Quantity Surveyor

Bimplus; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Death in service

Cycle to work

GP access

Job summary

Astute is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor for the Portsmouth Dockyard on a full‑time basis to join a UK contractor and solutions provider with a focus on commercial and industrial construction.

You will manage budgets, cost plans and final accounts on large projects, lead subcontractor negotiations, and contribute to tendering activity across the dockyard portfolio. Site based at least four days a week with strong contract and cost control experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience as a Quantity Surveyor.
• Experience on large scale construction projects.
• Experience leading projects commercially from procurement through to final account.
• Strong background working with bespoke contracts aligned to industry standard forms.
• Demonstrable experience managing subcontractor packages and commercial negotiations.
• Ability to be site based minimum 4 times a week.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage project budgets and cost plans.
• Monitor cost performance and forecast final outturn costs.
• Produce monthly valuations and commercial reports.
• Manage subcontractor applications, valuations, and payments.
• Lead negotiations on variations and change events.
• Prepare and agree final accounts with clients and subcontractors.
• Prepare pricing for new contracts and tender submissions.
• Support ongoing tendering activity across the dockyard portfolio.
• Carry out light-touch estimating and cost build-ups.
• Assess subcontractor quotations and prepare comparative analyses.
• Contribute to bid strategy from a commercial standpoint.

Skills

Budgeting

Cost forecasting

Contract negotiation

Subcontractor management

Tendering

Site-based work

Job description

Astute's Nuclear Team is partnering with a UK contractor and solutions provider who work mainly in commercial and industrial construction to recruit a Quantity Surveyor for the Portsmouth Dockyard.

The Quantity Surveyor role comes with a salary between £48,000 and £60,000 and the opportunity to work on an exciting naval project.

If you're a Quantity Surveyor and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does

Responsibilities and duties of the Quantity Surveyor role

Reporting to the Project Manager you will:

• Prepare and manage project budgets and cost plans.
• Monitor cost performance and forecast final outturn costs.
• Produce monthly valuations and commercial reports.
• Manage subcontractor applications, valuations, and payments.
• Lead negotiations on variations and change events.
• Prepare and agree final accounts with clients and subcontractors.
• Prepare pricing for new contracts and tender submissions.
• Support ongoing tendering activity across the dockyard portfolio.
• Carry out light-touch estimating and cost build-ups.
• Assess subcontractor quotations and prepare comparative analyses.
• Contribute to bid strategy from a commercial standpoint.

We are looking for someone with the following:

• 5+ years' experience as a Quantity Surveyor
• Experience on large scale construction projects
• Experience leading projects commercially from procurement through to final account.
• Strong background working with bespoke contracts aligned to industry standard forms.
• Demonstrable experience managing subcontractor packages and commercial negotiations.
• Ability to be site based minimum 4 times a week

Salary and benefits of the Quantity Surveyor role

• £48,000 – £60,000
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Death in service benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• 24/7 GP Access

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