Project Quantity Surveyor

Jacobs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days

Robust pension contributions up to 10%

Comprehensive health coverage

Life assurance at 4x your salary

Professional development support

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to focus on major infrastructure projects in Birmingham. The role involves supporting highways schemes and applying cost intelligence principles.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in Quantity Surveying along with relevant consultancy experience. Benefits include competitive salary, health coverage, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• A degree in Quantity Surveying or qualified by experience.
• Consultant level experience in Quantity Surveying with a focus on highways.
• Experience in both pre-contract and post-contract estimating.

Responsibilities

• Supporting delivery of major highways schemes across the Midlands.
• Applying cost intelligence principles to improve project performance.
• Working across both pre-contract and post-contract phases.

Skills

Cost intelligence principles

Project performance improvement

Collaborative team working

Proactive mindset

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Consultancy experience

Job description

Job Overview

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. This role focuses on major UK infrastructure projects and requires a Quantity Surveyor early in career who can go beyond cost reporting.

Impact

Move beyond spreadsheets and shape major UK infrastructure. Provide early project responsibility and real delivery involvement.

Benefits

• Competitive salary reflecting your skills and experience
• 24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days
• Robust pension contributions up to 10%
• Comprehensive health coverage, including single medical cover and digital GP service, with options to add partner and family
• Employee networks and commitment to a diverse workforce
• Family planning support, fertility healthcare and family planning services
• Enhanced parental leave pay and free membership to employee assistance and parental programs
• Life assurance at 4x your salary
• Income protection for long‑term illness or injury
• Wellbeing hub with free access to wellbeing apps
• Professional development: covering membership fees and CPD opportunities
• Community engagement: charity matched funding, paid volunteering time, charitable donations

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting delivery of major highways schemes across the Midlands
• Applying cost intelligence principles to improve project performance
• Working across both pre‑contract and post‑contract phases
• Producing cost estimates, forecasts, and reports that drive decision‑making
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across clients, consultants and contractors

Qualifications

• A degree in Quantity Surveying or qualified by experience
• Consultant level experience (not fresh graduate) in Quantity Surveying with a focus on highways
• Experience in both pre‑contract and post‑contract estimating
• Exposure to consultancy environments (or a mix of consultancy and contractor experience)
• Understanding of cost intelligence/data‑driven cost management
• Proactive mindset and willingness to learn, question, and grow

Role Details

Grade: Consultant
Location: Birmingham, Midlands Region
Discipline: Consultancy Quantity Surveying (RICS Accredited)
Department: Commercial Funding & Finance (Programmes & Advisory)

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.