Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant

Job Description 1. Job titleQuantity Surveyor National Programme2. LocationKings Cross, London Hybrid working supported, with UK / ROI travel typically around 23 visits per month depending on project requirements.3. Salary / rate55,000 65,000 per annum + package4. About the roleWe are looking for a qualified Quantity Surveyor to support a major national programme of works across a UK and ROI distribution centre portfolio.This is a client-facing cost management role covering a mix of new build, refurbishment, remodelling and live-environment projects. You will manage allocated projects, work with client stakeholders, consultants and contractors, and support accurate commercial reporting across a busy programme of works.The role would suit a Quantity Surveyor with 3+ years relevant experience who is confident taking ownership of project deliverables, working at pace across multiple live schemes and producing clear, accurate cost information.5. Key responsibilitiesPrepare cost plans, estimates, benchmarking and feasibility budgets.Produce cost reports, forecasts, cost-to-complete updates and cashflows.Support programme reporting, risk and opportunity tracking, and clear audit trails.Support and manage tender processes, including documentation, tender analysis, levelling, recommendations and award reporting.Manage valuations, payment processes and contractor / supplier commercial performance where required.Assess variations and change, maintain change logs and support robust approval processes.Provide clear commercial advice, substantiation and options to client stakeholders.Attend and lead project meetings where required, presenting cost and commercial updates clearly.Build effective working relationships with clients, consultants, contractors and internal teams.Work within client templates, governance structures, reporting requirements and commercial controls.Maintain high standards of accuracy, consistency and professional best practice.6. RequirementsQualified Quantity Surveyor with 3+ years relevant experience.Consultancy / PQS or client-side cost management background.Experience working on construction projects, ideally across commercial, industrial, logistics, warehouse or distribution environments.Strong cost planning, reporting, forecasting, procurement, change control, valuation and final account capability.Confident working directly with client stakeholders.Strong written and verbal communication skills.High attention to detail and accuracy in reporting.Strong Excel and cost reporting capability.Able to manage multiple live tasks and take ownership with limited supervision.Comfortable working in a fast-paced, client-led environment with changing priorities.7. Desirable / nice-to-have backgroundMRICS or currently working towards MRICS / APC.Experience across multi-site, high-volume or programme-based works.Experience in new build, refurbishment, remodelling or live-environment projects.Familiarity with client-side governance, reporting and commercial controls.Background in distribution centres, logistics, warehouses, industrial or commercial estate projects.8. About the employer / environmentYou will be working on a major national programme across a UK and ROI distribution centre portfolio. The environment is client-led, fast-paced and commercially detailed, with regular interaction across client stakeholders, consultants, contractors and internal delivery teams.9. Best-Fit CandidatesThis role is likely to suit Quantity Surveyors coming from PQS, cost consultancy, client-side estates, programme management consultancy or construction advisory backgrounds.Strong candidate pools may include people who have worked across logistics, industrial, distribution centres, warehousing, retail roll-out, commercial refurbishment, infrastructure-linked property, live estate works, data centres or multi-site capital programmes.Relevant company backgrounds may include: Turner & Townsend, Arcadis, AECOM, Currie & Brown, RLB, Gleeds, Mace, CBRE, JLL, Avison Young, Faithful+Gould / AtkinsRalis, Rider Levett Bucknall, Gardiner & Theobald, AA Projects, Linesight.Alternative job titles that may map well include:Quantity SurveyorCost ConsultantProject Quantity SurveyorCost ManagerAssistant Cost ManagerIntermediate Quantity SurveyorCommercial Quantity SurveyorClient-Side Quantity SurveyorProgramme Quantity SurveyorDevelopment Quantity Surveyor

Created: 2026-04-30