Senior Quantity Surveyor - Consultancy

  • Calibre Search
  • Durkar, Yorkshire
  • Apr 22, 2026
Full time Executive

Job Description

Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS)
Wakefield / Manchester
55,000 - 68,000 + car allowance + benefits

I'm working with a well-established, design-led property consultancy that's growing steadily across the North. They're known for delivering high-quality commercial, residential, and mixed-use schemes - and they're now looking to bring in a SQS who can hit the ground running and add real value to their cost consultancy offering.

The Role
This is a client-facing, delivery-focused role with plenty of autonomy. You'll be involved in projects from feasibility through to final account, working closely with developers, investors, and design teams.
Key responsibilities include:

Delivery of full pre- and post-contract services

  • Cost planning & estimating
  • Tender documentation & procurement
  • Contract administration (JCT / NEC)


Manage projects from feasibility to final account
Provide cost advice to clients (often developers, funds, public sector)
Lead value engineering & risk management

Monitor:

  • Budgets
  • Cash flow

Variations & change control
Act as client-facing lead on projects
Mentor junior surveyors / support APC candidates

What They're Looking For

  • Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying or related field
  • Ideally MRICS or working towards APC
  • 5-7 years' experience in a consultancy or client-side environment
  • Strong understanding of JCT contracts and cost management principles
  • Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills
  • Someone who's proactive, commercially aware, and team-oriented

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.