Senior Quantity Surveyor

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited in Bristol is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead pre and post contract activities, ensuring commercial excellence across education, commercial, defence, industrial, and retail projects in the South West and beyond.

You will mentor junior staff, manage cost controls, and collaborate with clients, leaders, and delivery teams to maintain budgets, timelines, and value. A Chartered RICS member with JCT/NEC experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or similar.
• Chartered member of the RICS.
• Experience with pre and post contract quantity surveying duties.
• Familiar with JCT and NEC contracts.
• Understanding of NR/M methods of measurement.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client team and leadership to maintain strong relationships.
• Monitor and control project costs to ensure budget compliance.
• Validate and manage contractor and supplier costs & payments.
• Provide regular financial reports and present performance and risk updates.
• Administer various contract types and ensure compliance.
• Manage contract changes and ensure timely submissions.
• Support junior staff in delivering quantity surveying services.
• Identify, analyse, and mitigate commercial risks.
• Assist in value engineering to optimise project performance.

Skills

Pre/post contract duties

Client relationship management

Cost control

Mentoring junior staff

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

Chartered member of RICS

Tools

JCT

NEC

NRM methods of measurement

Job description

Job Description Overview Shape a faster, smarter, safer future. Become a vital member of our Buildings and Places Commercial Services team, proudly taking on some of the world's most exciting and prestigious projects. Join us, and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents. We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor who will be responsible for delivering work that's driven by excellence as well as doing the right thing. We are seeking a personable, ambitious, enthusiastic, and energetic Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Building and Places Commercial team in Bristol to support our continuing growth within the local market. As senior member of the team, you'll work closely with the delivery team to ensure commercial targets are met, risks are managed, and project controls are maintained. You will be working on a variety of education, commercial, defence, industrial, retail, projects to name only a few, primarily in the South West but also the wider UK. Join us as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, and you'll be part of a team that delivers high-quality expertise and is driven - not just by success - but also by doing what's right. Collaborating with supportive team members, clients, stakeholders, and contractors, you'll enjoy opportunities to mentor co-workers while progressing your career.

Your role

We are looking for a well-rounded Senior Quantity Surveyor with Pre and Post Contract experience. Collaboration – Working in the client team and liaising with leadership, project managers, contractors, and internal teams to maintain strong relationships. Cost Management - Monitor and control project costs to ensure the project is delivered within budget. Validate and manage contractor and supplier costs & payments. Reporting - Provide regular financial reports to ensure our clients have confidence in their project outcomes. Present financial performance and risk updates. Procurement – Undertaking procurement or supporting the procurement team in evaluating and appointing contractors. Contract Administration - Administer various contract types, ensuring compliance with all terms and conditions. Manage contract change reviewing validity, quotations and ensuring timely submissions and agreement. Work closely with the Project Manager to maintain accurate and comprehensive project records. Risk and Value Management - Identify, analyse, and mitigate commercial risks. Assist in value engineering to optimise project performance. Support and manage junior staff in the delivery of quantity surveying services.

About you

BSc in Quantity Surveying or similar Ideally a Chartered member of the RICS. Conversant in pre and post contract quantity surveying duties. JCT, NEC, contract experience. Understanding of methods of measurement (NRM). While your primary role will involve delivering high‑quality work for our clients, we also value your contribution to the wider business. As part of your journey here, you'll have opportunities to get involved in areas such as People Leadership (through line management or mentoring), Business Development (like supporting bids or helping grow client accounts), Technical Leadership (guiding best practices, sharing knowledge and supporting technical excellence across teams) and other initiatives that improve how we work. We encourage everyone to play an active role in shaping our culture and success.

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.