Our construction team is undergoing a significant transformation with a focus on insourcing and in-house development across our project portfolio. As part of the RM Engineering family, we have a mission to design, develop and deploy future ready, innovative solutions across our property, automation and maintenance teams. Our focus is on recruiting highly talented, motivated and driven individuals to support the success of our strategy and we have some exciting and high-profile roles available across our teams.
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor at Royal Mail, you will lead commercial and cost management activity from feasibility to final account. You’ll shape commercial strategy, support procurement decisions, manage financial performance and collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners.
Please note this is a national role with a flexible base location. Travel and site visits form part of the role. A full UK driving licence is required.
Preparing cost plans, estimates, tender documentation, bills of quantities and commercial evaluations for a wide range of construction and engineering schemes.
Managing valuations, contractor applications, forecasting, cashflow and final accounts, ensuring accuracy and financial compliance.
Providing clear commercial reporting covering cost to complete, forecast outturns, risks, opportunities and supply chain performance.
Ensuring compliance with statutory and organisational governance, including procurement policies, audit requirements and relevant construction legislation (e.g., CDM 2015).
Strong commercial, financial and analytical skills, with experience managing multiple project budgets and delivering accurate cost plans, estimates and valuations.
Understanding of construction methods, building services, procurement routes and market pricing, with strong negotiation capability.
Experience across construction, engineering or client-side environments, ideally spanning building fabric, M&E or industrial/logistics settings.
Qualifications (Desired but not essential)
We offer a competitive salary, £4,800 car allowance, 18% bonus, leading pension scheme, 27.5 days annual leave and private medical cover.
Our recruitment team will review your application and if suitable, will give you a call to discuss the role and process in more depth.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.
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