Aldwych Consulting Ltd
Senior Quantity Surveyor
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Senior Quantity Surveyor (MRICS)
Edinburgh | Construction Consultancy | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
Are you an MRICS Chartered Senior Quantity Surveyor looking to take the next step in your career with one of the UK's leading multidisciplinary construction consultancies?
I'm working exclusively with a highly respected global consultancy that is continuing to grow its Cost Management team in Edinburgh. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business delivering some of Scotland's most exciting and complex projects across sectors including commercial, education, healthcare, defence, infrastructure, public sector, and mixed-use developments.
This role offers genuine career progression, a collaborative working environment, and the opportunity to work alongside some of the industry's leading professionals.
The Role
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be responsible for delivering high-quality cost management services throughout the full project lifecycle, working closely with clients and project teams to ensure successful project delivery. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing pre and post contract Quantity Surveying services.
- Cost planning, estimating, and budgeting.
- Procurement advice and tender management.
- Contract administration and commercial management.
- Managing project costs and reporting to clients.
- Preparing valuations, variations, and final accounts.
- Supporting and mentoring junior members of the team.
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
- Identifying opportunities for business development and repeat work.
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Essential Requirements
MRICS Chartered status is essential for this position.
You'll also have:
- Proven experience working within a construction consultancy or cost consultancy environment.
- Strong knowledge of UK construction contracts, particularly NEC and/or JCT.
- Experience delivering projects from inception through to completion.
- Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong commercial awareness and communication abilities.
- Full right to work in the UK.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews.
- Performance-related bonus.
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
- Excellent pension contribution.
- Private healthcare.
- Life assurance.
- Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days.
- Professional membership fees paid.
- Structured career development and clear progression opportunities.
- Exposure to high-profile, nationally significant projects.
- A supportive, collaborative, and inclusive team culture.
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Interested?
If you're an MRICS Chartered Senior Quantity Surveyor looking to join a market-leading consultancy with an outstanding project portfolio and genuine opportunities for progression, I'd be delighted to discuss the role in confidence.
Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation to find out more.
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.
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.
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