Senior Quantity Surveyor | Cambridge, UK

TSA Riley Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy firm is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for their Cambridge team. The role involves managing cost and delivering projects across sectors like education and healthcare. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Quantity Surveying and may be working towards RICS accreditation. The company offers a hybrid working environment and fosters professional growth.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Experience in pre and post contract quantity surveying services.
• Professionally accredited with RICS or progressing toward accreditation.
• Strong understanding of cost planning and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Leading end-to-end commercial delivery of projects.
• Overseeing cost planning, estimating, and financial reporting.
• Building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Cost management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline

Tools

Digital project management tools

Job description

We’re seeking people who bring together a unique blend of personal strengths, technical know‑how, and a genuine passion for the built environment and construction industry.

TSA Riley is a global organisation of 1,000 people strong. We provide expert project consultancy across project management, cost management, advisory, ESG, and asset management, and our people are at the centre of everything we do.

We help clients create great places to work, live, shop, play, and produce.

Visit our work and grow with us page for information about our graduate, apprenticeship, and professional development programmes, or apply for an advertised position below. We’d love to hear from you.

Please get in touch if you…

• Cultivate positive and trusting relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate ideas and actions that resonate with diverse audiences.
• Exhibit drive, flexibility, passion, and a proactive attitude towards tasks.
• Take ownership of responsibilities and ensure timely delivery on commitments.
• Approach challenges with a solutions‑oriented mindset.
• Analyse and synthesise detailed information to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Possess a degree qualification, underpinning knowledge and skills.

Senior Quantity Surveyor | Cambridge, UK

26/11/2025

Join a dynamic, collaborative team at a growing global consultancy. You’ll have opportunities to work with key clients and further develop your expertise.

About the role:

TSA Riley is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Cambridge team. With a strong presence in the region, we collaborate with a diverse range of local, national, and global clients to manage and develop their built assets within the region.

This role offers the chance to work on an exciting variety of projects across multiple sectors, including education, healthcare and residential. You’ll gain experience in both new builds and refurbishments ensuring no two days are the same.

We’re looking for a qualified Quantity Surveyor with experience in carrying out cost management within a similar consultancy or client organisation. While RICS chartership is preferred, we welcome candidates working towards this and can offer full support to help you achieve this goal.

Join a dynamic, collaborative team at a growing global consultancy, where you’ll have opportunities to work with key clients, further develop your expertise, and take your career to the next level.

About your responsibilities:

• Leading end‑to‑end commercial delivery, ensuring alignment with agreed scope, budget, and programme targets.
• Overseeing cost planning, estimating, procurement, valuations, variations, and monthly financial reporting.
• Building strong, trusted relationships with clients, consultants, and stakeholders through clear, responsive communication.
• Applying sound judgement to identify and manage commercial risks, resolve issues, and capture opportunities early.
• Driving financial performance through effective budget control, contract administration, and management of scope changes.
• Using TSA Riley’s digital tools and systems to track costs, monitor risk, and support quality reporting.
• Ensuring compliance with project governance, quality, and safety frameworks from a commercial perspective.
• Leading and supporting team members with clear direction, regular feedback, and a focus on development and high performance.
• Supporting ongoing client growth by identifying opportunities and contributing to positive project outcomes.
• Contributing to business growth by supporting pipeline development, participating in bids and pursuits, and advancing sector initiatives.

About You:

At TSA Riley, our Senior Quantity Surveyors bring a blend of commercial expertise, leadership capability, and delivery experience to guide projects from inception to completion. They’re confident decision‑makers, skilled communicators, and trusted advisors — both to clients and to their teams.

To fulfil this role, we are looking for candidates who:

• Hold a tertiary qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a similar related discipline.
• Have experience in delivering a full range of pre and post contract quantity surveying services in a consulting or client-side environment.
• Are professionally accredited with RICS or actively progressing toward accreditation.
• Have a deep understanding of cost planning, estimating, procurement, and contract administration, including the ability to provide informed commercial advice across the project lifecycle.
• Have a proven ability to manage commercial performance across complex projects, ensuring delivery against budget, scope, and client expectations.
• Have a strong proficiency with digital tools and project systems to support financial tracking, reporting, coordination, and quality assurance.
• Are skilled in navigating stakeholder complexity, resolving disputes, and aligning diverse interests to achieve commercial outcomes.
• Have a reputation for leading small teams effectively and supporting junior members of staff.
• Are actively building their professional reputation and connections through high-quality delivery, knowledge sharing, and industry engagement.

About Us:

TSA Riley has a 130‑year heritage dating back to 1890 when Henry Riley Esq first established a quantity surveying practice in London. In Asia Pacific we trace our roots back to the 1980s through the merging of several respected, small project management and advisory firms.

Now, in the 21st Century, we’re defining and pioneering a new way of helping our clients drive greater value and impact from their built assets.

Plan. Procure. Deliver. Optimise. Decarbonise. We call this project consulting.

We provide expert strategic, commercial and operations advice; project and cost management; carbon advice; and dispute resolution. This uniquely broad range of services – across the project lifecycle – means we understand the interdependencies at every stage. We combine this with hands‑on experience and personalised service to drive greater value, impact and certainty for our clients’ projects.

Our Values:

• We win together:Collaborate openly, learn from each other and succeed as one global team.
• We own it, always:Act with integrity and take responsibility to deliver with purpose.
• We focus on what matters:Striving for high standards to create meaningful, lasting and sustainable impact.
• We are curious:Embrace agility and change, explore ideas and turn our curiosity into progress.

TSA Riley is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in working with us but are not able to commit to a full‑time role and/or would require forms of flexible working.

Additionally, we provide hybrid working as standard practice. We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

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