Quantity Surveyor
Location: Reading, Berkshire (Hybrid Working). Contract type: Permanent, full-time. Salary: Competitive, open to discussion based on experience.
Company Overview
Join our client, a collaborative and forward‑thinking consultancy delivering some of the UKs most prestigious and complex infrastructure projects. They are recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the South West East, Complex Projects, Commercial & Procurement team. This role is a secondment to join a clients team, with client and internal offices based in Reading, Oxford, Swindon or the Thames Valley region.
Key Responsibilities
* Collaboration – Work with the client team and liaise with leadership, project managers, contractors, and internal teams to maintain strong relationships.
* Cost Management – Monitor and control project costs to ensure the project is delivered within budget. Validate and manage contractor and supplier costs and payments.
* Reporting – Provide regular financial reports to ensure clients have confidence in their project outcomes. Present financial performance and risk updates.
* Procurement – Undertake procurement or support the procurement team in evaluating and appointing contractors.
* Contract Administration – Administer various contract types, ensure compliance with all terms and conditions. Manage contract change reviews, validity, quotations and ensure timely submissions and agreements. Work closely with the Project Manager to maintain accurate and comprehensive project records.
* Risk and Value Management – Identify, analyse, and mitigate commercial risks. Assist in value engineering to optimise project performance.
* Developing Colleagues – Work closely with the team to encourage development and advance colleagues career progression.
About You
* Member, or working towards membership, of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or equivalent recognised body.
* Ideally degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.
* Experience in civil infrastructure projects.
* Experience with common UK construction contracts such as NEC, ICC, FIDIC, or JCT.
* Experience in mentoring more junior colleagues.
What Youll Get
* Part of a diverse global organisation with over 40,000 employees across 50+ countries.
* Flexible working practices: balance time between office and home, reduced working weeks, additional purchased leave, workplace adjustments, and support for returns after career breaks.
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and additional arrangements as required to support applications.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
The recruiter for this role is Lottie Wibrow at Aldwych Consulting.
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