Quantity Surveyor (CSI)
Contract: Government
Location: Remote / Birmingham (B37 7YN) | 1 day per week in the office and 1 day per week at a client site
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a Quantity Surveyor (QS) to support the Commercial Manager in delivering effective commercial and cost management across the full lifecycle of projects within the Critical Security Infrastructure (CSI) Programme.
The role is responsible for ensuring robust cost planning, contract administration, financial governance, commercial assurance, and compliance with NEC contractual obligations.
Job Description
Working collaboratively with Project Managers, suppliers, and key stakeholders, the successful candidate will provide commercial insight, manage risk, support value-for-money delivery, and maintain transparency in financial performance across security infrastructure projects, enabling works, asset replacement programmes, and associated installations within the Critical Security Infrastructure (CSI) Programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake quantity take-offs and measurement of drawings, specifications, and project documentation to support estimating, cost planning, tendering, and commercial assurance activities.
- Prepare cost estimates, pricing models, commercial assessments, and supplier pricing using schedules of rates.
- Prepare and issue tender documentation, review returned tenders, and provide commercial recommendations.
- Liaise with Project Managers, suppliers, stakeholders, and other key stakeholders to obtain approvals and support project delivery.
- Maintain cost control, forecasting, budget monitoring, expenditure tracking, and commercial reporting throughout project delivery.
- Prepare valuations, applications for payment, assess completed works, and issue payment certificates to suppliers.
- Administer NEC contracts, including Compensation Events, change control processes, activity schedules, contractual correspondence, and commercial governance requirements.
- Manage commercial risks, supplier applications, invoices, final accounts, and project close-out activities to ensure contractual and financial obligations are completed.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Skills & Experience
- Demonstrable experience in Quantity Surveying, cost management, estimating, valuations, forecasting, and commercial reporting across the project lifecycle.
- Proven ability to undertake quantity take-offs, measure drawings, prepare cost estimates, and develop pricing models from technical specifications and project documentation.
- Strong understanding and practical application of NEC3/NEC4 contracts, including Compensation Events, Early Warning Notices, activity schedules, and change control.
- Experience preparing, evaluating, and negotiating tenders, subcontract packages, and supplier proposals.
- Strong commercial and financial management skills, including cost control, forecasting, accruals, final accounts, and profitability management.
- Ability to interpret architectural, M&E, security systems, and construction drawings to identify commercial risks, opportunities, and cost implications.
- Experience using CEMAR or similar contract management systems.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyse and present commercial data effectively.
- Experience working within Facilities Management, construction, engineering, lifecycle, or capital projects environments.
- Good understanding of procurement processes, commercial governance, and contract compliance requirements.
- Strong communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, analytical, and commercial skills.
Qualifications
- Degree, HNC, HND, or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- CSCS Professional/Managerial Card, or willingness to obtain one.
- Must hold full UK driving licence (car/car allowance provided).
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing [email protected]
To find out more about what we do go here - https://www.uk.issworld.com/
Work Location: In person
