Project Quantity Surveyor

PQS / Cost Consultant – National Programme

📍 UK & ROI | Multi-site property portfolio

💷 £37,000–£63,000 + package, depending on experience

A strong move for a PQS or Cost Consultant who wants broader client-side responsibility, varied project exposure and ownership across the full cost management lifecycle.

Work across a major UK and ROI property portfolio, with genuine ownership from feasibility and cost planning through procurement, change, reporting and final account.

About the role

This is a client-facing cost management position for an experienced PQS, Cost Consultant, Cost Manager or client-side Quantity Surveyor .

You’ll manage allocated projects while contributing to wider programme reporting, working closely with client stakeholders, consultants and contractors across multiple concurrent schemes.

Sector background is flexible. The priority is strong consultancy-side or client-side cost management experience , disciplined reporting and the confidence to advise clients directly.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare cost plans, estimates, feasibility budgets and benchmarking.
• Produce cost reports, forecasts, cashflows and cost-to-complete updates.
• Manage procurement and tender processes, including analysis, levelling and recommendations.
• Assess variations and change, maintaining clear commercial controls and approval records.
• Manage valuations, payments and contractor commercial performance where required.
• Track risk, opportunity and programme-level commercial performance.
• Present clear cost and commercial advice to client stakeholders.
• Manage multiple live projects with strong ownership and reporting discipline.

Requirements

• Qualified Quantity Surveyor with 3+ years’ relevant experience .
• Background as a PQS, Cost Consultant, Cost Manager or client-side Quantity Surveyor .
• Strong experience across cost planning, procurement, tender analysis, change control, valuations and cost reporting.
• Confident dealing directly with clients and presenting commercial information.
• Strong Excel, forecasting and reporting capability.
• Able to manage multiple live priorities with limited supervision.

Desirable

• MRICS or progressing through APC.
• Multi-site, portfolio or programme-based project experience.
• New build, refurbishment, remodelling or live-environment exposure.
• Experience working within client governance and commercial control frameworks.

Why consider it?

This role suits someone who enjoys variety, client interaction and commercial ownership rather than spending years tied to a single project.

You’ll work across multiple live schemes, gain exposure to programme-level reporting and operate in an environment where accurate commercial advice genuinely influences client decisions.

Best-Fit Candidates / Useful Matching Context

Strong profiles may come from cost consultancies, PQS practices, real estate advisory businesses, programme management consultancies, client-side property teams or construction consultancies .

Relevant sectors could include commercial property, industrial, logistics, distribution, warehousing, retail, healthcare, education, mixed-use and wider property portfolios .

Potential matching titles include PQS, Cost Consultant, Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Project Quantity Surveyor, Client-Side Quantity Surveyor, Intermediate Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Cost Manager and Programme Quantity Surveyor .

Recommended LinkedIn posting skills

• Cost Management
• Quantity Surveying
• Cost Planning
• Procurement