Senior/Managing Quantity Surveyor

AtkinsRéalis
Reading, Berkshire
Job Description

Overview

Be the essence of collaboration.

Join AtkinsRéalis, a collaborative and forward-thinking consultancy delivering some of the UK's most prestigious and complex infrastructure projects. As a Senior/Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will help shape major programmes across utilities, defence, aviation, energy, highways, and rail. You'll work directly with client teams-often through secondments of six months to several years-aligned to your professional ambitions.

At AtkinsRéalis, you'll be part of a diverse global organisation where collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. With more than 40,000 employees operating across 50+ countries, we value every voice and empower our people to thrive. Our well-established flexible working practices allow you to balance time between the office and home, with options such as reduced working weeks, additional purchased leave, workplace adjustments, and supported returns after career breaks.

We pride ourselves on being big on expertise and small on hierarchy. You'll take on responsibility quickly and receive the support you need to excel. Through a blend of company-sponsored and self-led development, you'll continue building the skills, knowledge, and professional accreditation needed to lead positive, inclusive, and high-performing teams. You will join the South West East, Complex Projects, Commercial & Procurement team. This role is a secondment to join a client's team, with client and internal offices based in either Reading, Oxford, Swindon or in the Thames Valley region. The preferred location can be aligned to suit your career aspirations. It's common for our people to work partially from a client office and partially from an internal Business Unit office, both remotely and in-person.

Your role

  • Collaboration - Working in the client team and liaising with leadership, project managers, contractors, and internal teams to maintain strong relationships.
  • Cost Management - Monitor and control project costs to ensure the project is delivered within budget. Validate and manage contractor and supplier costs & payments.
  • Reporting - Provide regular financial reports to ensure our clients have confidence in their project outcomes. Present financial performance and risk updates to stakeholders.
  • Procurement - Undertaking procurement or supporting the procurement team in evaluating and appointing contractors.
  • Contract Administration - Administer various contract types, ensuring compliance with all terms and conditions. Manage contract change reviewing validity, quotations and ensuring timely submissions and agreement. Work closely with the Project Manager to maintain accurate and comprehensive project records.
  • Risk and Value Management - Identify, analyse, and mitigate commercial risks. Assist in value engineering to optimise project performance.
  • Developing Colleagues - working closely with your team to encourage development and advance your colleagues' career progression.

About you

  • Member, or working towards membership, of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or equivalent, recognised body
  • Ideally degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
  • Experience in civil infrastructure projects
  • Extensive experience with common forms of UK Construction contracts such as NEC, ICC, FIDIC, or JCT
  • Experience in managing, coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Be rewarded. Find out more.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
Posted 2026-02-12

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