Quantity Surveyor – Leicester
What’s in it for you…
We believe in looking after our people, and it shows. When you join Ipsum, you’re not just taking a job — you’re starting a career with real support behind it.
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy more
Group Personal Pension Plan
Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications
24/7 access to a virtual GP and Mental health support & counselling services
Cycle to Work scheme
Discount club - supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more!
Life assurance cover
Long service recognition
Active local social committees
Regular social events
Paid volunteering opportunities in your community
About the role…
As a growing business we are looking for two professional Quantity Surveyors to join our fantastic Commercial team. You will support with the development, implementation and management of all commercial activities and controls, taking ownership for the implementation of the group commercial strategy for the business unit you are assigned to. Ultimately, helping to maximise the profitability of the business unit whilst ensuring the Ipsum values are upheld. This is a full-time permanent role based from our Wakefield office.
As a Quantity Surveyor you will…
Manage contract/project performance including CVR reviews.
Review contracts and support with mitigating risk.
Report on and challenge performance for project cashflows and profitability.
Subcontractor management.
Preparation and review of subcontract documents and assessment of quotations for onboarding.
Manage and track project changes, variations and/or notices.
Assess and value variations and compensation events.
Support the Commercial Manager with ad hoc projects and continuous improvement of business processes.
Prepare and submit interim valuations and payment applications to clients, along with the agreement of final accounts.
Attend risk review, progress and commercial meetings on-site with the Client.
Be actively involved with tenders and pricing.
Support the operational team in daily commercial and contractual aspects.
About you…
The successful candidate will have experience in a similar commercial role and a relevant degree, with progress toward a professional qualification (e.g. ICES or RICS) advantageous but not essential. You’ll possess strong knowledge of commercial contracts (NEC, JCT, FIDIC) and be confident managing full project commercial cycles, including tendering, CVRs, WIP, reforecasting and change control. Highly analytical and commercially astute, you will communicate effectively, work autonomously across multiple projects, and demonstrate how your work supports wider business objectives while upholding Ipsum’s values of Safety, Service and Specialist.
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Next steps...
If your interested in this opportunity please apply or reach out to careers@ipsum.co.uk for more info!
At Ipsum, we provide specialist engineering services across the UK’s regulated water and energy companies and private sector businesses.
We work with our customers to maintain, optimise and develop their above and below ground assets to ensure security and resilience, and with our smart systems and ways of working, we ensure we deliver on time, on budget and safely.
At Ipsum, we develop long-term working relationships with our customers by providing essential utility services on both public and private networks. We have many long-term contracts and framework arrangements in place which are built upon great customer service, safe working practices and the ability to flex and deploy specialist skillsets at short notice.
The growth of Ipsum has been built upon our people and our ability to meet the demanding and ever-changing needs of our customers. The UK utility sector is evolving and expanding to meet increasing customer demand, regulatory-driven outcomes and to exploit new innovative technologies, at Ipsum we will continue to grow in this sector by being a reliable, flexible and agile service partner that helps customers meet these new challenges.
As we know, utility service provision is not a 9 to 5 business, our customers don’t switch off their networks or assets at night, or at the weekends, or on holidays, or when things are quiet. They need them to work round the clock – and we at Ipsum are right beside them 24/7 to make sure they do.
We pride ourselves in providing specialist scheduled maintenance services, being able to respond to an individual call-out or mobilise onto a major upgrade project and that our customers can rely on Ipsum 24/7/365.
