About the Company
This organisation is an independent firm of construction consultants established in 2011, with offices in Norwich, Cambridge and Colchester. They provide Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Employer's Agent, Bank / Fund monitoring and Insurance Reinstatement Valuation Services across the commercial, residential, and infrastructure sectors.
Led by an experienced partnership, they’ve built their reputation on technical excellence, commercial acumen and tailored hands-on advice.
Job Description
This organisation is hiring an Associate / Senior Associate Quantity Surveyor to join their Colchester office and take commercial ownership of a varied portfolio of construction projects across East Anglia.
You'll work directly with their growing Colchester team on interesting, varied commissions, in a partnership that cares about you. They invest in their people, supporting APC candidates through to chartership and offer genuine progression within their expanding East Anglian practice.
The role:
Reporting to the Partners you'll manage projects from inception through to final account, handling both pre and post contract instructions.
Day-to-day, you'll be:
Preparing cost plans, feasibility estimates and order-of-cost estimates;
Advising on procurement routes and contract selection (JCT, NEC, and others);
Running tender processes, documentation, analysis, and recommendations;
Managing post-contract duties, valuations, change control, cashflow, final accounts, producing cost reports and advising clients on commercial strategy;
Supporting and mentoring junior colleagues;
Building lasting client relationships.
Requirements
Experience across commercial, residential, or infrastructure sectors
Degree in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent) accredited by the RICS;
MRICS, or actively working towards chartership via the APC;
Solid experience in UK construction at consultant or client-side;
Strong working knowledge of pre and post contract Quantity Surveying duties;
Familiarity with JCT and / or NEC contract suites;
Confident communicator who can hold their own with clients and design teams;
Full UK driving licence (project work spans the region);
Desire to work within a growing close-knit team.