Quantity Surveyor/ Senior Quantity Surveyor

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Be part of a team that goes beyond to deliver impactful solutions
• Commitment to work/life balance and excellent benefits

We Offer

Competitive salary

Fantastic work-life balance and flexibility hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations

24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days

Single medical cover and Digital GP service with option to add partner and family

Fertility healthcare and family planning

Enhanced parental leave pay, free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes

Enhanced pension contributions

Life assurance at 4x salary

Income protection

Online Wellbeing hub with free access to paid apps such as Calm and Daily Burn

Professional membership fees and CPD

Charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations

The Role

The Quantity Surveying function within the Programmes & Advisory business unit serves all

industry sectors, and provides clients with a full range of pre and post contract quantity surveying and commercial management services.

We are looking for passionate and experienced Quantity Surveyors to join our fantastic team.

We are involved in projects and programmes across a variety of sectors, such as

• Lower Thames Crossing
• HS2
• King Salman International Airport
• Dublin BusConnects

2 roles available QS (not fresh grad, but with some good experience in Consultancy); also Senior QS, ideally Chartered and with experience of mentoring or training less experienced colleagues.

Bristol or Reading offices

Key responsibilities include

providing expertise in the procurement of bids, tenders, contracts etc.

commercial due diligence

price negotiation

cost agreements

Here's what you'll need

Experience in consultancy work and project delivery in the construction industry

Degree educated in quantity surveying or other relevant qualification

Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS or equivalent) preferred for Senior QS role

Working knowledge of common industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC

Use of computerised measurement packages – such as CostX

Good general commercial and contractual awareness

Effective communication skills for liaising with local team and project teams

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Our Culture

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At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 45,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

Locations

Bristol Reading Winnersh

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