Engineering Quantity Surveyor: Cost, Contracts & Budgeting

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 64,575 - 95,940; Full time

Job summary

Certain Advantage is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor on a contract basis in the South West, UK. You will deliver robust cost management across the full project lifecycle, ensuring financial control, compliance and high-quality reporting.

You will collaborate with the client to shape QS capability, support portfolio projects, develop robust cost plans, maintain budgets, and lead contract administration and procurement activities. Strong numeracy and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering cost management across engineering projects.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specs and contract terms.
• Knowledge of procurement processes and supplier evaluation.
• Analytical with strong numerical accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client to shape and develop QS capability.
• Support portfolio projects and strategy for QS deployment.
• Develop robust cost plans, estimates and expenditure profiles.
• Maintain budgets, forecasts and commercial reporting.
• Lead contract administration incl. variations and change control.
• Support procurement through cost evaluation and tender reviews.
• Monitor expenditure vs baseline and identify risks.
• Produce cost models, pricing schedules and supporting docs.

Skills

Cost management

Contract administration

Procurement

Cost estimation

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Tender evaluation

Tools

ERP systems

Project controls platforms

Job description

Certain Advantage is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor on a contract basis in the South West, UK. You will deliver robust cost management across the full project lifecycle, ensuring financial control, compliance and high-quality reporting.

You will collaborate with the client to shape QS capability, support portfolio projects, develop robust cost plans, maintain budgets, and lead contract administration and procurement activities. Strong numeracy and analytical skills are essential.