Quantity Surveyor
Full TimeJob Overview
Soben is an award-winning construction consultancy with bold ambitions and a clear trajectory for growth. Since launching in 2011, we’ve built a reputation for technical excellence, client focus, and delivery certainty. Now, we’re entering a transformative new chapter.
In March 2025, Soben became part of Accenture’s Infrastructure and Capital Projects practice, within its Industry X division. This strategic acquisition combines our deep expertise in cost and commercial management with Accenture’s global scale and digital innovation.
For our team, this unlocks a wealth of opportunity:
- Access to world-class resources and technology, enhancing how we deliver capital projects
- Involvement in high-profile programmes across sectors such as data centres, energy, and pharmaceuticals
- Career development at scale, with exposure to international clients and cutting-edge project environments
- A platform for innovation, as we continue to challenge traditional consultancy models and lead digital transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- Receiving and certifying contractor payments.
- Providing essential NEC contract administration support to Project Managers e.g. replying to compensation event notifications, agreement of compensation events, use of our contract administration system called Unifier, etc.
- Compiling monthly commercial WOT dashboards reporting on project performance.
- Managing junior members of the commercial team in assisting with duties described herein.
- Raising accruals including all cost reporting required by Client prior to P6 closure.
- Dealing with all internal and external contract and commercial documents/queries on demand including claims.
- Working with our Project Managers to agree/compile all documents needed to execute PSC, SWPO and WPO Contracts.
- Overseeing alliance subcontracts and their administration by Alliance Delivery Members/External Main-Contractors
- Responsible for liaising with all external and internal stakeholders to enable the projects to progress without delay, ensuring that all reasonable requests are met in a timely efficient manner.
- Produce quality reports in a timely, professional and legible manner and follows instructions, questioning the decisions and directions of others where necessary
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Significant quantity surveying experience and business acumen, a demonstrable track record in managing complex, high value and varied contracts from a commercial / quantity surveying perspective
- Master’s degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar
- It is not essential, but helpful if the candidate has a Professional qualification and/or membership of the RICS, CIOB, ICES or other relevant Chartered Institute
- Experienced in using Word, Excel, PowerPoint to an intermediate / advanced level and SAP
- Good work ethic with a focus on producing meaningful and important outputs
- A seasoned commercial / quantity surveying professional who has excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills
- Has the ability to communicate with all levels of senior management, and can provide clear and concise communication in all formats
- Expert analytical skills to make informed, balanced business decisions and reporting findings back to clients and internal stakeholders
- Proven ability of developing and maintaining professional relationships with both service providers and internal stakeholders – including the confidence and stature to work alongside executives and other senior managers
- Strong team working and leadership skills.