Senior Quantity Surveyor: Pre-Construction Leader

United Infrastructure Ltd; Thame; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Job summary

United Infrastructure Ltd is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business delivering critical infrastructure projects across utility and social sectors. The role leads the pre-construction commercial function, overseeing budgets, forecasting, and robust controls while developing a high-performing team of Quantity Surveyors.

You will own CVR processes, provide senior leadership with clear financial reporting, and drive value engineering and cost optimisation across schemes, ensuring alignment with

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Quantity Surveying role, ideally within pre-construction
• Strong knowledge of CVR processes, cost planning, and budget management
• Experience managing and developing commercial teams
• Skilled in commercial strategy, risk management, and financial reporting
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management capabilities
• Experience within construction / main contracting is highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the pre-construction commercial function, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and control across all projects
• Own and oversee divisional budgets, cost plans, and financial forecasting
• Establish and maintain robust commercial processes, controls, and reporting standards
• Take full accountability for the Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) process across the pre-construction portfolio
• Ensure timely, accurate reporting of cost position, risks, opportunities, and forecast outcomes
• Challenge assumptions, cost movements, and commercial risks to protect business margins
• Provide clear financial reporting and insight to senior leadership
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Quantity Surveyors
• Set objectives, monitor performance, and support professional development
• Ensure appropriate resource allocation and workload balance across projects
• Lead the development and validation of detailed cost plans and budgets
• Support bid and tender processes, ensuring competitive and commercially sound submissions
• Drive value engineering initiatives and cost optimisation strategies
• Work closely with design and pre-construction teams to ensure alignment between scope and budget
• Oversee pre-construction procurement strategies and package scoping
• Support early supply chain engagement to inform pricing, risk management, and buildability
• Ensure compliance with procurement governance and commercial best practice
• Identify, manage, and report commercial risks and opportunities across all schemes
• Ensure risk allowances, contingencies, and commercial positions are robust and defensible
• Support mitigation strategies to protect cost certainty and programme outcomes
• Act as a key commercial interface with internal teams, clients, and supply chain partners
• Present commercial updates and financial positions to senior stakeholders
• Support collaborative working across design, construction, and operational teams
• Proven experience in a Quantity Surveying role, ideally within pre-construction
• Strong knowledge of CVR processes, cost planning, and budget management
• Experience managing and developing commercial teams
• Skilled in commercial strategy, risk management, and financial reporting
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management capabilities
• Experience within construction / main contracting is highly desirable

Job description

United Infrastructure Ltd is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business delivering critical infrastructure projects across utility and social sectors. The role leads the pre-construction commercial function, overseeing budgets, forecasting, and robust controls while developing a high-performing team of Quantity Surveyors.

You will own CVR processes, provide senior leadership with clear financial reporting, and drive value engineering and cost optimisation across schemes, ensuring alignment with