Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

Quantity Surveyor (QS)

London, UK

Fulltime/Permanent

Salary: £50,000

Role Overview

The Quantity Surveyor will provide comprehensive support to on-site project teams, ensuring contractual compliance, financial integrity, and successful project delivery across multiple projects in the IT, telecommunications, and data centre sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide robust support to project teams, ensuring adherence to contractual terms and financial integrity.
• Monitor project costs against budget, identify variances, and implement corrective actions to maintain profitability.
• Manage and assess variations and scope changes; prepare and submit cost proposals and claims accurately and promptly.
• Support monthly valuations, cost/value reconciliations, and financial forecasts for stakeholders.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities, supporting strategic decisions to protect the business.
• Administer main contracts and subcontracts in line with legal and company procedures.
• Collaborate with internal departments (e.g., Sales, Commercial, Finance, Design & Engineering, Legal) and external stakeholders (clients, consultants, subcontractors) to ensure project success.
• Develop, implement, and maintain sound commercial and business practices.
• Negotiate contract pricing with suppliers when required.
• Build and maintain long-term client relationships.
• Communicate relevant commercial and procedural information to senior management.
• Manage special projects as required.
• Interpret contract terms to substantiate claims, safeguarding margins while enhancing profitability through effective management of variations.

Required Experience & Skills

• Experience in Telecommunications Infrastructure Cabling, ICT, or Security deployments.
• Experience delivering Hyperscale Data Centre projects.
• Ability to produce and deliver client presentations clearly and confidently.
• Ability to absorb and manage new services and applications.
• Capable of managing multiple projects and production activities simultaneously.
• Proven ability to develop, review, and enhance project delivery documentation.
• Experience delivering services under formal subcontracts.
• Experience handling commercial negotiations with Main Contractors across EMEA.
• Essential Knowledge & Qualifications
• Extensive project management experience.
• Thorough experience working in IT environments.
• Excellent technical knowledge of project delivery processes and contract scopes/deliverables.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Understanding of PRINCE2 standards.
• Relevant qualifications such as CTPM, PRINCE2, BICSI, ITIL Foundation, MSP.