Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Join Fulkers Bailey Russell, a dynamic construction consultancy, as a Senior Quantity Surveyor. This is a hybrid role based from our London office.

About Fulkers Bailey Russell

At Fulkers Bailey Russell, we deliver exceptional consultancy services, champion sustainability, and empower our people. As a proud B Corp, we're committed to high standards of social and environmental performance. We're big enough to lead complex, high-profile projects, yet small enough to genuinely support and care for our employees.

About the Role

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll take the commercial lead in the delivery of projects from inception to completion. You'll work with the Project Team to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and to budget while maintaining high levels of client satisfaction. You'll also support the development of Assistants and Surveyors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production and management of cost plans, life cycle costing, cash flow forecasts and benchmarking using relevant data sources
• Oversee procurement activities, including preparation of tender documentation, bills of quantities, pricing documents, procurement reports, and managing the full tender and evaluation process
• Manage contract negotiations, prepare and collate contract documents, and act as a key client liaison throughout pre- and post-contract stages
• Administer contracts as Contract Administrator or Employer's Agent, including issuing instructions, managing snagging, overseeing practical completion, and post-contract duties
• Manage post-contract responsibilities such as interim valuations, cost reporting, change control, evaluation of variations, final accounts, and dispute resolution
• Contribute to and oversee risk registers, value engineering, and value management reporting
• Support the Associate Director in fee bids, resource and fee management, reporting, and maintaining client relationships
• Supervise, mentor, and develop Assistant and Quantity Surveyors
• Ensure accurate and timely updates to internal systems and sign-off of invoices
• Maintain quality assurance standards and best practice procedures across all projects
• Uphold health and safety standards and support environmental and social impact
• Carry out additional duties in line with the role as required

Requirements

• Ideally Chartered accreditation with previous experience working within the construction industry in a similar discipline
• Ability to deliver larger and more complex projects through the whole project lifecycle
• Excellent experience-based technical and project knowledge
• Ability to delegate tasks to others within the team and support their work
• Support junior members of the team with mentoring and development
• Development of leadership and management skills
• Ability to manage fees and assist with fee bids
• Generate new work through the management of client relations
• Ability to work on own initiative to drive new business generation
• Understanding of the account management process
• Ability to analyse projects and report performance to line manager
• Excellent knowledge of internal systems and processes in order to advise and guide others
• Excellent knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), plus an extra paid day off for your birthday and Christmas shutdown
• Option to buy or carry over up to 5 additional holiday days annually
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and charitable volunteer leave
• Annual discretionary bonus and salary review
• Company pension scheme
• Private health cover from day one
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Access to a wellbeing app and online learning platform
• Agile working policy
• Career development, chartership support and training opportunities
• Internal recruitment reward scheme

Diversity and Inclusion

Fulkers Bailey Russell is a Certified B Corporation, meeting high standards of social and environmental performance. We're dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace — diversity in our team leads to creativity, innovation, and better business outcomes. We promote equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.