Senior Quantity Surveyor

Gleeds; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Gleeds is seeking a driven Senior Quantity Surveyor in Barrow-in-Furness with a focus on mechanical and electrical services. Responsibilities include contract administration, commercial risk management, and ensuring optimal contractor performance. This role offers flexibility and opportunities for professional growth within a leading global consultancy.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Employee Assistance Programme

Global travel scholarship programme

Flexible working arrangements

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in Quantity Surveying, preferably in Nuclear / Civil engineering.
• Willing to learn about mechanical and electrical industry.
• Ability to communicate and negotiate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Administer contracts and ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Monitor and validate supplier performance through KPIs.
• Provide contract advice and manage scope changes.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Commercial Risk Analysis

Education

HNC, HND or Degree in Quantity Surveying / Cost Management

Engineering

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22.06.2025

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About The Role

Quantity Surveyor

• Mechanical & Electrical (M&E)
• Barrow-in-Furness (Mixture of home, office and client sites)
• Permanent
• Full time – with flexible working and core hours

Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1885, we are proud to deliver award-winning projects around the world. We are a Great Place to Workcertifiedemployer, with our people at the heart of everything we do.

Climate change and Sustainability is at the top of our agenda, we have been established within the energy sector for the past 40 years and have achieved significant growth in the past years as we contribute to a sector that will have trillions of pounds of investment over the next decade. Our teams are at the forefront of the change, managing life changing projects in Solar, Hydrogen, Nuclear, Renewables and Defence, and we want you to be part of that too.

At Gleeds, our projects take us across the globe, giving you opportunities to travel or to remain at the office base you choose.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Quantity Surveyor with a background or interest in mechanical and electrical services to join our team in Barrow-in-Furness on a permanent basis. In this role you will be closelysupporting the team leaders in people and client development and management alongside your day to day role.

Your day to day could sometimes involve:

• Contract Administration
• Ensure adherence to processes and procedures for issuing works in line with contracts.
• Optimise value for money by facilitating improved contractor performance management.
• Contract advice, ensuring obligations under contract are met;
• Challenge and manage scope changes, highlighting any commercial impact.
• Monitor and validate supplier performance against contracts via KPI mechanisms
• Oversee application for payment in line with undertaken activities
• Align financial reports to the requirements of the business.
• Validate impact of changes to scope, ensuring compliance to contract.
• Advise client on contractual matters and implications of actions on contract.
• Identifying, analysing and developing responses to commercial risk.
• Oversee validation of estimates.

However no two days are the same, we are a flexible team that support each other’s projects as well as getting in involved with wider business activities and we believe that variety is key to your development.

About You

Who we’re looking for

• We are seeking candidates relevant experience in Quantity Surveying, experience in the Nuclear / Civil engineering / Engineering (Including Service Contracting) sectors is desired but not essential.
• Experience/willing to learn about mechanical and electrical industry in an infrastructure/ defence environment.
• Comfortable communicating and negotiating with various levels of stakeholders
• Ideally be HNC, HND or Degree qualified in a Quantity Surveying / Cost Management, Construction Law, or similar / relevant discipline, or in some case applicants with an alternative background (e.g.: Engineering) may be considered.

What we can offer you in return

• Clear opportunities to develop and grow your career through training and further qualifications
• Fantastic networking opportunities to grow your personal brand and expand your understanding of the industry
• Generous holiday allowance plus the option to purchase additional days through the holiday purchase scheme.
• Highly competitive salary and the opportunity to increase this through continuous reviews
• Employee Assistance Programme to ensure your health and personal well-being comes first
• Our global travel scholarship programme gives you the unique opportunity to gain global experience
• Flexible working arrangements to ensure you have a healthy work-life balance
• Volunteering opportunities to engage with your local community or charitable organisations
• Unparalleled support from central teams and a company that is recognised as a gold standard investor in people

About Us

Be part of the extraordinary

Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel. Delivering on the world’s most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.

One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we offer to clients. With 71 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific our ability to innovate and improve is a product of the varied backgrounds and experience of our people. We welcome new perspectives and ideas.

Above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, our aspiration is to leave a positive legacy for people and local communities, whilst living and breathing our three core values:

• We’re committed to our clients and our people
• We’re creative and realistic
• We combine professionalism with personality

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, or gender.

We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.

Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.