Ntermediate Quantity Surveyor (Structural & Groundworks)
Salary:£40,000+ per annum (DOE)
Location:London (site & office based)
Hours:Monday Friday
Type:Full-time, Permanent
Progression:Strong long-term career development
We are recruiting for anIntermediate Quantity Surveyorto join aspecialist structural and groundworks contractordelivering complex projects across London. This role suits someone who isslightly more progressed than junior level, has a solid grounding in commercial principles, and is now ready to take the next step in their QS career.
This is a business that works very much from asubcontractor perspective, so applicants must be keen to understand costs, risk, and value from that side of the fence not purely main contractor commercial management.
Project Exposure
You will be involved in technically demanding, structural-led projects including:
* Basement construction and enabling works
* Foundations and substructures
* Reinforced concrete (RC) frames
* Structural steelworks
* Structural works within existing buildings
* Lift shafts, underpinning, and complex alterations
The workload ismainly structural, not trade-heavy packages.
The Role
Youll be given real responsibility from the outset, with support and mentoring to help you progress.
Key responsibilities include:
* Assisting with and managing project costs and budgets
* Pricing work packages and variations from asubcontractor POV
* Identifying, tracking, and pricing all variations
* Supporting applications for payment and valuations
* Working closely with site teams, engineers, and directors
* Developing strong commercial awareness across live projects
The company is happy toinvest time and training, but they want someone who already has a base level of understanding and ambition.
What Theyre Looking For
* Intermediate QS level (or strong Assistant QS ready to step up)
* Experience or exposure togroundworks, RC, structures, or civils
* Commercially aware and detail-driven
* Comfortable pricing variations and understanding cost build-ups
* Open-minded and willing to learn thesubcontractor way of working
* Ambitious and progression-focused
This role isnot suited to someone senior or set in their ways, or anyone looking to shortcut into a Commercial Manager position.
Whats on Offer
* £40,000+ salary, depending on experience
* Monday to Friday working pattern
* Long-term role with a growing specialist contractor
* Hands-on mentorship and clear progression route
* Exposure to complex, high-value structural projects
* Opportunity to genuinely grow within the business
This is astrong opportunity for a capable, developing QSwho wants responsibility, progression, and real commercial exposure within a specialist subcontractor environment.
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