Quantity Surveyor

Advance Training & Recruitment Services; Tunbridge Wells; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holiday allowances

Structured training and progression

Pension and benefits

Job summary

Advance Training & Recruitment Services is seeking a qualified Quantity Surveyor to join a newly forming team based in Tunbridge Wells. The role offers involvement across diverse public and private sector projects within Kent, Surrey and Sussex with opportunities to work with national clients.

You will join an organisation operating across infrastructure sectors including defence, energy, highways, rail, utilities and water, with clear potential to shape your career path.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent is required.
• Experience on large capital programmes or major projects is essential.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Cost planning and estimation across project lifecycles.
• Gather, analyse data to define client needs and value for money.
• Produce benchmarking reports and cost drivers analysis.
• Lead or support development of data dashboards and unit cost tools.
• Administer contracts to maintain commercial control and compliance.
• Manage or support contract changes based on project needs.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Contract knowledge (NEC)

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

RICS membership (preferred)

Job description

Location: Tunbridge Wells | Sector: Infrastructure / Engineering Consultancy | Type: Permanent

Salary: £40,000 – £55,000 + impressive Pension and benefits!

The Role

We’re working with a world-class engineering services organisation to find a Quantity Surveyor to join a newly forming team based out of their Tunbridge Wells office. This is a great opportunity to get involved in a diverse portfolio of public and private sector projects across Kent, Surrey and Sussex, while still tapping into national clients and teams.

You’ll be joining a business operating across some of the most exciting parts of the complex infrastructure sector; including defence, energy, highways, rail, utilities and water. With genuine scope to shape your own career path depending on where your interests lie.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Cost planning and estimation across the full lifecycle of your projects
• Gathering and analysing data to define client and stakeholder needs
• Producing analysis and benchmarking reports that promote value for money and identify cost trends and drivers
• Championing innovation and working cross-functionally to drive continuous improvement
• Supporting or leading the development of tools that integrate data, dashboards and unit cost analysis outputs
• Administering a variety of contracts to maintain commercial control and compliance
• Managing contract change collaboratively and effectively, as appropriate to project needs

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in commercial roles/functions on large capital programmes
• Strong communication, presentation, collaboration and teamwork skills
• Confident stakeholder management and client-facing experience
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Solid problem-solving capability
• Experience across common forms of contract, ideally NEC
• A degree in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent); RICS membership preferred

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary and a flexible benefits package tailored to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs
• Hybrid working and flexible holiday allowances
• Structured training and genuine investment in your professional development and progression
• The chance to work on nationally significant infrastructure projects within a collaborative, supportive team culture

Please note: this role may require security clearance; further detail will be provided at interview stage. Candidates should be prepared to evidence UK residency where required, in line with standard vetting processes.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer, they are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria – please flag this at application stage if you’d like to be considered under this commitment.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.