Project Quantity Surveyor

Selway Joyce is an independent construction consultancy with a 69-year legacy in Quantity Surveying and Project Management. We work across prime residential, heritage, education, and luxury hospitality sectors – trusted by royal households, leading family offices, and some of the UK’s most prestigious institutions. We’re RICS-regulated, growing, and proud of a culture that puts quality and people first.

The Role

As a Project Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the client side commercial management of construction projects, ensuring effective cost control, contract administration, procurement & tendering, and financial reporting throughout the project lifecycle. Your role is to protect the client budget and control costs. The role requires independent management of projects or work packages while supporting commercial deliverables and changes on a project.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage commercial aspects of projects from pre-construction to final account for clients new and existing
• Prepare cost plans, budgets, and tender documentation
• Procure contractors and suppliers in accordance with company procedures
• Administer construction contracts (Mainly JCT but NEC experience is beneficial but not required)
• Prepare valuations, applications for payment, and variation assessments
• Monitor project costs, cash flow, and financial performance
• Produce monthly cost reports and forecasts for the client team
• Manage contractor accounts and payments
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clients, contractors and consultants
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities on behalf of clients
• Attend client, design, and site meetings
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution processes (with senior team support)
• Act as CA/EA and produce meeting minutes and change control forms with review from senior QS/Associate QS
• Support the wider team in project and business tasks
• Become a valued member of the SJL team and join us on business development events and building your personal brand

What We’re Looking For

Technical & Professional Expertise

• Strong commercial awareness and cost management capability
• Good understanding of UK construction contracts and procurement routes
• Ability to manage projects with little support.
• Typically 3–5 years’ experience in quantity surveying or commercial management
• Proficient in QS software and excel

Client Relationships & Business Development

• Demonstrate a professional, client-focused approach and takes pride in positive client relationships
• Understand the importance of service excellence in maintaining client relationships, securing repeat business and supporting the growth of the practice through positive service delivery
• Join us in attending industry events and development opportunities to expand professional networks, skills and knowledge
• Polite and professional

Commercial & Financial Management

• Take ownership of their role and the commercial performance of allocated projects or workstreams and proactively identifies solutions to commercial challenges

Leadership & People Development

• Support the development of junior colleagues through coaching, guidance and sharing knowledge and experience

Collaboration & Culture

• Effective negotiation and communication skills
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, clients and project stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
• Committed to upholding the company values at all times

Personal Effectiveness

• Set personal objectives to enhance their performance and personal development
• Motivated to learn, and ask questions to build their knowledge
• Adaptable and flexible to changing requirements
• Take ownership of their role and responsibilities
• Proactively record CPD requirements in accordance with the professional membership requirements

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary package
• Performance bonus
• 27 days leave
• Private medical & Mental health cover
• Enhanced pension
• Life assurance (4x salary) & Critical illness cover
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Professional membership
• Training & development budget