Location
London, based out of Canary Wharf.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary with an attractive/negotiated package.

About the Role
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Ground Engineering team. In this role, you will take a lead commercial position across large building and civil engineering projects or a portfolio of smaller schemes, managing all costs and income from initial estimates through to final accounts. You will bring significant experience in controlling project costs, maximising value for money, and maintaining the required standards of quality, governance, and commercial performance. With a strong track record of leading commercial teams, you will support effective decision-making, guide junior colleagues, and act as a mentor to others working towards professional qualification. Ideally, you will be a Chartered Member of RICS, ICES or CIOB, committed to maintaining your Continuing Professional Development and promoting best practice across the commercial function.

Key Responsibilities
Adhere to company governance requirements while identifying opportunities to maximise LEAN and digital ways of working. Apply strong commercial management principles, including cost control, elemental cost analysis, and lifecycle cost considerations. Manage subcontractors and wider supply chain partners effectively to support successful project delivery. Identify cost-sensitive areas, mitigate commercial risks, and support robust risk and opportunity management. Prepare and manage pricing documents, activity schedules, bills of quantities, target costs, forecasts, and budgets. Monitor project progress against programme, performance indicators, budgets, and critical commercial processes. Prepare delay and disruption programmes and support accurate reporting of commercial progress and performance. Manage customer and stakeholder commercial requirements, including cost planning, pre-contract cost control, and contractual correspondence. Lead procurement activity by evaluating and negotiating complex tenders with subcontractors and suppliers. Support recruitment, development, and people management activities for direct and indirect reports.

Why Work for Us
Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training, and developing individuals who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents and offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary. We continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level. Some of our key benefits include medical health cover, company car or car allowance, discretionary annual bonus, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension savings schemes, enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies, access to our Refer and Earn scheme, and discretionary annual salary reviews.

Experience
- Quantity Surveyor with strong commercial management experience including cost control, pricing documents, forecasts, budgets, and cost reporting.
- Experience managing subcontractors, suppliers, tenders, procurement activity, and supply chain relationships.
- Confident in identifying commercial risks, cost-sensitive areas, and opportunities to improve project outcomes.
- Strong understanding of project governance, programme monitoring, stakeholder requirements, and contractual correspondence.

About You
A collaborative and proactive professional who can support people development, embrace digital ways of working, and contribute to successful project delivery. You will have a strong track record of leading commercial teams and mentoring junior colleagues.

Qualifications
- BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent professional experience.
- Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB, with CPD maintained, or actively working towards professional membership.
- Professionally qualified individual with a valid CSCS card, or the ability to obtain the relevant accreditation.