Senior Quantity Surveyor

Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for your next role in Birmingham?

Atkins Search is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor on behalf of our client, a well-established Construction Consultancy with a national project portfolio and growing presence across the Midlands. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity offering genuine flexibility, hybrid working and clear progression routes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior QS or Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS preferred) to join a forward-thinking consultancy delivering high-quality cost management services across healthcare, student accommodation, leisure and local authority schemes throughout Birmingham and the wider UK.

The ideal candidate will be commercially minded, confident in both client delivery and work winning, and keen to contribute to the continued growth of the Birmingham office. This role offers true flexibility, autonomy and the chance to make a meaningful impact within a close-knit, progressive quantity surveying team.

Our client is a reputable, multi-disciplinary Construction Consultancy providing specialist cost management, project management and advisory services for a diverse mix of public and private sector clients across the UK.

With construction projects spanning healthcare, education, leisure and public sector developments, they pride themselves on delivering practical, commercially focused cost planning solutions while supporting the long-term development of their people.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a consultancy offering genuine flexibility, career progression and the ability to help shape how the business operates as part of an Employee Ownership Trust. Their collaborative, people-first culture has earned them recognition as one of the Midlands' most progressive construction consultancies.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor in Birmingham, you will take a leading role in managing multiple commissions, delivering cost management services and supporting long-term client relationships from pre-contract through to final account.

You will be responsible for both pre- and post-contract delivery, including cost planning, contract administration and procurement, whilst mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to business development across the Birmingham region and wider UK.

This cost manager role will suit an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor or Chartered Senior QS who enjoys a blend of technical delivery, client engagement and commercial responsibility. You'll have the authority to lead cost consultancy services on complex schemes with national visibility.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor employed by our client, your duties will include:

• Lead the delivery of cost management services across a varied portfolio of construction projects
• Manage pre- and post-contract duties including cost planning, tendering, procurement and final accounting
• Provide clear, strategic cost advice and cost estimating to clients at all project stages
• Prepare detailed cost estimates, tender evaluations and contract administration under JCT and NEC contracts
• Conduct cost planning and value engineering exercises to ensure projects remain within budget
• Manage quantity takeoff, bills of quantities and cost reporting throughout the project lifecycle
• Build, maintain and expand strong client and stakeholder relationships across the Midlands
• Identify new opportunities and support work winning activity including tender response and bid writing
• Develop and manage key accounts to secure repeat business and long-term client partnerships
• Support, mentor and develop junior quantity surveying team members
• Uphold professional standards and best practice in line with RICS guidance and RICS QS competencies
• Work from the Birmingham office 3 days per week, with 2 days working from home
• Manage your own working pattern with complete flexibility around hours

To be successful in this Senior Quantity Surveyor job in Birmingham, you will bring significant experience working within a construction consultancy or cost management environment.

The ideal Senior Quantity Surveyor will demonstrate:

• MRICS-qualified Chartered Quantity Surveyor or working towards chartership with significant senior-level experience
• Proven consultancy experience, ideally 4+ years in a similar cost manager or Senior QS role
• Strong track record delivering construction projects in sectors such as healthcare, student accommodation, leisure or public sector schemes
• Strong understanding of cost management, procurement and contract administration under JCT and NEC contracts
• Experience with cost planning, quantity takeoff, tender evaluation and final account procedures
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills for stakeholder management
• Commercial awareness with confidence in client interface and work winning activities
• Ability to develop long-term relationships with clients and contractors and secure repeat business
• Full UK driving licence for visiting sites across Birmingham and the wider Midlands region
• RICS-accredited with commitment to continuing professional development

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

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll have the chance to shape cost management delivery and influence business performance with clear scope for career progression to Associate or Director level.

Our client offers a competitive salary of £55,000 - £70,000 (DOE) and an excellent benefits package including:

• Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 depending on experience
• Flexible hybrid working (3 days in Birmingham office, 2 days from home)
• Completely flexible working hours with full autonomy
• 26 days annual leave + bank holidays
• APC and chartership support, including in-house RICS assessors for professional development
• Professional subscription fees (1x paid per year) including RICS membership
• Electric car scheme through salary sacrifice
• Pension: 8% contribution (3% employer / 5% employee)
• Private healthcare of your choice
• Employee Ownership Trust – become a part-owner of the business
• Discretionary departmental performance bonus
• Employee referral bonuses
• Life assurance and income protection via salary sacrifice
• Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support
• Supportive, close-knit and social team environment with a young workforce ranging from recent graduates to mid-career professionals
• Career development pathway to Associate or Director level

Apply Now: Senior Quantity Surveyor Job in Birmingham

Kick-start your next cost management role in construction consultancy today.

Apply now to join a market-leading consultancy delivering some of Birmingham's most exciting construction projects in healthcare, leisure and public sector developments.

Should your application be successful, we will be in touch within 48 hours to send you full details about the company, role and projects.

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