Senior Quantity Surveyor


OVERVIEW

Atkins Search is recruiting an ambitious Senior Quantity Surveyor to join an innovative and established Construction Consultancy based in Leicestershire. This role offers the opportunity to lead and manage diverse projects across multiple industry sectors, including education, healthcare, industrial, residential, local authority and commercial sectors.

Atkins Search is recruiting an ambitious Senior Quantity Surveyor to join an innovative and established Construction Consultancy based in Leicestershire. This role offers the opportunity to lead and manage diverse projects across multiple industry sectors, including education, healthcare, industrial, residential, local authority and commercial sectors.

CLIENT

Our client is a well-established consultancy with a strong presence in the Midlands, delivering expert cost consultancy services. Known for their sustainable approach and long-standing client relationships, they work across the real estate sector, creating lasting impact for both clients and communities.

Following recent success on several key project and cost management frameworks, the team is expanding and seeking experienced professionals to support a projected increase in workload from their Leicestershire office.

Our client is a well-established consultancy with a strong presence in the Midlands, delivering expert cost consultancy services. Known for their sustainable approach and long-standing client relationships, they work across the real estate sector, creating lasting impact for both clients and communities.

Following recent success on several key project and cost management frameworks, the team is expanding and seeking experienced professionals to support a projected increase in workload from their Leicestershire office.

ROLE

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take ownership of your own projects and act as a key contact for clients throughout the project life cycle.

This role would be ideal for a client-side QS or Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience in public sector projects and a desire to develop within a forward-thinking consultancy.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take ownership of your own projects and act as a key contact for clients throughout the project life cycle.

This role would be ideal for a client-side QS or Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience in public sector projects and a desire to develop within a forward-thinking consultancy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities of the Senior Quantity Surveyor role include:

  • Managing projects from inception to completion
  • Preparing cost plans and overseeing procurement
  • Leading meetings and liaising with stakeholders
  • Providing high levels of client care and communication
  • Managing project teams and ensuring delivery to time, budget, and quality
  • Producing reports and managing risk throughout the project lifecycle

Key responsibilities of the Senior Quantity Surveyor role include:

  • Managing projects from inception to completion
  • Preparing cost plans and overseeing procurement
  • Leading meetings and liaising with stakeholders
  • Providing high levels of client care and communication
  • Managing project teams and ensuring delivery to time, budget, and quality
  • Producing reports and managing risk throughout the project lifecycle

PERSON

To be successful in this role, candidates should ideally possess:

  • MRICS qualification (or be actively working towards it)
  • Degree-level qualification (or equivalent)
  • Experience managing their own projects
  • Strong time management and organisational skills
  • Experience with Microsoft Office tools
  • Ability to lead and work collaboratively within teams
  • Experience in client-facing roles and chairing project meetings
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • A proactive and problem-solving approach to project delivery

To be successful in this role, candidates should ideally possess:

  • MRICS qualification (or be actively working towards it)
  • Degree-level qualification (or equivalent)
  • Experience managing their own projects
  • Strong time management and organisational skills
  • Experience with Microsoft Office tools
  • Ability to lead and work collaboratively within teams
  • Experience in client-facing roles and chairing project meetings
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • A proactive and problem-solving approach to project delivery

RENUMERATION

In return for your skills and commitment, our client offers a generous and comprehensive package including:

  • Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
  • Pension scheme
  • Healthcare plan
  • Structured APC training and mentoring support
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Regular social and team-building events
  • Career progression and promotion opportunities (with equity available)
  • CPD sessions and access to external training
  • A collaborative and supportive working environment

Atkins Search act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Construction, Consultancy, Residential and Infrastructure recruitment, covering the East and West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Peterborough, and Northern Home Counties.

In return for your skills and commitment, our client offers a generous and comprehensive package including:

  • Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
  • Pension scheme
  • Healthcare plan
  • Structured APC training and mentoring support
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Regular social and team-building events
  • Career progression and promotion opportunities (with equity available)
  • CPD sessions and access to external training
  • A collaborative and supportive working environment

Atkins Search act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Construction, Consultancy, Residential and Infrastructure recruitment, covering the East and West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Peterborough, and Northern Home Counties.

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