Quantity Surveyor


Overview

Are you a Quantity Surveyor or Cost Consultant seeking an exclusive opportunity to lead prestigious projects in Leicester?

We are hiring a Quantity Surveyor to provide expert Cost Management and Contract Administration (JCT/NEC) for major commercial and logistics developments across the East Midlands. This permanent role within a growing PQS Consultancy offers full APC support, professional autonomy, and clear progression to Senior Quantity Surveyor.

Join a growing consultancy offering diverse project exposure, professional autonomy and clear progression pathways into senior quantity surveying positions.

Client

Our client is a highly successful construction consultancy based in Leicester. They are an internationally renowned firm, delivering bespoke project management, cost management, and contract administration services across diverse sectors including logistics, infrastructure, residential, and commercial developments. With a multi-award winning team of expert professionals, they have built long-standing relationships through their commitment to delivering excellence and maintaining the highest standards of ethical practice.

Their collaborative one-team approach, combined with vast expertise, ensures they consistently outperform expectations and provide best-in-class solutions tailored to each client's specific needs.

Role

As a Quantity Surveyor in Leicester, you'll manage cost planning, procurement and contract administration across construction schemes, working under NEC and JCT contracts. You'll coordinate valuations and variations, and ensure projects deliver value for money throughout their lifecycles.

This is an excellent quantity surveying opportunity for someone seeking to develop their commercial acumen within a construction consultancy environment, working on mixed-use, infrastructure and hospitality projects across the East Midlands region.

Responsibilities

As a Quantity Surveyor, your responsibilities will include:

  • Prepare cost plans and tender documentation for construction projects
  • Manage procurement processes and contractor negotiations
  • Administer contracts including valuations, variations and final accounts
  • Provide commercial advice to clients on cost management and value engineering opportunities
  • Monitor project budgets and cost reporting throughout delivery phases
  • Coordinate with project teams to ensure alignment between cost and programme
  • Support business development through technical client relationship management

Person

To be successful in this Quantity Surveyor job in Leicester, you will bring solid post-graduate experience in cost management or commercial roles.

  • Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor or cost consultant in construction
  • Consultancy, main contracting or developer background preferred
  • Working towards RICS chartered status (AssocRICS or progressing to MRICS)
  • Strong commercial awareness and contract administration knowledge
  • Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or Construction Economics
  • Experience with NEC or JCT contracts and cost management software advantageous

Remuneration

This is an impressive opportunity to join a successful consultancy with long-standing client relationships and vast expertise across multiple construction sectors.

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll develop your technical and commercial skills with clear progression to Senior Quantity Surveyor.

Package includes:

  • Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 (dependent on experience)
  • 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Flexible working policy and hybrid arrangements
  • Private health insurance and life assurance
  • 5% employer and employee pension scheme
  • Discretionary annual performance bonus
  • Paid RICS membership and APC support
  • Reviews every 6 months for professional and personal development

Apply Now: Quantity Surveyor Job in Leicester

Start your cost management career with a consultancy delivering best-in-class services across the East Midlands.

Apply today and if your application is successful, we’ll contact you within 48 hours, sending full details about this impressive opportunity in construction consultancy.

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