Senior Quantity Surveyor

Galliford Try Holdings plc; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK construction group is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage M&E projects in Central London. You will handle cost control, commercial reporting, and stakeholder engagement. Candidates should have strong M&E QS experience and a degree in Quantity Surveying. The role offers diverse career growth opportunities in an ambitious, people-oriented environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Comprehensive pension plan

Private medical scheme options

Paid yearly membership to professional association

Qualifications

• Proven M&E/MEP QS experience on building services or infrastructure projects.
• Solid contract knowledge with NEC requirements.
• Highly numerate with excellent cost planning/measurement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial administration and reporting across the project.
• Prepare and manage client applications; manage subcontract assessments.
• Coach and mentor QS/AQS colleagues to build capability.

Skills

M&E/MEP QS experience

Contract knowledge (NEC ECC)

Cost planning/measurement skills

Advanced Excel skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS or working towards

Tools

CEMAR

Oracle

Job description

What you will be doing

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the team at Galliford Try within our Asset Intelligence Business. Ideally, you will be based in or around the Central London area with the opportunity to travel across Greater London. You will lead the commercial management of M&E projects in Central London, owning cost control, change, and supply-chain performance while partnering closely with engineering/design to deliver safe, compliant, and profitable outcomes.

• Lead the commercial administration and reporting across the project including procurement, measurement, valuations, change control and final accounts.
• Prepare, submit and agree client applications; manage subcontract assessments, pay/payless notices and robust change/claims records (CEMAR), in line with NEC requirements.
• Produce accurate CVRs, cost plans and cashflow forecasts; drive cash optimisation, minimise gross/net WIP, and explain variances period-on-period.
• Draft and negotiate main-contract/subcontract terms (risk flow-down for M&E packages) and ensure timely, compliant commercial notices (EWN/CE/VAR).
• Manage Compensation Event quotations and change in a timely manner, collaborating with operations/design to substantiate scope, quantities and design development.
• Maintain rigorous commercial registers and cost records; interpret internal cost system outputs to forecast liabilities and net positions.
• Coach and mentor QS/AQS colleagues to build capability and drive consistent process adoption across the team.
• Champion Galliford Try's "Doing the right thing" values, fostering positive client and supply-chain relationships and safe, sustainable delivery.

About you

• Proven M&E/MEP QS experience on building services or infrastructure projects, with strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Solid contract knowledge (NEC ECC), commercial notices and entitlement.
• Highly numerate with excellent cost planning/measurement skills.
• Advanced Excel and strong grasp of commercial systems (e.g., CEMAR, Oracle) with clear, concise reporting.
• Stakeholder savvy: able to partner with engineering/design, interrogate M&E deliverables, and translate technical change into commercial outcomes.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline; MRICS/working towards (desirable). CSCS (appropriate) required. BPSS and Parliamentary BPSS (desirable) security clearance required.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following key attributes:

• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values and culture
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence, striving to deliver the best.
• Flexibility, resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships with key stakeholders. Demonstrating strong ethical standards with openness and honesty.
• Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service, passionate, committed and enthusiastic in all that you do.
• A self-starter with a can-do attitude and a desire to pick up new challenges. Dedicated to working together to achieve results.

What we can offer in return

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our Be Well programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us

Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-oriented, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in. Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work. We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Specialist Services business please contact Chloe Phillips on [e-mail].

Additional information

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process. We encourage you to confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.