICS support. Package includes:

• Competitive salary aligned with industry benchmarks for Quantity Surveyor jobs in Nottingham (dependent on experience).
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days with service, plus Public and Bank Holidays.
• Automatic pension enrolment (5% employer and 5% employee contribution).
• Life assurance – 3 x annual salary.
• 24-hour GP access and comprehensive wellbeing services.
• Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Day.
• Sharesave Scheme for long-term financial benefit.
• Career development, APC mentoring and CPD support for chartered quantity surveyor progression.
• Hybrid/flexible working policy where applicable.
• Supportive, collaborative working environment with people-first culture.

Apply Now: Quantity Surveyor Job in Nottingham

Kick-start your next quantity surveying career in construction cost management and consultancy today.

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