Quantity Surveyor

Ridge and Partners LLP; Reading; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridge and Partners LLP is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our Winchester team. You will manage cost planning, feasibility, and cost control across diverse sectors from education to health, with a focus on digitisation and AI-enabled cost estimation.

You will work on multiple projects, prepare tender documents, and provide strategic advice on procurement and contracts while maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying or an equivalent, RICS accredited.
• MRICS status preferred but not mandatory.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies and building elements.
• Experience with digitisation, AI, BIM and CostX or equivalent.
• Commercial awareness with negotiation and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of JCT & NEC contracts.

Responsibilities

• Assist on all aspects of cost management from inception to completion.
• Assist on large scale and/or multiple projects with key clients.
• Contribute to business development activities.
• Support clients and stakeholders in decision making.
• Work with digital tools for quantitative outtake and cost estimating.
• Produce high level feasibility studies, cost estimates and cost plans.
• Evaluate costs of building designs and alternatives to manage budgets.
• Prepare and issue tender documents.
• Manage tender process and analyse returns, advising on procurement routes.
• Advise on building contract terms.
• Attend meetings, prepare financial reports and monitor project status.
• Provide post-contract cost control measures and assess variations and final accounts.
• Build and maintain trusted client and consultant relationships.
• Maintain high standards of professional competence.

Skills

Cost estimation

BIM

Negotiation

Contract knowledge

Critical thinking

Construction cost control

Digital tools

Education

Quantity surveying degree or equivalent (RICS accredited)

MRICS preferred

Tools

CostX

BIM tools

Job description

If you are a Quantity Surveyor looking for the next step in your career, we need someone to join our team in the Winchester office. As a discipline we deliver significant projects ranging from £1m to +£100m across a wide variety of sectors, namely Education, Defence, Health and Residential

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Assist on all aspects of cost management from inception to completion.
• Assist on large scale and/or multiple projects with key clients.
• Contribute to business development activities.
• Supporting Clients and other stakeholders in their decision making.
• Working with digital tools for quantitative outtake and cost estimating.
• Produce high level feasibility studies, cost estimates, cost plans throughout all stages of the design stage.
• Evaluate the cost of building designs and alternative proposals to maintain project budgets.
• Prepare and issue tender documents.
• Manage the tender process, review and analyse tender returns and prepare recommendations to the client as well as advice on procurement routes.
• Advise on building contract terms.
• Attend meetings, prepare financial reports and monitor on the status of projects.
• Provide robust post contract cost control measures, establishing the effect of variations and evaluating and negotiating final account settlements.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients and consultants.
• Maintain the highest standards of professional competence.

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

• Relevant degree in a quantity surveying, or similar, RICS accredited course.
• Working towards MRICS preferred but not essential.
• Understanding of construction methodologies and building elements.
• Interest in digitisation, AI, BIM, Proficient using CostX or equivalent.
• Commercially aware with excellent negotiation and organisational skills.
• Sound knowledge of JCT & NEC Suite of Contracts.
• Previous or current security clearance would be advantageous.
• Critical thinking; be able to analyse project costs, contracts, and risks objectively to make informed decisions.
• Be up to date with changes in construction laws, new software, and cost estimation techniques.