Quantity Surveyor

Fulkers LLP; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Private health cover from day one

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Annual discretionary bonus

Company pension scheme

Career development and training opportunities

Job summary

Fulkers LLP, located in Bristol, is seeking a passionate Quantity Surveyor to join their Private Sector team. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field and prior experience in a similar role. Responsibilities include managing cost plans, preparing tender documentation, and leading post-contract duties. Fulkers promotes a diverse workplace and offers competitive benefits, including 33 days of holiday, private health cover, and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Excellent technical grounding in cost management.
• Ability to deliver projects from feasibility studies to final accounts.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost plans, life cycle costing, and cash flows.
• Prepare tender documentation and manage the full tender process.
• Lead post-contract duties, including valuations and cost reporting.

Skills

Cost management

Contract administration

Value engineering

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree qualification (RICS accredited or equivalent)

Achieved or working towards MRICS

Tools

Cost-X

Job description

We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Quantity Surveyor to join our dynamic and driven construction consultancy, working within our Private Sector team, supporting on the delivery of large scale, complex and innovative commercial projects.

Responsibilities

• Produce and manage cost plans, life cycle costing, cash flows and benchmarking using software such as Cost-X and BIM
• Prepare tender documentation, bills of quantities, procurement reports and manage the full tender process including evaluations and reporting
• Obtain supplier quotations and maintain accurate cost databases and risk registers
• Lead post‑contract duties including valuations, cost reporting, change control, final account negotiations, and evaluation of variations and claims
• Act as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent, including issuing instructions, overseeing snagging, issuing certificates (e.g. practical completion), and post‑contract admin
• Attend client meetings and site visits, liaising with consultants and project teams
• Ensure compliance with quality assurance processes and best practice standards
• Mentor and support Assistant Surveyors as part of team development
• Always take personal responsibility for the health and safety of yourself and others by working within company H&S procedures
• Endeavour to improve our social and environmental impact
• Any other duties as reasonably required

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Degree qualification (RICS accredited or equivalent)
• Achieved or working towards MRICS
• Experience of working within the construction industry and commercial awareness of the construction process
• Excellent technical grounding in all main areas of cost management, contract suites and their application
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of value engineering
• A client‑centric outlook, with an ambition to deliver projects meeting client objectives cost effectively
• Ability to deliver a project with minor support from senior staff from feasibility studies through to final account
• Able to network and willingness to contribute towards business development
• Able to efficiently support with and delegate tasks to assistants through the development of leadership skills

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), plus an extra paid day off for your birthday
• Option to buy or carry over up to 5 additional holiday days annually
• Private health cover from day one
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave
• Charitable volunteer day
• Agile working policy
• Annual discretionary bonus and salary review
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme
• Access to a wellbeing app and online learning platform
• Career development, chartership support and training opportunities
• Internal recruitment referral bonus scheme

Fulkers Bailey Russell is now a Certified B Corporation, meeting high standards of social and environmental performance. We’re dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace—diversity in our team leads to creativity, innovation, and better business outcomes, and we promote equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates diversity.