Senior Quantity Surveyor - Cost Management
Location: Farringdon, London (Hybrid - minimum 3 days in the office)

An expanding, dynamic cost management consultancy is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their growing team in Farringdon. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, commercially minded professional to work across both private developments and public sector projects, ranging from -1m to -350m in value.

The successful candidate will be confident, driven, and eager to make a significant impact in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver best-practice cost and commercial management for allocated projects or as part of a larger programme.
• Manage commercial resources throughout the project lifecycle to achieve programme and budget targets.
• Identify and resolve client needs, issues, and demands promptly, while managing stakeholder expectations around commissioning and procurement.
• Continuously monitor and manage project costs, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Proactively identify risks from pre-contract through to completion, implementing robust risk management measures.
• Provide clear leadership to project teams, including designers, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring timely decision-making and communication.
• Implement and follow established commercial processes, with a focus on continuous improvement and maximising profitability.
• Maintain transparent reporting structures, monitoring resources and costs to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Protect the business''s position through a thorough understanding of contractual, commercial, insurance, and legal frameworks.
• Support your own professional development while mentoring junior commercial staff.
• Assist with the administration of key business processes, including document and data management systems.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or related field.
• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) preferred, or membership with other recognised bodies (e.g. CIOB).

Experience

• Minimum 5 years'' experience, ideally with RICS qualification (or working towards it).
• Proven track record delivering residential and/or mixed-use projects is desirable.
• Extensive experience in consultancy environments, working across a variety of sectors.

Skills

• Demonstrated expertise in cost management from feasibility through to post-contract delivery.
• Strong understanding of Value Engineering and Risk Management.
• Proficiency with JCT standard forms of contract.
• Excellent client-facing, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Ability to generate and develop new business opportunities.

Benefits

• Annual performance-related bonus
• Private health insurance & life assurance
• Company pension scheme
• EV & cycle-to-work schemes
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Personal learning plan with investment in your professional growth

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the 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/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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