Quantity Surveyor – Horsham

Adeo Global Consulting; Horsham; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working / Flexible working

24 days holiday + Bank holidays

Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare

Company Car/Car Allowance

Job summary

ADEO Global Consulting Ltd is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our civil sector cost consultancy team in the UK. The role covers budgets, cash flows, sub‑contractor management, final accounts, and monthly valuations across rail/highways/utilities projects.

Collaborative working with an in‑house multi-disciplinary team and opportunities to mentor assistants are offered. Applicants should have 3+ years as an Assistant QS, strong communication, and a degree in a relevant field.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor before moving to a standalone QS
• Experience in managing commercial tasks independently to high standards
• Civil sector experience preferred
• Familiarity with NEC or JCT contracts is advantageous
• Strong communication skills are essential

Responsibilities

• Prepare contract budgets and cash flows.
• Control of sub contract accounts and measuring sub-contractors work.
• Check sub contract submissions and process final accounts.
• Prepare final accounts and cost/value reconciliations.
• Attend site meetings and manage contract administration.
• Prepare material schedules and monthly valuations.
• Liaise with line manager on claims and production deadlines.
• Ensure alignment with client brief and professional conduct.
• Oversee junior QS as required.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Right to work in the UK

Education

Degree qualification in a relevant field

Tools

NEC/JCT contracts familiarity

Job description

Quantity Surveyor

Sector: Civil Sector including projects in: Rail/Highways/Utilities/Water etc

Location: West Sussex, South East UK

Adeo are a highly reputable cost consultancy established over 27 years, providing commercial support services to the Civils Sector throughout the life cycle of a project or framework, from design inception and procurement to final account agreement.

Operating throughout the UK, we have a multi-disciplined in‑house team of Quantity Surveyors, Estimators, Planners, Project Managers, Risk Specialists and Claim Consultants giving you access to specialist skills and expertise. With options for a fully managed service provision or a single discipline, we deliver a tailored resource solution to meet your project needs.

Mission Statement

ADEO aim to provide a comprehensive range of totally managed, professional, multi-disciplined commercial support services within the construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of contract budgets and cash flows.
• Control of sub contract accounts including:
• Measuring of sub-contractors work
• Checking sub contractor’s submissions Processing Sub contractors final accounts
• Preparation of final accounts.
• Quantification and evaluation of variations.
• Preparation of cost and value reconciliation.
• Attend site meetings.
• General contract administration.
• Preparation of material schedules.
• Preparation of monthly valuations.
• Agree with the line manager and/or MQS appropriate times for production of Bills and Quantities.
• Liaise with the line manager and/or MQS on claims issues.
• Be totally familiar with the client brief and act in accordance with that.
• Undertake jobs and responsibilities in a professional and business‑like manner.
• Honour client and Adeo business confidentialities.
• Able to effectively manage an assistant QS if required.

Requirements

• You will have a minimum 3 years’ experience as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor from the start as an Assistant QS career, before you can be considered for a standalone QS position.
• You will have demonstrated that you can manage all aspects of commercial tasks required, without assistance, to high standards.
• Ideally will have previous Civil sector experience
• Degree qualification in a relevant field.
• Knowledge of NEC or JCT contracts is advantageous
• Strong communication skills
• Right to work in the UK

Benefits

• Hybrid working / Flexible working
• 24 days holiday + Bank holidays!
• Company Car/ Car Allowance
• Private Healthcare
• Pension Scheme
• Wellness/ Wellbeing initiatives (including counselling sessions!)
• Free onsite Parking
• Referral Programme
• Company Events
• Closed over Christmas and New Year!

Why work for ADEO?

Adeo is a dynamic company committed to supplying commercial efficiency into our client’s business. Our client portfolio includes both contractors and consultancies across the industry spectrum. Our highly skilled professionals fully integrate with our client’s team to deliver practical, cost-effective solutions to a broad spectrum of challenges faced during the construction process.

You’ll have the opportunity to shape your career and work on a variety of projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to our client’s projects. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career whist maintaining your work/life balance.

Equality, Diversity & Reasonable Adjustments

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring that disabled applicants and applicants with health conditions are not disadvantaged during recruitment.

If you require a reasonable adjustment or any additional support to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know. This may apply at any stage of the process, including the application, telephone conversation, interview or assessment.

As part of our initial recruitment process, we will contact shortlisted applicants by telephone. If you require any reasonable adjustment or support to participate in the recruitment process, please let the recruiter know during this initial conversation. You do not need to disclose a diagnosis or provide medical information in order to request an adjustment.

All requests will be treated sensitively and confidentially. We will work with you to identify appropriate adjustments and, where reasonable, put these in place.

We are committed to assessing all candidates fairly against the requirements of the role and will not make assumptions about an individual’s ability based on a disability or health condition.