Senior Quantity Surveyor

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Southampton Buildings & Places team. You will lead commercial delivery across sectors including residential, education, healthcare, defence and local government, ensuring cost, quality and programme targets are met.

You will prepare cost plans, budgets and forecasts, manage contract administration and governance, and mentor junior staff while building strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) with proven cost management experience.
• Experience in property and development projects.
• Strong NEC and/or JCT contract knowledge.
• Ability to lead teams and mentor juniors.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial delivery of projects, achieving cost, quality and programme targets.
• Prepare and manage cost plans, budgets, forecasts and contract administration.
• Maintain project profitability, financial control and forecasting.
• Governance, quality standards and client KPIs.
• Mentor junior team members and support knowledge sharing.
• Support client account growth and identify new opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with clients and project teams.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Contract knowledge

Education

MRICS

Job description

Job Description Overview

Join AtkinsRéalis, a world-leading design, engineering, and project delivery consultancy, as a Senior Quantity Surveyor in our Southampton Buildings & Places team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse portfolio of public and private sector clients, delivering projects across sectors such as residential and affordable housing, retirement living, education, healthcare, defence, commercial and industrial developments, and local government estates. As a trusted commercial advisor, you will lead the successful delivery of projects, build long-term client relationships, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve outstanding outcomes. You will play a key role in managing project commercial performance, providing strategic cost advice, and supporting clients throughout the project lifecycle. Working within a supportive local team and a wider UK network of industry specialists, you will gain exposure to high-profile and complex developments while contributing to the growth of our Quantity Surveying service. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a client-focused professional looking to advance their career, broaden their sector experience, and make a lasting impact on projects that shape communities and create long-term value.

Your role: Lead commercial delivery of projects, achieving agreed cost, quality, and programme targets. Prepare and manage cost plans, budgets, forecasts, and contract administration activities across a variety of Clients. Maintain project profitability, financial control, and accurate forecasting. Responsible for governance, quality standards, and client KPIs. Mentor junior team members and support knowledge sharing and team development. Including supporting with CDP events. Support client account growth and identify new business opportunities. Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and project teams. Contribute to bids, proposals, and business development opportunities.

About you: Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) or equivalent. Proven experience in quantity surveying and cost management across property and development projects. Strong NEC and/ or JCT contract knowledge. Desirable to have experience as and Employers Agent. Strong client and stakeholder management skills, with experience delivering complex projects. Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities. Ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and drive successful project outcomes. Commercially aware, proactive, and solution-focused approach.

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. Be rewarded. Find out more.

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 employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular 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. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.