Quantity Surveyor -Asset-2

Quantity Surveyor - Asset-2

Location: Asda House

Employment Type: Full time, Permanent

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits

Category: Contract Management and Estimating

Closing Date: 13 August 2026

About Asda

We are a values-led organisation that conducts £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.

We encourage everyone to be open and honest, work creatively and collaboratively, and value everyone's input. Our collaborative culture and belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.

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.

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 behavioural capabilities, providing plenty of exposure within the business and with our key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

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

Procurement & Tendering

• Play a key role in identifying the procurement requirements for your workstreams, and supporting in the tender process

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

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

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

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

Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working – minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices
• Discretionary bonus
• Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit (up to 7%)
• Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays
• 4 weekly pay
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions
• 15% colleague discount in store and online (saving colleagues an average of £700 a year)
• Free access to wellbeing services including 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, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas
• Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes
• 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

Our Commitment

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda. 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.