Quantity Surveyor

Randstad Construction & Property; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car / car allowance

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Job summary

Randstad CPE is seeking a commercially minded Quantity Surveyor to join its Peterborough-based team. This full-time, permanent role provides critical commercial support to project management, focusing on cost control, reporting, and value recovery across regional projects.

You will act as a liaison between project representatives, subcontractors and stakeholders, identifying commercial opportunities while actively managing risk and ensuring contract compliance and timely payment processes.

Qualifications

• Education: Degree or HND in Quantity Surveying.
• Industry Experience: Construction sector experience.
• Contractual Knowledge: Understanding of NEC/ICE forms and UK construction law.
• Commercial Expertise: Experience in subcontractor procurement, measurements, accruals, and CVRs.
• Analytical Skills: Proficiency in earned value analysis and cost modeling.
• Core Competencies: Numerical literacy, MS Office, communication, time management.
• Work Style: Self-motivated, collaborative and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Lead project-level cost and value reporting, cash flow forecasting, and earned value analysis.
• Maintain adherence to internal commercial processes and governance standards.
• Manage cash recovery, applications for payment, and project expenditure with site teams.
• Administer main contract terms, identify and mitigate risks.
• Oversee subcontractor procurement, negotiations, valuation cycles, accruals, and payment certification.
• Negotiate variations, claims and additional payments with clients and third parties.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and site teams to align commercial performance with delivery targets.
• Build relationships with external representatives, consultants, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Share best practices to develop operational and site teams.

Skills

Numerical literacy

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Time management

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Salary: 50,000 - 60,000 per annum + Benefits Package

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

About the Role

A leading construction company operating across the region is seeking a commercially minded and collaborative Quantity Surveyor to join its Peterborough-based team.

This position provides critical commercial support to project management teams, ensuring robust cost control, accurate reporting, contractual compliance, and value recovery. The successful candidate will act as a key liaison between project representatives, subcontractors, and key stakeholders, actively identifying commercial opportunities while proactively managing risk.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Governance & Financial Performance

• Lead project-level cost and value reporting (CVRs), cost planning, cash flow forecasting, and earned value analysis.
• Maintain strict adherence to internal commercial processes, governance standards, and JV/Alliance commercial frameworks where applicable.
• Manage cash recovery, applications for payment, and overall project expenditure in close coordination with site teams.

Contract & Risk Management

• Administer main contract terms, ensuring risks are identified and properly mitigated.
• Manage end-to-end subcontractor procurement, including tender negotiations, contract letting, valuation cycles, measurement, accruals, and payment certification.
• Negotiate and manage contract variations, claims, and additional payments with clients and third parties.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with Project Managers and site operational teams to align commercial performance with delivery targets.
• Build and maintain productive, professional relationships with external representatives, consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Optimize inter-company trading opportunities within the broader corporate group structure.
• Share commercial best practices to support the continuous development of operational and site teams.

Requirements

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Education: Degree or HND (or equivalent qualification) in Quantity Surveying.
• Industry Experience: Proven track record working within the construction sector.
• Contractual Knowledge: Solid understanding of NEC and/or ICE forms of contract and fundamental UK Construction Law.
• Commercial Expertise: Hands-on experience managing subcontractor procurement, chairing progress meetings, running measurement cycles, calculating accruals, and preparing CVRs.
• Analytical Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in earned value analysis, estimation, and detailed cost modeling.
• Core Competencies: Strong numerical literacy, advanced MS Office skills, excellent communication, and strong time management skills under tight deadlines.
• Work Style: Self-motivated, collaborative, and adaptable to working both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable Criteria

• Professional membership in RICS (or actively working toward chartered status).
• Valid CSCS card.

Package & Benefits

• Salary: 50,000 - 60,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
• Comprehensive benefits package (e.g., car allowance/company car, pension scheme, private healthcare)
• Structured career progression and professional development support (including guidance toward RICS chartership)
• Collaborative working environment on local Peterborough-based projects

Application Process

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.