Quantity Surveyor

CBRE; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global real estate firm in London is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage cost for commercial real estate projects. Responsibilities include preparing procurement strategies, managing contracts, and overseeing project financials. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in cost management and commercial relationships, with opportunities for growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing commercial real estate projects.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts and procurement.
• Ability to oversee cost management and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cost management for multi-disciplined real estate solutions.
• Prepare procurement strategies and tender documentation.
• Manage documentation for project commitments.

Skills

Cost Management

Procurement Strategy

Contracts Administration

Dispute Resolution

Cost Reporting

Job description

Quantity Surveyor

Job ID

229955

Posted

17-Jul-2025

Service line

PJM Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Construction, Project Management, Quantity Surveying

Location(s)

London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

About the Role:

As a CBRE Quantity Surveyor, you will oversee individual multi-disciplined commercial real estate solutions for a global portfolio of clients with direct accountability for cost management and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Contract

• Understand and collate project & technical information. Ensure missing or ambiguous information is being reviewed and resolved to ensure tender completeness.

• Prepare Procurement Strategy and Tender Events Schedule.

• Preparation of Project Execution Plan, contractual/commercial/financial matters.

• Preparepre-qualification exercise; review, summarise and score Pre-Qualification returns; prepare Pre-Qualification Report.

• Prepare full tender documentation (such as front-end tender documents, tender forms, schedule of works/rates, bills of quantities, warranty format, specific project information, etc.) in line with in-house processes and procedures.

• Prepare tender invitation, tenderclarificationsand addendum.

• Following tender returns, prepare tender analysis (prior to tender interview) and final tender analysis (post-tender interview) on commercial submissions. Lead on review of all commercial, financial, and contractual matters such as cost-levelling, understanding of financial statements (debt ratio), exclusions and assumptions, completeness of tender forms/submissions, etc.

• Prepare tender interview meetings, issuance of post-tender clarification together with the Project Manager.

• Prepare tender assessment and recommendation report together with Project Manager.

Post-Contract

• Contracts Administration

• Manage collation of documentation for project commitments (i.e. Agreements, Contracts, Work Authorizations, Purchase Orders, Change Orders – both upstream and downstream contracts).

• Manage andMonitorthe update of all relevant project registers such as Contract Status, Project Claims, etc. ensuringcurrent statusclarity on contracting arrangement and payment applications for upstream and downstream contracts.

• Raise alert on non-compliant or outstanding matters such as contracting arrangements, payment matters and change orders/variation orders for upstream and downstream contract.

• Ensure audit compliance of commercial & contractual documentation in compliance with established governance.

• Assistin dispute resolution with the Project Manager.

Commercial Management

• Process invoices and payment applications for projects in compliance with established governance. Prepare payment certificates.

• Ensure all payment applications (upstream and downstream) are within the contracted payment period and in line with the current and latest Building Industry Security of Payment Act.

• Change Management – Manage the tracking of changes to the design and/or construction work andassistin assessing entitlement against contract requirements, adjusting budget projections accordingly.

• Cost reporting and supporting financial information – Prepare and Manage regular cost reporting on changes, cost to complete, contingency, cashflow, etc. to client.

• Set up andmaintainlibrary of key trade schedule of rates for pricing and benchmarking

Project closeout

• Manage the project team in project closeout process including handover documentation.

• Preparation and closeout of upstream and downstream final account and financial reconciliation.

Meetings

• Attendance of project meetings and in-house meetings whenrequired.

• Ensure all project deliverables are stored correctly onto the designated project folders as per in-house process.

• Ensuretimelycompletion of deliverables.

• Application of contractual knowledge and interpretation of contracts

• Other duties may be assigned from time to time.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner &Townsend were consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with CBRE GWS, you will subsequently transfer directly to Turner & Townsend at a date to be determined.

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)