Quantity Surveyor

Boots; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare and retail company in Nottingham is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage cost aspects of retail property developments. The role involves preparing cost estimates, advising on procurement strategies, and ensuring compliance with financial procedures. Candidates should have proven experience in cost management for retail projects, an understanding of JCT contracts, and strong stakeholder management skills. This is a full-time position, offering generous employee rewards and benefits.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free 24/7 counselling

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cost management of retail fit-outs, refurbishments, or developments.
• Strong understanding of JCT and/or NEC contracts.
• Experience working with or for commercial retail landlords or occupiers.
• Proficient in cost planning and project budgeting.
• Retail rollout or framework program experience.
• Familiarity with landlord-tenant lease cost responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage all cost aspects of retail property developments.
• Prepare cost estimates and feasibility studies.
• Provide early-stage cost advice and value engineering input.
• Assist in procurement strategies and tender documentation.
• Conduct cost reporting and forecasting throughout project lifecycle.

Skills

Cost management

Understanding of JCT and/or NEC contracts

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

Cost planning

Job description

Job Description

Quantity Surveyor

Full Time, Permanent

Nottingham Support Office/Home-based

Recruitment Partner: Olivia Wilson

What you'll be doing

This role is to manage all cost aspects of retail property developments and refurbishments, ensuring commercial success from feasibility through to final account. The QS will provide cost planning, procurement support, contract administration, and financial reporting for a range of retail property projects including high street stores, retail parks, and shopping centres.

This role will support in driving costs down with our main contractors, and ensuring we tender costing and pricing competievly across all elements of the property role inclusive of build and furniture.

The is accountable for the management and influence of the wider relationships across BUK & Hearingcare property teams as well as contractors, suppliers and maintenance teams.

This is a UK National role reporting to the Head of Property

Key responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates and feasibility studies for new retail developments or refurbishments.
• Provide early-stage cost advice and value engineering input.
• Prepare bills of quantities or schedules of work.
• Assist in procurement strategies and tender documentation.
• Evaluate tenders and provide recommendations.
• Support with board paper creation and streamlining processes.
• Manage budgets and monitor expenditure.
• Value and agree variations, claims, and change orders.
• Certify interim valuations and manage payment processes.
• Conduct cost reporting and forecasting throughout project life cycle.
• Assist in final account negotiation and agreement.
• Update SAP/Asset register to allow traceability of programs and enable trend analysis
• Advise on lifecycle costs and cost-in-use for retail assets.
• Ensure compliance with client's commercial and financial procedures.
• Engage with project teams to support design-to-budget objectives.
• Liaise with legal and leasing teams for capex/opex breakdowns relevant to retail leases.
• Act as the commercial point of contact for clients, tenants, contractors, and consultants.
• Prepare and present reports for internal and external stakeholders

What you'll need to have (our must-haves)

• Proven experience in cost management of retail fit-outs, refurbishments, or developments.
• Strong understanding of JCT and/or NEC contracts.
• Experience working with or for commercial retail landlords or occupiers.
• Proficient in cost planning and project budgeting
• Stakeholder management skills
• Builds strong internal and external relationships with influence and impact.
• Retail rollout or framework program experience.
• Experience in live retail environments and phased works.
• Familiarity with landlord-tenant lease cost responsibilities (e.g. service charges, dilapidations).
• UK travel required.

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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About The Boots Group

The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare, pharmacy and retail, operating across 11 countries - including the UK, Ireland, Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands - including Boots, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company, Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare - are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses, serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

What's next

If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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