Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Title                                 Senior Quantity Surveyor       

Reporting to                          Commercial Manager

Depot                                     Podington, Northamptonshire

THE ROLE

You will manage projects of various sizes ensuring clear and accurate budgets are produced. You will have an effective relationship with both clients and internal departments to ensure the contract is completed within its projected budget.

A typical week might involve

• Support the Commercial Director/Commercial Manager in developing and implementing the businesses commercial strategy within your projects & projecting the organisations ethos


• Assist with developing of, implementation and adherence to MSF’s commercial strategy.


• Expectation to manage multiple projects of varying sizes and complexities


• Ensure that clear and accurate budgets are done at tender award and then monthly per project via Elite


• Procurement of works to meet and exceed programme and ideally tender budgets.


• Preparation of sub-contract documents for tendering.


• Management of client and subcontractor accounts


• Weekly review and analysis of programme, progress and cost monitoring.


• Change control management.


• Risk & opportunity management


• Financial monitoring and reporting and liaising with the project team.


• Development and Agreement of Project Forecasts with Operational teams


• Detailed commercial analysis of various outputs.


• Commercial support on tenders.


• Submission of monthly application for payments


• Following MSF approved work procedures


• Development and training of junior team members

As a rapidly growing business, no two days are ever the same so what you do will vary. The nature of our business and the pace we move at also means that priorities do change, and you will need to be comfortable with this.

Apply if you are

• A methodical thinker

• An experienced Quantity Surveyor and degree qualified in quantity surveying, or commercial management accredited

• Great at prioritising effectively, and able to deal with multiple responsibilities and deadlines


• A strong communicator and able to build strong relationships with people at all levels


• Details orientated and able to identify improvements needed

• Proficient in Microsoft Office

• Well organised with exceptional timekeeping

Why us?

We are a growing business, and we are doing big and exciting things. We are looking for likeminded people who want to grow with us and be part of our journey and in return we offer a collaborative working environment where encourage and support continuous improvement and career development.

Our values underpin how we work and act and are crucial to our ongoing success