Senior Quantity Surveyor

Are you an experience Quantity Surveyor looking for a new opportunity to make significant impact in our business? Look no further! We are currently seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Southwest team. In this pivotal role, you will assume overall responsible for effectively managing project costs.

At Willmott Dixon we deliver a wide range of projects across a multitude of sectors and project values, so no two projects are the same!

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, the key responsibilities:

• Ensure projects are delivered within budget and to the highest quality, exceeding customer expectations.


• Work closely with the project team and senior commercial staff to ensure budgeted targets are met.


• Establish strong working relationships with supply chain, consultants, and customers.


• Assist in accurately valuing, certifying and issuing payment notices for supply chain partners in accordance with contract arrangement.


• Ensure external valuations are submitted in accordance with conditions of the main contract and that payments are received by the due date.


• Complete cost value comparison reports that accurately reflect the current position on site and the final projection.


• Identify any potential disputes in a timely manner and enable introduction of effective solutions.

The ideal candidate

• Previous experience of overseeing all commercial aspects of schemes of a similar value.


• Professional quantity surveying qualification but not essential.


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills


• Effective collaborator and communicator

In return

We reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose beyond profit is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities, and enhance the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and trusted privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Construction is changing and we are at the forefront of that change. Pioneering new ways to build, innovating the way construction is viewed and establishing ourselves as one of the top employers in any industry. It truly is an amazing company in one of the most exciting industries with a vast array of professional career paths.

Willmott Dixon was awarded No 1 in the Best "Big" Companies (2022) to work for and already holds the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a King’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development