Quantity Surveyor
Location: Shoreditch, London
Working Type: Office Based
Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 per annum, dependent on experience
We’re looking for a Quantity Surveyor who thrives in creative environments and understands the balance between design intent and commercial precision. Reporting to the Managing Director, you’ll take ownership of cost management across beautifully designed spaces, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to an exceptional standard.
You’ll shape systems that make cost reporting effortless, clear, and reliable, partnering with designers, project managers, and clients to bring ideas to life in a way that’s both practical and inspiring.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading cost planning and management across design-led and interior build projects
- Preparing detailed estimates, budgets, and cash flow forecasts
- Creating and managing pricing templates, tender documents, and contracts
- Supporting feasibility studies and value analysis to inform early design decisions
- Visiting sites to monitor progress, costs, and quality
- Identifying value engineering opportunities that enhance rather than dilute design
- Developing consistent, transparent cost reporting across teams and clients
- Running tender exercises and preparing clear, insightful summary reports
- Reconciling final accounts and delivering accurate project costings
- Collaborating with clients, contractors, and consultants to ensure alignment at every stage
What you’ll bring
- A proactive, detail-driven mindset with genuine appreciation for great design
- A confident communicator who can translate numbers into narratives clients understand
- Organised, hands-on, and solutions-focused, with a strong sense of ownership
- Experience across contractor and client-side roles, ideally within retail, hospitality, or design-led interiors
- Proven success delivering high-end fit-outs up to £5m
- Sound understanding of construction safety standards and legislation
- Advanced Excel skills and a talent for building clear financial systems
- Full UK driving licence