Remote Senior Quantity Surveyor – Lead Infrastructure Commercials

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid work culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial and cost management across major infrastructure programmes. You will provide expert guidance to clients, lead survey teams and promote best practice across projects while mentoring junior colleagues.

You will collaborate with clients, stakeholders and delivery teams, acting as a trusted adviser to ensure value for money, commercial rigour and successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in commercial management on large capital infrastructure programmes.
• Demonstrable experience in the UK infrastructure sector
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage stakeholders at all levels, including senior client interfaces.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Excellent commercial acumen, with the ability to influence investment decisions and drive value for money.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage workload, ensuring high-quality outputs to tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, able to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience of mentoring and developing others (desirable).
• Professional accreditation (e.g. MRICS) or working towards (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Lead cost planning and estimation across the full project lifecycle, providing robust, assurance-ready outputs.
• Oversee and review estimates and budgets, ensuring consistency, accuracy and alignment with client objectives.
• Manage and mentor junior team members, supporting capability development and quality of outputs.
• Provide commercial leadership on projects, including governance, reporting and decision-making support.
• Lead the production of benchmarking and analysis reports, identifying cost drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Ensure data integrity and reporting accuracy, with appropriate assurance and audit trails.
• Act as a key client interface, building strong relationships and providing strategic commercial advice.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement, including development of tools, dashboards and cost models.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to improve performance and deliver integrated solutions.
• Support or lead commercial assurance activities, including audits, reviews and governance processes.

Skills

Commercial management

UK infrastructure sector

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication & presentation

Leadership

Mentoring

Commercial acumen

Education

MRICS accreditation (desirable)

Job description

AtkinsRéalis in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial and cost management across major infrastructure programmes. You will provide expert guidance to clients, lead survey teams and promote best practice across projects while mentoring junior colleagues.

You will collaborate with clients, stakeholders and delivery teams, acting as a trusted adviser to ensure value for money, commercial rigour and successful project outcomes.