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quantity surveyor.
Quantity Surveyor.
Ref: V-79753
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location.
Bath
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salary.
£50000 - £60000 per annum
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type.
Permanent
job description.
Our client creates people-first, high-performance workplaces across the UK: fast, without ever dropping standards. Projects range from £500k to £20m, with a typical value of £1.5m-£4.5m, and our clients range from ambitious scale ups to major corporate organisations.We're looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team. You'll take ownership of multiple live fit-out projects, working closely with the delivery and design teams to manage costs across the full project lifecycle.
This is a role with genuine influence. You won't be buried in a back-office function - you'll be central to how our projects perform commercially.
Location: Bath
Salary: £50,000 to £60,000
Contract: Permanent
Sector: Commercial interior fit-out · D&B
What You'll Be Doing
- Take full commercial ownership of multiple D&B interior fit-out projects running simultaneously.
- Prepare and manage project budgets and cost plans from inception through to final account.
- Procure subcontractor and supplier packages, negotiating terms and managing performance throughout.
- Handle valuations, variations, and final accounts with accuracy and professionalism.
- Produce regular cost reports and forecasts, keeping the delivery and senior teams fully sighted.
- Work closely with Project Managers and Designers to provide commercial strategy and proactive risk mitigation.
- Build strong working relationships with clients, consultants, and subcontractors - representing Interaction with confidence at all levels.
- Proven QS experience within interior fit-out or commercial refurbishment - you know this sector and its pace.
- Solid understanding of Design & Build contracts and how to manage commercial risk within them.
- A track record of managing projects in the £1m-£10m range with confidence.
- Commercially sharp with strong cost control instincts - you spot risk early and act on it.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills - clear, confident and credible with clients, subcontractors and colleagues alike.
- Degree qualified or equivalent preferred, though relevant experience will always speak louder.
- £50,000-£60,000 salary, depending on post graduate experience.
- A genuine pathway up the career ladder.
- Exposure to high-profile commercial interior projects at pace.
- A collaborative, delivery-focused team that takes quality seriously - and takes care of its people.
- The chance to work with one of the UK's most ambitious design and build businesses.
Send your CV to: tony.w@buildspaceuk.com
