Senior Quantity Surveyor

Walker & Sloan; Bath; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to £100,000 basic salary

Car allowance (where eligible)

Competitive pension scheme

BUPA Healthcare & Cash Plan

Electric vehicle scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Eyecare vouchers

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holiday

Job summary

Walker & Sloan is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial delivery of a major data centre infrastructure project in Corsham, Wiltshire. You will own procurement, cost reporting, and commercial strategy across multi-million-pound works, including below-ground networks, HV/MV power, and foundation works.

The role offers genuine autonomy, mentoring opportunities for junior staff, and a pathway to director-level involvement in a leading specialist contractor.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering major construction projects for main or specialist contractors.
• Excellent commercial and contractual knowledge.
• Experience with civils, infrastructure, groundworks, utilities or HV/MV packages advantageous.
• MRICS/MCIOB or progression towards accreditation is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement, subcontractor negotiations, cost reporting and final accounts.
• Manage cost reporting, forecasting, variations and value engineering.
• Oversee cost value reconciliations and commercial risk management.
• Protect project margins and ensure alignment with targets.
• Mentor and develop junior commercial professionals and lead a project team.

Skills

Commercial management

Contract negotiation

Cost reporting

Leadership

Mentoring juniors

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS/MCIOB desirable

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor | Major Data Centre Campus - Infrastructure & Enabling Works

Up to £100,000 + Car Allowance & Excellent Benefits Package

Corsham, Wiltshire (SN13)

Data Centres | Mission Critical | Infrastructure | Civils | Main Contractor

Walker & Sloan are working with an outstanding specialist construction contractor to recruit an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial management of a major data centre development in Corsham, Wiltshire.

Our client is a highly respected general contractor with over forty years of specialist experience across the Data, Defence and Energy sectors. A comprehensive design, construction and engineering provider, they deliver everything from site acquisition and architecture through to refurbishment and client occupancy, on projects where there are no simple solutions, only specialist needs.

Delivering multi-million-pound projects across the UK from offices in Wiltshire, Bristol, Slough and Manchester, the business holds ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 27001 accreditation, Cyber Essentials and the Armed Forces Covenant, and is committed to reaching Net Zero.

This appointment will see you leading the commercial delivery of extensive enabling and infrastructure works supporting multiple data halls and associated facilities. The package includes the design and delivery of below-ground infrastructure (attenuation ponds, drainage networks, underground utility corridors and site-wide duct installations), HV and MV power infrastructure, data and security ducting, chambers and utility interfaces, together with all foundations and reinforced concrete slabs serving the data centre buildings. Further scope may include the design and construction of ancillary buildings across the campus.

For an ambitious Senior Quantity Surveyor looking to take genuine commercial ownership of a complex, high-value infrastructure package, this represents an exceptional opportunity.

The Opportunity

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll take a leading role in the commercial management of major mission-critical and defence projects, ensuring their successful financial and contractual delivery.

Working closely with the Commercial Director, Project Directors and wider delivery teams, you'll take responsibility for driving commercial performance, protecting project margins and ensuring robust cost control throughout the construction lifecycle.

You'll have genuine autonomy to influence commercial decisions, manage complex contractual matters and identify opportunities to improve project profitability.

Importantly, this isn't simply a reporting position. You'll be a key commercial decision-maker, providing strategic input, challenging project performance and helping shape successful commercial outcomes.

The Role

You'll lead the commercial management of assigned projects or major work packages, taking responsibility for procurement, subcontractor negotiations, cost reporting, forecasting, variations and final account settlements.

Working alongside experienced operational and technical teams, you'll oversee cost value reconciliations, manage commercial risks and opportunities, and ensure contractual entitlements are identified, substantiated and recovered.

You'll play a pivotal role in managing complex subcontractor accounts, negotiating commercial settlements and ensuring project financial performance remains aligned with agreed targets.

A key part of the position will involve providing commercial leadership to the wider project team, influencing procurement and construction decisions, supporting value engineering and proactively identifying opportunities to improve project margins.

You'll also have the opportunity to mentor and develop Quantity Surveyors, Assistant Quantity Surveyors and Trainees, helping establish consistent commercial standards and supporting the continued development of the commercial function.

You'll build effective relationships with the client, consultants, utility providers and subcontractors, and support the Commercial Manager with reporting and escalation of material commercial risks.

With the scale and technical complexity of a major data centre infrastructure package, this position offers significant responsibility, commercial autonomy and the opportunity to make a genuine impact on project success.

About You

You'll be an established Senior Quantity Surveyor or experienced Project Quantity Surveyor with a strong background delivering major construction projects for a recognised main contractor or specialist contractor.

You'll possess excellent commercial and contractual knowledge, strong negotiation capabilities and the confidence to independently manage significant construction packages.

Experience of civils, infrastructure, groundworks, utilities or HV/MV packages would be particularly advantageous, ideally within Data Centres, Mission Critical, Defence, Energy or other major construction environments.

You'll ideally demonstrate:

• Significant experience managing the commercial delivery of major construction projects or packages
• Strong knowledge of JCT, NEC and other relevant construction contracts
• Proven experience in procurement, subcontractor management and final account negotiations
• Excellent cost value reconciliation, forecasting and financial reporting capabilities
• Experience managing complex variations, claims and commercial risks
• Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring junior commercial professionals
• The ability to influence project teams and make commercially sound decisions

A degree, HNC or HND in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline is required, with MRICS, MCIOB or progress towards professional accreditation considered advantageous.

Data centre or defence experience would be highly beneficial, although commercially strong candidates from other technically complex construction sectors are strongly encouraged to apply.

Above all, we're looking for someone who combines exceptional commercial awareness with a proactive, solutions-focused approach and the confidence to take ownership of significant project responsibilities.

What's on Offer?

• Up to £100,000 basic salary
• Car allowance (where eligible)
• Competitive pension scheme
• BUPA Healthcare & Cash Plan
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eyecare vouchers
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and your birthday off
• A leading commercial role on a major data centre infrastructure package
• Exposure to below-ground infrastructure, HV/MV power and major RC foundation works
• Genuine commercial autonomy and leadership responsibility
• Opportunity to mentor and develop junior commercial professionals
• Long-term career progression within a highly respected, growing specialist contractor

Interested?

If you're an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for a senior commercial role close to home in Wiltshire, this represents an outstanding opportunity to join a growing specialist contractor delivering some of the UK's most technically demanding construction projects.

You'll have the chance to take genuine ownership of commercial performance, work alongside an experienced leadership team and play a pivotal role in the continued growth of the business.

Confidential enquiries and early applications are strongly encouraged