Senior Quantity Surveyor – Lead Commercial & Costing

slihrms; Manchester; Hybride; GBP 65 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

Flexible holiday allowance

Résumé du poste

AtkinsRéalis in Manchester is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial and cost management across major infrastructure programmes. You will provide expert advice to clients, oversee teams of surveyors and drive value for money with rigour and integrity.

You will manage cost planning, budgets and governance, mentor junior colleagues, and develop tools and dashboards to improve performance while maintaining strong client interfaces and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in commercial management on large capital infrastructure programmes.
• Demonstrable experience in the UK infrastructure sector.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage stakeholders at all levels, including senior client interfaces.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Excellent commercial acumen, with the ability to influence investment decisions and drive value for money.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage workload, ensuring high-quality outputs to tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, able to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience of mentoring and developing others (desirable).
• Professional accreditation (e.g. MRICS) or working towards (desirable).

Responsabilités

• Lead cost planning and estimation across the full project lifecycle, providing robust, assurance-ready outputs.
• Oversee and review estimates and budgets, ensuring consistency, accuracy and alignment with client objectives.
• Manage and mentor junior team members, supporting capability development and quality of outputs.
• Provide commercial leadership on projects, including governance, reporting and decision-making support.
• Lead the production of benchmarking and analysis reports, identifying cost drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Ensure data integrity and reporting accuracy, with appropriate assurance and audit trails.
• Act as a key client interface, building strong relationships and providing strategic commercial advice.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement, including development of tools, dashboards and cost models.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to improve performance and deliver integrated solutions.
• Support or lead commercial assurance activities, including audits, reviews and governance processes.

Connaissances

Cost planning

Estimation

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Commercial acumen

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Formation

MRICS accreditation

Description du poste

AtkinsRéalis in Manchester is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial and cost management across major infrastructure programmes. You will provide expert advice to clients, oversee teams of surveyors and drive value for money with rigour and integrity.

You will manage cost planning, budgets and governance, mentor junior colleagues, and develop tools and dashboards to improve performance while maintaining strong client interfaces and data integrity.