Senior Quantity Surveyor

AtkinsRéalis; Colton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services firm in the North East & Yorkshire region is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor. In this role, you will prepare and manage project budgets and cost estimates, ensuring value and efficiency for clients. Responsibilities include liaising with stakeholders, managing client-focused teams, and administering contracts. A strong background in quantity surveying, ideally with professional accreditation, is essential. This position offers competitive salaries, benefits, and opportunities for professional development and hybrid working culture.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Employee rewards

Tailored benefits

Training and professional development

Flexible holiday allowances

Qualifications

• Proven track record of quantity surveying and commercial management of major infrastructure projects.
• Extensive experience with NEC contracts and similar.
• Hold relevant professional certifications such as Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage cost estimates, budgets, and financial reports.
• Provide accurate monitoring, forecasting, and reporting of project costs.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, and other stakeholders for smooth delivery.
• Direct and manage client focused teams and mentor colleagues.
• Administer a variety of contracts to ensure compliance.
• Manage contract change effectively.

Skills

Commercial knowledge

Quantity surveying

NEC contracts

Client liaison

Contract management

Education

Professional accreditation (RICS, CICES)

Relevant certifications in Quantity Surveying

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor in the North East & Yorkshire region, who will be responsible for delivering work that is driven by excellence as well as doing the right thing. You will share our passion for working on some of the UK's most high-profile commissions. You will have the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects within the complex infrastructure sector, including rail, highways, utilities, defence, energy and aviation. We are growing our presence in rail & water markets in the region and following a significant win we are looking for exceptional talent with experience in these sectors. As well as building long-term sustainable relationships with our most important clients, you will also be a catalyst for your colleagues' career progression.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage cost estimates, budgets, and financial reports across the lifecycle of your projects.
• Provide accurate monitoring, forecasting and reporting of project costs and programme performance ensuring value for money and cost efficiency for clients.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, and other stakeholders to facilitate smooth project delivery.
• Direct and manage client focused teams and mentor colleagues to provide career growth opportunities.
• Administer a variety of contracts to ensure commercial control and compliance.
• Manage contract change collaboratively and effectively and as appropriate for the project needs.

Qualifications

• Provide sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.
• Proven track record of quantity surveying and commercial management of major infrastructure projects.
• Professional accreditation (RICS, CICES) preferred.
• Extensive experience with NEC contracts and similar.
• Hold relevant professional certifications such as Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, etc.

Company Overview & EEO Statement

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.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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.