Senior Quantity Surveyor

Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed as Construction Manager for Therme Manchester, the UK's first urban wellbeing resort, located at TraffordCity.

The £450m development is one of the most significant construction projects currently underway in the North West. The project will create a major new destination combining thermal pools, indoor and outdoor water experiences, botanical gardens, wellbeing facilities, immersive art and family attractions. Construction is underway, with completion scheduled for the end of 2028.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team and play a key role in the successful delivery of this complex and technically challenging project.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team on a major Construction Management (CM) project in Manchester. This is a career-enhancing opportunity to work with a leading Tier 1 contractor on a flagship leisure development.

Key Responsibilities

• commercial management across all project stages, ensuring cost control and value optimisation.
• Manage a range of commercial aspects including procurement, tendering, contract administration, variations, and management of subcontract works packages through to final account.
• Provide accurate forecasting, reporting, and risk management.
• Be proactive in minimising risk and cost while maximising value through cost checking and analysis of labour, plant, and materials.
• Collaborate closely with project teams to deliver on time and within budget.

Your profile

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on large-scale, major projects.
• Ideally experience on prior CM projects.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.
• Excellent commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• be a recognised Senior Quantity Surveyor with strong commercial awareness with a focus on profit and cash
• have experience managing a range of commercial aspects including procurement, tendering, contract administration, variations and management of subcontract works packages through to final account.
• be keen to minimise risk, cost and maximise value by cost checking and analysis of labour, plant and materials.

Rewards

We're ready to invest in you and your future, and offer wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages feature flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities.

We'd love you to join us in proudly building Britain's future heritage. Apply online now.

Sir Robert McAlpine is focused on being a truly inclusive employer, even if you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Especially if you're part of a group that is under-represented in Construction. Our goal is for Sir Robert McAlpine to proportionally represent the diversity of the working population in society. As a family-run business with strong family values, our aim is to ensure that Sir Robert McAlpine is a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment for every member of our team.