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Working within Aureos’s SPN Business Unit, and forming a part of the Commercial team, the Senior Quantity Surveyor plays an integral part in delivering exceptional commercial results. Core responsibilities encompass project delivery, commercial reporting and maximising profit. Aureos SPN work collaboratively with our customers to deliver critical national infrastructure projects across the UK. Our goals are to: • Grow: turnover, margin and customer satisfaction, • Improve: operational delivery, reliability and outcomes, • Sustain: our people, communities and the environment Aureos’s Action Agenda – Unleashing our potential, a business-wide strategy focusing on seven key priorities: • Sustainable innovation: Embedding sustainable improvements with an aim to be net zero, • Structure and Governance: Through monthly Performance review meetings and clear delegation, • of authority, • Business Development and Customer Relationship Management: Growing into new markets and developing relationships and strategies with new and existing customers, • Safety, Health and Wellbeing: implementing tiers of H&S management and bring the operational input to the fore, • People and inclusion: With specific training and succession planning, • Operational effectiveness: Enhancing our capabilities and strengthening the existing core of the business, • Digitisation: Through an internal Programme Management office, lean tools, and digital platforms. With sustainable growth in mind, our Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for assisting the commercial team in completing and maintaining well organised records, contribution to the timely production of applications for payment and accurate project reporting. Job Content Primary tasks and duties: Reporting to the Regional Commercial Manager, you will assist the commercial team in providing support to the contract delivery team to ensure the profitability, cash management, cost control and accurate reporting of all schemes. Your role will require you to: • Management of application and credit control processes, • Management of optimisation of income, • Management of all processes regarding costing and forecasting, • Management of change control system, • Input into the management of project risk, • Management of CTC and CVRs, • Management of the full sub-contract cycle, • Provision of commercial advice to Project Team, • Development of team spirit and trustworthiness within Project Commercial Team and with Client and S/C, • Management of dispute resolution, • Communications within the Project Commercial Team and with the Project Team, • Management of Training plans, • Input into the tendering process Secondary tasks and duties: We operate a team ethos across the SPN Business Unit and strive to assist colleagues in the execution of their duties where this is appropriate and brings added value. The Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the following in this respect: • Ensure that the group commercial policies are adhered to and that the requirements of legislation are met, • Manage commercial performance against business targets and KPI’s, • Working with the commercial and operational teams to strive for continuous improvement, • Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement and use of best practice across the client base, • Assisting with the use of key lean tools to drive efficiencies and reduce waste, • Encourage, support and assist with the delivery of successful collaborative planning with the contract delivery teams, • Commitment to their own professional development, and that of others across the Business Unit, • Other tasks appropriate to the role of Senior Quantity Surveyor, as identified by Regional Commercial Manager/Commercial Manager Behaviours Aureos SPN expects all employees to conduct themselves in a safe professional manner, applying the following key behaviours across all aspects of their work. • Trust and respect, • We act with integrity and treat everyone with respect., • We have an open and honest working environment in which everyone contributes effectively, • We deliver on our commitments and support others across our team to deliver on theirs, • Accountability and decision making We ensure responsibilities are clearly defined and fulfilled, and that performance is managed fairly. • Everyone knows what is expected of them and how their job fits into the bigger picture, • We include the right people in the right conversations, making decisions in an effective and timely manner; we take accountability for our actions and ownership of the outcomes, • Communication and engagement We are a high performing, collaborative team of effective communicators. • We willingly share information across the team to the benefit of all, • When communicating, we provide clarity and seek feedback to ensure understanding, • Constructive challenge We are open to challenge and welcome diversity of opinion. • We welcome the opinions of others, even when they differ from our own, • We challenge in a constructive and professional manner to promote success, • Improvement and innovation, • We challenge the status quo to find better ways of working., • Everyone in the team proactively shares ideas without fear, • We learn from successes and mistakes to promote continual improvement Expectations Targets for the Senior Quantity Surveyor will be set and reviewed on a 6 monthly basis, aligned with the responsibilities and behaviours listed within this job description. The section below will be used to record key targets, which will align with Performance Reviews undertaken via the current Group process. The Senior Quantity Surveyor is expected to deliver: • Timely achievement of forecast figures for turnover, profit and income, • Timely production of accurate internal accounts and internal/external reports/audits, • Timely production of accurate cost and forecasting information, • Robust and up to date change control system. Prompt agreement of and payment for changes. Risk register frequently reviewed and updated, • Successful well managed sub-contract life spans with few or no disputes and payments made on time, • A commercially well informed, qualified and professional Project Commercial Team with few quickly resolved project disputes, • Up to date records/reports/libraries of standard documents, • Significant contribution to the tendering, and contract review processes In return you will receive: • Generous Salary, • 25 days Holiday with the option to buy more, • Pension, • Cycle to work scheme, • Free parking, • Health & wellbeing programme, • Employee benefits portal, • Referral Scheme Equal Opportunities Aureos are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable

Graduate Quantity Surveyor – Colchester A well established specialist contractor based in Colchester is seeking a motivated Graduate Quantity Surveyor to join their growing commercial team. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate to gain hands-on experience across a variety of projects while developing their career in a supportive environment. Key Responsibilities: • Assisting with cost planning, estimating, and tender preparation, • Supporting the commercial team with valuations, variations, and cost reporting, • Liaising with project managers, subcontractors, and suppliers, • Monitoring project costs and helping ensure budgets are maintained, • Assisting with procurement of subcontract packages Requirements: • Degree in Quantity Surveying or a related construction discipline, • Strong numerical and analytical skills, • Good communication and organisational abilities, • Proficient in Microsoft Office, • Full UK driving licence What’s on Offer: • Competitive graduate salary, • Ongoing training and development, • Clear career progression within a specialist contractor, • Supportive and collaborative team environment If you are a motivated graduate looking to start your career in quantity surveying, we would love to hear from you. Graduate Quantity Surveyor – Colchester Please Contact Sue Walter For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003 Premises Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for temporary recruitment. By applying for this job you agree to our Privacy Policy which can be found on our

About the job. At National Highways, we're excited to be recruiting two Senior Estates Surveyors to join our growing team: one with a focus on Property Management and one dedicated to Commercial Real Estate. In these impactful roles, you'll play a key part in ensuring our estate is fit for purpose. You will deliver estates input into property projects, guide the organisation's compliance with government property legislation, and help us maintain an estate that is the right size, in the right place, and in the right condition. Providing strategic property advice across our offices and operational estate, you'll also have the opportunity to lead on your own transactions, shaping outcomes that directly support our national infrastructure. We offer flexibility in how and where you work, with a hybrid approach supported across the team, though you will need to be able to travel to our offices and national estate locations at various points as required. • Provide advice on property issues to maintain the value and condition of the Estate., • Lease transactions including (but not limited to) rent reviews, lease renewals, development agreements and acquisitions., • Deal with day-to-day case work on complex/high value property transactions., • Support the Principal Estates Surveyor on the programme and project management for the delivery of complex/high value works., • Manage specific activities of the company's property supply chain (professional real estate advisors, agents, and solicitors)., • Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with relevant experience., • Evidence of successfully delivering Estates projects/transactions to time., • Ability to assimilate and convey complex and challenging information to a variety of audiences., • Influencing and negotiation skills. Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership. Business Services plays a crucial role in supporting the efficient operation and growth of the strategic road network. We provide a wide range of essential services across the organisation, ensuring that all functions run smoothly and effectively. We work behind the scenes to support the delivery of high-quality infrastructure and services, ensuring that National Highways meets its commitments to safety, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. Our key areas of focus include procurement, finance, human resources, IT, and strategic planning. We ensure the company operates efficiently, delivers projects on time and within budget, and meets the needs of stakeholders. By offering expert advice, managing resources, and driving operational excellence, we support National Highways in achieving its mission of maintaining and improving the road network across the country. External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. JBRP1_UKTJ

About The Role Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. Where will you be working? We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. Were problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure. This role will be within our water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment. Want to be a part of it? What will you be doing? As our Quantity Surveyor you'llplay a key role in overseeing the commercial viability of projects by attending progress and planning meetings, analysing cost-to-complete data, preparing monthly CVRs, and identifying risks or variances against agreed budgets. Working closely with clients, you will agree budgets for each job, including risk registers and programme requirements, while ensuring all contractual dates and notifications are managed in line with expectations. Collaboration is central to this role, and you'll build strong working relationships with Project Delivery Managers and wider stakeholders to ensure effective communication, early identification of risks, and well-prioritised workload planning. Youll be responsible for monitoring project performance, analysing cost allocations, and developing improvement plans to enhance productivity and reduce unnecessary expenditure. Alongside your analytical responsibilities, you will champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline processes and sharing best practice across the contract. You may also supervise staff when required and support ad-hoc commercial tasks to ensure smooth, efficient project delivery and robust commercial outcomes. What you'll bring • Formal Quantity Surveyor qualification (HND or BSc), • Working knowledge of NEC3 form of contract, • Project experience, with involvement in change control and risk management, • Knowledge / experience surrounding management of risk budgets and associated analysis, • Exemplary attention to detail, • Experience in the compilation & presentation of cost and value reports / analysis across a portfolio of projects, • Good communication, interaction / team-working, presentation and negotiation skills, • Good knowledge of Excel essential e.g. pivot tables, vlookups, there will be an excel test on interviewing., • Ability to prioritise and manage own workload to ensure all targets and reports are delivered on time and with the appropriate level of analysis., • Matched or contributory pension scheme, • Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, • Employee assistance programme, • My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts, • Life assurance, • Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes, • Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave, • Reward and recognition schemeIn addition, this role offers;, • Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from, • My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme, • Private health care for youplus health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!, • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, • Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!, • Were responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet, • Were open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations, • Were together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts #MGroupW JBRP1_UKTJ

Quantity Surveyor – Flooring Division Colchester Salary up to £75,000 (depending on experience) Monday to Friday | Office Based A well-established and highly regarded main contractor is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join its Flooring Division based in Colchester. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a specialist internal trade division of a major contractor, offering stability, structured working hours, and long-term career progression. The Role Commercial management of flooring projects from order through to final account Preparing and submitting valuations and applications for payment Cost control, forecasting, and reporting Managing subcontractor accounts and variations Liaising with internal project teams and supply chain Ensuring commercial compliance and margin protection Requirements Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor (flooring or internal trades experience preferred but not essential) Strong understanding of cost control and commercial processes Confident communicator with good organisational skills Ability to work effectively in an office-based environment Relevant construction or commercial qualification preferred What’s on Offer Salary up to £90K Stable Monday–Friday, office-based role Working for a well-known, reputable contractor Long-term career development within a secure business Supportive team environment

Quantity Surveyor – Flooring Division Colchester Salary up to £75,000 (depending on experience) Monday to Friday | Office Based A well-established and highly regarded main contractor is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join its Flooring Division based in Colchester. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a specialist internal trade division of a major contractor, offering stability, structured working hours, and long-term career progression. The Role Commercial management of flooring projects from order through to final account Preparing and submitting valuations and applications for payment Cost control, forecasting, and reporting Managing subcontractor accounts and variations Liaising with internal project teams and supply chain Ensuring commercial compliance and margin protection Requirements Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor (flooring or internal trades experience preferred but not essential) Strong understanding of cost control and commercial processes Confident communicator with good organisational skills Ability to work effectively in an office-based environment Relevant construction or commercial qualification preferred What’s on Offer Salary up to £75K Stable Monday–Friday, office-based role Working for a well-known, reputable contractor Long-term career development within a secure business Supportive team environment

Quantity Surveyor | Colchester | up to £52,000| 25 days holiday plus bank holidays We are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join a dynamic project team in Colchester. This role offers hands-on involvement throughout the full project lifecycle, from cost estimation and tendering to financial oversight, site liaison, and project completion. With a focus on accuracy, value for money, and practical solutions, you'll play a key role in ensuring engineering projects are delivered on time and on budget. The Role As a Quantity Surveyor, you will: Prepare accurate cost estimates, Bills of Quantities (BOQs), and tender documentation Conduct feasibility studies and cost analysis to support project viability Monitor budgets, project cash flow, and financial performance throughout the lifecycle Advise on contracts, claims, disputes, and commercial terms with contractors and suppliers Liaise with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams to maintain financial control Visit sites across the UK to review progress and provide cost guidance Champion innovation by supporting the development of financial tools and processes Person Specification Essential: Relevant degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management, RICS/CIOB accredited or working towards Proven experience in UK construction projects, cost control, and reporting Knowledge of NEC, JCT, or FIDIC contracts Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities Right to work permanently in the UK Desirable: Experience in large capital programs or complex infrastructure projects Advanced skills in data analysis and cost forecasting Experience mentoring junior QS staff Benefits: 25 days holiday + bank holidays Pension and wellbeing initiatives Career development and role-specific training Opportunities for on-site and client-facing experience If you're a commercially minded Quantity Surveyor looking to take ownership of projects, influence financial decision-making, and deliver measurable value, we want to hear from you. #Tier1

The ideal candidate should be degree qualified in a property-related subject and have experience in investment or development roles. A prominent property development firm is looking for a driven individual to support land acquisition and investment sales in London.

Around 5–7 years’ experience in a QS or Development role. We think property development should be collaborative, commercial, and human. A Commercial and Residential Property Consultant | Chartered Surveyor | Director of Axo Consulting | New Business & Client Relationships at City….

A global professional services firm is seeking candidates for its Graduate Programme 2026 in Building Surveying.This full-time role offers an entry-level position to build a career by participating in technical and commercial training.Responsibilities include conducting building inspections, prepari

A development consultancy in the United Kingdom is looking for a Mid-Senior level professional to manage cost, design, and delivery for various projects. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience in a QS or Development role and be comfortable running independent workstreams.

A leading gym operator in Greater London is looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join the Property Development Team. You will manage financial costs related to new gym developments and refurbishments, providing commercial judgement and producing pre-acquisition cost plans.

Due to continued growth across our London teams, we are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Central London office. Projects range from 50 to 500+ unit residential and mixed-use developments, typically valued between £20m–£100m. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will oper

A global leader in infrastructure is seeking a Graduate Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Greater London. In this role, you will assist with the financial control of major infrastructure projects while participating in a comprehensive 2-year development program.

We are recruiting a Development Manager to support the delivery of development opportunities across a diverse land portfolio. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with a strong interest in land and development who is keen to build experience delivering projects, particularly on complex or challe

A leading property development company seeks an experienced Quantity Surveyor for complex high-rise residential and mixed-use developments.

A leading gym operator is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage financial costs for new gym developments and refurbishments. You will work closely with the Property Development Team to enhance best practices and drive efficiencies. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Quantity Surveying, strong

A leading property services company in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Asset Management Surveyor to support development projects across the Trust's sites. The ideal candidate will be a qualified surveyor (MRICS) with strong project management and negotiation skills, experienced in public sec

Assistant Quantity Surveyor (Prestigious Development) | £25,000 – £35,000 + package | Permanent | Central London. They are looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to work on a long‑term, prestigious scheme in Canary Wharf, comprising a 20+ storey, RC frame, high‑spec residential developme

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Development Manager to support diverse land opportunities in the United Kingdom. Ideal candidates will have a background in planning or development and a strong interest in land promotion.

A local government agency in the West of England seeks a Building Control Surveyor. The position offers 33 annual leave days, a salary of £49,282, plus a supplement for Principal Surveyor, totaling £56,782.

A prominent development firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to oversee the commercial delivery of high-rise residential and mixed-use projects. Applicants should have a strong background in high-rise development, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and relevan

A leading construction consultancy is seeking a Chartered Building or Quantity Surveyor to transition into a Fund Monitoring role in West End, London. You will assess development risks across various projects, preparing reports and collaborating with lenders.

The work is varied and meaningful, spanning planning applications, affordable housing strategy, and development negotiations. You will gain exposure to complex, high-profile schemes while working alongside experienced professionals who value collaboration and development. Our client is a well-establ

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Quantity Surveyor - Tier 1 Contractor - Highways - ASAP Start - Long Term Freelance Position - North Somerset. Due to an increase in workload and new schemes starting, they are seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join on a long-term temporary basis. As a Quantity Surveyor, you will support h

Quantity Surveyor – Flooring Division Colchester Salary up to £75,000 (depending on experience) Monday to Friday | Office Based A well-established and highly regarded main contractor is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join its Flooring Division based in Colchester. The Role * C

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As a Quantity Surveyor, you will play a key role in the overall success of both small and major construction projects, successfully managing and monitoring the financial, plus contractual elements of all contracts.

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