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Job Title: Quantity Surveyor - Asset-4
Location: Asda House
Employment Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits.
Category: Contract Management and Estimating
Closing Date: 28 July 2026
About Asda
We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input. Our collaborative culture, the size of our business, and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.
We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working – everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. Flexible working meaning you work where it works to meet both your needs and the business needs.
- Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.
- Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future.
- Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off.
- 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year.
- Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us.
- Discount off your shopping at Asda and George – with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year.
- Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes – we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.
- Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours.
- Plus, much more!
About the Role
The Quantity Surveyor (QS) plays a key role within the Asda Property Construction team, providing robust commercial management across asset and trading projects. The QS ensures projects are delivered with strong cost governance, value for money, and effective risk management while supporting Asda’s strategic property priorities.
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You will collaborate and build strong day to day relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders including Property, Finance, Construction Managers, Project Managers / PMO’s, contractors, suppliers, and consultants to ensure projects are delivered within agreed commercial frameworks.
You will be part of a large cross-functional team, so you will have a strong, collaborative work ethic and enjoy developing and building working relationships. This role provides many opportunities to further develop your behavioral capabilities, providing plenty of exposure within the business and with our key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
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Cost Planning & Estimating
- Prepare accurate cost plans, feasibility estimates, and budgets from feasibility through to detailed design.
- Benchmark costs across project types and regions to ensure consistent pricing and best value.
- Prior experience of Schedule of Rates, rate agreements, or frameworks would be advantageous.
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Procurement & Tendering
- Play a key role in identifying the procurement requirements for your workstreams, and supporting in the tender process.
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Commercial Management
- Manage cost control throughout project delivery, tracking actuals against budget and forecasting final costs.
- Review and authorise valuations, variations, change requests, and interim payments.
- Maintain accurate commercial reporting dashboards for internal stakeholders and governance boards.
- Ensure commercial risks are identified early and mitigation plans are in place.
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Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with the Commercial Manager lead, supporting on key Asda Property workstreams.
- Work closely with Project Managers, Construction Managers, Designers, Facilities teams, and Finance partners.
- Provide commercial advice to support strategic decision-making and ensure cost implications are understood before key approvals.
- Build strong relationships with contractors, consultants, and suppliers to drive performance and value.
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Governance, Compliance & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure adherence to Asda commercial governance processes, audit requirements, and financial controls.
- Drive continuous improvement in cost management, benchmarking, and reporting tools.
- Promote sustainability, cost-efficiency, and long-term value in all project decisions.
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About You
- Quantity Surveying background from within practice, client side, and/or a retail background is preferred.
- Demonstrable ability to manage and deliver against challenging cost targets and projects.
- Proactive with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proven ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to manage significant change and challenges, finding creative ways to overcome barriers.
- Computer literate – with good experience of Excel.
Working at Asda
- Hybrid Working: Minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices.
- Benefits Package:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans, and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated.
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.
Asda is Reimagining Retail
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So take the time to look around. Once you’ve had the chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best. And don't forget you can keep an eye on new positions and check how your current applications are progressing by visiting regularly.
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