Ridge and Partners LLP
Senior Quantity Surveyor
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What’s The Opportunity
We have an opportunity for an ambitious Senior Quantity Surveyor wishing to progress their career to join our cost management team. You will work closely with various members of the team supporting the delivery of a variety of projects, sectors, clients and significant projects in the Birmingham team and across the wider business.
What you need to do to be effective in this role
- Lead and act as the primary contact for successful delivery of multiple projects, ensuring quality and client satisfaction.
- Be able to chair client meetings and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.
- Provide strategic cost advice across all RIBA stages, including feasibility estimates, cost plans, procurement strategy, and pre-tender estimates.
- Lead value engineering workshops and ensure design-to-cost alignment.
- Advise on cost implications of design choices, materials, and construction methods to maintain budget compliance.
- Oversee measurement, tender preparation, evaluation, and reporting; ensure robust commercial outcomes.
- Prepare tender and contract documentation; manage cost control during construction, monthly valuations, and final account negotiations.
- Direct change management, dispute resolution, and post-contract variations.
- Produce accurate monthly cost reports and maintain QA compliance.
- Conduct cost research, market testing, and data capture.
- Build and grow client, consultant, and contractor relationships; support business development and sector growth.
- Drive innovation through digital transformation, data-driven cost modelling, and technology adoption.
- Support team resource management, mentoring junior members and apprentices.
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- Significant experience in a consultancy environment, demonstrating leadership in pre- and post-contract QS duties - which will be discussed at interview
- RICS accredited degree or equivalent
- Ideally MRICS or actively working towards
- Experience using JCT suite of contracts
- Significant experience of pre and post contract quantity surveying duties.
- Experience using Microsoft Office software
- Experience of relevant QS software applications, CostX, Bluebeam etc.
- Holder of UK driving licence
- Experience across various sectors and types of projects.
Personal Attributes
- Articulate, capable of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships
- Commercially aware with excellent negotiation and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and reporting writing skills
- Proactive, positive, and solutions-focused with a strategic mindset.
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