Senior Quantity Surveyor

We are looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Projects Division, supporting a varied portfolio of refurbishment and lifecycle replacement projects ranging in value from £50k to £6m.

You will take commercial and financial responsibility for allocated projects, ensuring robust commercial controls are maintained throughout the project lifecycle to protect the business, manage risk and maximise commercial performance.

Working Hours

Monday to Thursday: 8:00am – 5:00pm Friday: 8:00am – 3:30pm

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the financial and commercial performance of allocated projects from commencement through to final account.

• Ensure contractual obligations are appropriately flowed down in line with agreed scope, price and programme.

• Identify, review and manage variations, preparing detailed quotations and supporting documentation for client agreement.

• Prepare applications for payment and ensure notices, certificates and payments are progressed within contractual timescales.

• Monitor actual costs, commitments and forecast expenditure to provide accurate project reporting.

• Prepare supporting documentation for final accounts and negotiate settlements through to agreement.

• Manage subcontractor commercial activities, including drafting and issuing subcontract orders, valuations, notices and payments.

• Identify commercial risks, delays or events that could affect project performance or forecast outturn and escalate appropriately.

• Work closely with Project Managers and the Commercial Director to maintain effective commercial control across projects.

• Understand client requirements and maintain strong, professional working relationships throughout project delivery.

About You

Essential:

• BSc qualified Quantity Surveyor with construction and/or M&E building services experience.

• Experience administering construction contracts.

• Proven experience preparing and submitting detailed applications for payment.

• Strong ability to assess and value contractor and subcontractor applications, variations and quotations.

• Good understanding of contractual notices, payment requirements and commercial timescales.

• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify and manage project risk.

• Confident working collaboratively with Project Managers and providing commercial advice to operational teams.

• Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Strong numerical and analytical ability.

• Excellent IT skills, including advanced Excel.

• Right to work in the UK.

Desirable:

• Relevant professional or trade-related vocational qualification.

• Previous experience within refurbishment, lifecycle, M&E or building services projects.

Personal Attributes

You will be commercially focused, organised and confident in making decisions. You will have strong negotiation and influencing skills, a logical approach to problem solving and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider project team.

You will also be adaptable, comfortable working to tight deadlines and capable of building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders.

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment

If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.