Senior Cost Consultant / Quantity Surveyor

slihrms; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Buildings and Places team in Northern Ireland, delivering high‑quality cost management on a diverse range of projects across education, commercial, industrial, retail, residential, museum and aviation sectors.

You'll lead collaboration with client teams, manage contractor costs, prepare reports, support procurement, administer contracts and mentor junior staff, while upholding safety, risk controls and value engineering across UK and

Qualifications

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or similar.
• Ideally a Chartered member of the RICS.
• Conversant in pre and post contract Quantity Surveying duties.
• JCT, NEC contract experience.
• Understanding of methods of measurement (NRM).

Responsibilities

• Collaboration: Working with client teams and liaising with leadership, project managers, contractors, and internal teams to maintain strong relationships.
• Cost Management: Validate and manage contractor and supplier costs & payments.
• Reporting: Provide regular financial reports to ensure our clients have confidence in their project outcomes, present financial performance and risk updates.
• Procurement: Undertaking procurement or supporting procurement teams in evaluating and appointing contractors.
• Contract Administration: Administer various contract types, ensuring compliance with all terms and conditions, manage contract change reviewing validity, quotations and ensuring timely submissions and agreement.
• Work closely with Project Managers to maintain accurate and comprehensive project records.
• Risk and Value Management: Identify, analyse, and mitigate commercial risks, assist in value engineering to optimise project performance.
• Support and manage junior staff in the delivery of quantity surveying services.

Skills

Cost management

Procurement

Contract administration

Risk management

Reporting

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

RICS chartered (ideally)

Job description

Job Description

Shape a faster, smarter, safer future. Become a vital member of our Buildings and Places team, proudly taking on some of the world's most exciting and prestigious projects. Join us, and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents.

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor who will be responsible for delivering work that's driven by excellence as well as doing the right thing. We are seeking a personable, ambitious, enthusiastic, and energetic Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our established Multi‑Disciplinary Practice in Northern Ireland, to support our continuing growth within the local market.

As senior member of the team, you'll work closely with delivery teams to ensure commercial targets are met, risks are managed, and project controls are maintained. You will be working on a variety of education, commercial, industrial, retail, residential, museum and aviation projects to name only a few, in Northern Ireland and across the UK.

Your role

• Collaboration: Working with client teams and liaising with leadership, project managers, contractors, and internal teams to maintain strong relationships.


• Cost Management: Validate and manage contractor and supplier costs & payments.


• Reporting: Provide regular financial reports to ensure our clients have confidence in their project outcomes, present financial performance and risk updates.


• Procurement: Undertaking procurement or supporting procurement teams in evaluating and appointing contractors.


• Contract Administration: Administer various contract types, ensuring compliance with all terms and conditions, manage contract change reviewing validity, quotations and ensuring timely submissions and agreement.


• Work closely with Project Managers to maintain accurate and comprehensive project records.


• Risk and Value Management: Identify, analyse, and mitigate commercial risks, assist in value engineering to optimise project performance.


• Support and manage junior staff in the delivery of quantity surveying services.

About you

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or similar.


• Ideally a Chartered member of the RICS.


• Conversant in pre and post contract Quantity Surveying duties.


• JCT, NEC contract experience.


• Understanding of methods of measurement (NRM).

While your primary role will involve delivering high‑quality work for our clients, we also value your contribution to the wider business. As part of your journey here, you'll have opportunities to get involved in areas such as People Leadership (through line management or mentoring), Business Development (supporting bids or helping grow client accounts), Technical Leadership (guiding best practices, sharing knowledge and supporting technical excellence across teams) and other initiatives that improve how we work. We encourage everyone to play an active role in shaping our culture and success.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Rewards and benefits - Careers at AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all empl