Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS

Dowds Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

41 Days Holiday

Early Finish Fridays

Private Medical

Bonus

Pension

Work from home

Plus, many more

Job summary

Dowds is seeking a Quantity Surveyor in London to lead the commercial management of large-scale infrastructure projects, owning valuations, variations, and final accounts. You will assess risks, mitigate delays, and manage subcontractor accounts from tender to handover.

The role requires experience across construction projects, MEP sectors, and pre-construction through handover, with opportunities for career progression and a supportive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Full commercial ownership of projects including valuations and final accounts.
• Experience with cost-to-complete reviews and financial control.
• Ability to review terms, assess commercial risk and mitigate delays.
• Experience procuring subcontractors and managing accounts from tender to final accounts.
• Experience preparing and submitting variations and claims, negotiating with clients and suppliers.
• Ability to drive value optimisation and continuous improvement with teams.

Responsibilities

• Commercial and financial management of projects.
• Contract and risk management and mitigation planning.
• Tendering and pre-contract support for proposals and meetings.
• Supply chain and subcontract management across tender to final accounts.
• Claims, negotiations and reviews with clients and suppliers.
• Value optimisation and continuous improvement with commercial and operations teams.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Contract knowledge

Financial management

Risk management

MEP sector experience

Pre-construction to handover

Job description

Dowds is a long established, multidisciplinary engineering and construction Building Services Engineering company headquartered in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1978, ourexpertise spans the full lifecycle of complex-built environments from initial design and systems integration through to installation, commissioning, and handover. Across specific sectors: life science, commercial, education and healthcare.

Operating at a gold standard for best managed company and investors in people, our vision is to set the standard for excellence, driving progress, responsibility, and lasting impact. While keeping our clients and our people at the heart of what we do.

Dowds are seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team in London. This opportunity will work across large scale infrastructure projects which are strategically aligned to our partnerships and future direction. At Dowds we continue to invest into our people with recent enhanced benefits package, and longer career progression, and we’d like you to be part of this journey with us.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Commercial and financial management: Full commercial ownership of projects, including valuations, variations, cost-to-complete reviews, final accounts, and overall financial control.
• Contract and risk management: Strong contract awareness, reviewing terms and conditions, assessing commercial risk, mitigating delays, and developing risk mitigation plans with delivery teams.
• Tendering and pre‑contract support: Supporting the proposals team during tenders, evaluating risk and opportunity, issuing and assessing subcontract tender packages, and attending pre‑ and post‑tender meetings.
• Supply chain and subcontract management: Procuring subcontractors, negotiating terms, and managing subcontract accounts from tender through to interim and final account agreement.
• Claims, negotiations, and reviews: Preparation and submission of variation and claims, negotiating with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors, and attending internal and external commercial review meetings.
• Value optimisation and continuous improvement: Maximising value and minimising cost through robust controls, productivity analysis, and close collaboration with commercial and operational teams to drive continuous improvement.

What we are looking for

• Experience within a QS position of this level covering the above responsibilities
• Experience in commercial sectors
• Knowledge working on construction projects from Pre Construction to handover
• Experience within MEP sector
• Direct reporting

Why Join Dowds

• 41 Days Holiday
• Early Finish Fridays
• Private Medical
• Bonus
• Pension
• Work from home
• Plus, many more

Dowds is an Equal Opportunities Employer