Quantity Surveyor - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Royal Mail Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash car allowance

Bonus 18%

Pension scheme

27.5 days annual leave

Private medical cover

Job summary

Royal Mail Group is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor on a national role with a flexible base location. Hybrid working is expected, with travel and site visits. You will lead commercial and cost management across the portfolio from feasibility to final account, shaping strategy and supporting procurement decisions.

The role requires strong financial controls, governance discipline and effective stakeholder engagement at all levels, across multiple projects in the UK.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial, financial and analytical skills with multi-project budgets.
• Solid knowledge of construction contracts (JCT) and procurement processes.
• Experience across construction/engineering environments with cost control.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial planning, governance and reporting from concept to final account.
• Prepare cost plans, estimates, BOQs and commercial evaluations.
• Manage valuations, cashflow, forecasts and final accounts.
• Drive value engineering and cost-saving initiatives.
• Provide clear commercial reporting on cost, forecast, risks and supply chain.
• Ensure governance and procurement compliance and manage contractual risks.
• Build relationships with internal teams, contractors and suppliers.

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Valuations

JCT contracts

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Risk management

Supply chain

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS accreditation

CSCS card

IOSH/NEBOSH

Job description

Title - Quantity Surveyor

Location - National role with a flexible base location

Term - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Our construction team is undergoing a significant transformation with a focus on insourcing and in-house development across our project portfolio. As part of the RM Engineering family, we have a mission to design, develop and deploy future ready, innovative solutions across our property, automation and maintenance teams. Our focus is on recruiting highly talented, motivated and driven individuals to support the success of our strategy and we have some exciting and high-profile roles available across our teams.

As aSeniorQuantity Surveyor at RoyalMail,you will lead commercial and costmanagement activity from feasibility to final account.You'llshape commercial strategy, support procurement decisions, manage financial performance and collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners.

Please note this is a national role with a flexible base location. You could be based from multiple locations througout the UK and hybrid working is expected. Travel and site visits form part of the role. A full UK driving licence is required.

The Role

• Leading commercial planning,governanceand reporting across assigned projects, ensuring strong cost control from concept to completion.
• Preparing cost plans, estimates, tender documentation, bills of quantities and commercial evaluations for a wide range of construction and engineering schemes.
• Managing valuations, contractor applications, forecasting, cashflow and final accounts, ensuring accuracy and financial compliance.
• Driving valueengineering and costsaving initiatives,identifyingopportunities to optimise scope, reduce lifecycle cost and support insourcing whereappropriate.
• Providing clear commercial reporting covering costtocomplete, forecast outturns, risks,opportunitiesand supply chain performance.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory and organisational governance, including procurement policies, auditrequirementsand relevant construction legislation (e.g., CDM 2015).
• Managing commercial and contractual risks through robust assessments andmaintainingproject risk registers.
• Building effective relationships with internal teams, contractors and suppliers, supportingnegotiationsand driving performance improvements.

Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial, financial and analytical skills, with experience managing multiple project budgets and deliveringaccuratecost plans,estimatesand valuations.
• Solid knowledge of construction contracts (particularly JCT), commercial procedures, change control and dispute resolution.
• Understanding of construction methods, building services, procurementroutesand market pricing, with strong negotiation capability.
• Experience across construction,engineeringorclient-sideenvironments, ideally spanning building fabric, M&E or industrial/logisticssettings.
• A track recordof managing commercial aspects of multiple projects of varied scale and complexity.
• Excellent communication, stakeholderengagementand relationshipbuilding skills.
• A proactive, solutionsdriven approach with strong attention to detail, governancedisciplineand the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and external supply chain partners.

Qualifications (Desired but not essential)

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, CommercialManagementor a related discipline.
• Member of the Royal Institutionof Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) or working towardsMRICS profession accreditation.
• CSCS card or equivalent H&S accreditation.
• IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General Certificate.

What's in it for you?

We offer a competitive salary, £4,300 cash car allowance, 18% bonus, leading pension scheme, 27.5 days annual leave and private medical cover.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here:

https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/