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Quantity Surveyor Employment Contract UK

Build terms for construction cost and contract management, with clear authority for valuations, variations, procurement and commercial communications.

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Role-specific duties

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Working hours

Standard and flexible working arrangements.

Holiday entitlement

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Confidentiality

Client and company confidentiality.

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Notice periods

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When to use this contract

Produce accurate valuations and cost reports, coordinate controlled procurement and change records, and support evidence-based commercial recommendations.

Workplace context: Construction sites, project offices, client sites and approved work locations.

What makes this role different

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering commercial confidentiality. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering site travel and measurement. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering payment and settlement limits. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering records for variations and claims. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering HSE expectations.

Not a fit / obtain specialist advice

Recheck the role or obtain appropriate advice if the work would exceed these maintained authority boundaries: The surveyor may assess and recommend within delegated authority. Contract award, payment certification, settlement, write-off and commitment above limits require the named commercial or project approver. Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

What to prepare before you issue it

  • the projects, clients and contract forms within the role
  • the office, site and hybrid-working pattern
  • the valuation, variation, procurement and settlement authority
  • the reporting relationship with commercial and project leadership
  • the travel, vehicle, expenses and professional-development arrangements
  • the software, cost records and confidential information accessed

Day-to-day operating brief

What Quantity Surveyor work looks like in practice

A quantity surveyor manages measurement, valuations, procurement, change and commercial reporting across construction work. The contract should protect client and subcontract pricing, require accurate supporting evidence and set limits for agreement, certification or settlement.

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

  • Prepare and maintain project cost plans, forecasts and reports.
  • Measure work and assess valuations using the applicable contract records.
  • Manage variation, payment and subcontract-account evidence.
  • Support procurement and comparison of subcontractor quotations.
  • Identify commercial risk and notify authorised project leadership.
  • Protect tender, supplier, client and margin information.

A realistic working scenario

A subcontractor claims additional work based on an oral instruction. The surveyor measures the work, preserves correspondence and presents entitlement and valuation issues for the authorised commercial decision rather than rejecting or agreeing it without evidence.

Outputs to agree

  • accurate valuations and cost reports
  • controlled procurement and change records
  • evidence-based commercial recommendations

Records and evidence

  • Measurement and valuation workbook.
  • Subcontract and tender comparison.
  • Variation, notice and instruction file.
  • Forecast, payment and settlement approval.
  • Site diaries.
  • Permits.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Site Manager, Project Manager or Contracts Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

  • The surveyor may assess and recommend within delegated authority. Contract award, payment certification, settlement, write-off and commitment above limits require the named commercial or project approver.
  • Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Tools and systems

  • Tools or plant where authorised.
  • Inspection or testing equipment.

Workplace context

  • Construction sites, project offices, client sites and approved work locations.

Training and certification

  • Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Contract priorities

  • commercial confidentiality
  • site travel and measurement
  • payment and settlement limits
  • records for variations and claims

Information the employer should prepare

  • the projects, clients and contract forms within the role
  • the office, site and hybrid-working pattern
  • the valuation, variation, procurement and settlement authority
  • the reporting relationship with commercial and project leadership
  • the travel, vehicle, expenses and professional-development arrangements
  • the software, cost records and confidential information accessed

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Work setting

Construction sites, project offices, client sites and approved work locations.

Primary duties

  • Prepare and maintain project cost plans, forecasts and reports.
  • Measure work and assess valuations using the applicable contract records.
  • Manage variation, payment and subcontract-account evidence.
  • Support procurement and comparison of subcontractor quotations.

Tools and training to confirm

  • Tools or plant where authorised.
  • Inspection or testing equipment.
  • Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Governance focus

HSE context where applicable. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering commercial confidentiality. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering site travel and measurement. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering payment and settlement limits.

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Quantity Surveyor duties

Produce accurate valuations and cost reports, coordinate controlled procurement and change records, and support evidence-based commercial recommendations.

Prepare and maintain project cost plans, forecasts and reports. Measure work and assess valuations using the applicable contract records. Manage variation, payment and subcontract-account evidence. Support procurement and comparison of subcontractor quotations. Identify commercial risk and notify authorised project leadership.

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The surveyor may assess and recommend within delegated authority. Contract award, payment certification, settlement, write-off and commitment above limits require the named commercial or project approver.

Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering commercial confidentiality.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering site travel and measurement.

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Frequently asked questions

Can a quantity surveyor agree a subcontract final account?

Only within recorded settlement authority. The calculation, qualifications and approval should remain traceable.

What if extra work was instructed verbally?

Preserve the account and site evidence, check the contract process and refer entitlement or authority rather than invent written approval.

Can a Quantity Surveyor agree a final account?

Only within delegated value and settlement authority, with required review of scope, evidence, claims and release terms before commitment.

Can the role work across office and construction sites?

Yes. State the normal base, site attendance, travel, PPE, home-working arrangements and secure access to commercial records.

Who can approve a variation price?

The surveyor may assess and recommend, while client instruction and company acceptance should follow the relevant contractual and commercial authority.

How should confidential cost data be protected?

Tender returns, rates, margins, forecasts and negotiating positions should remain in authorised systems and be shared only for the project purpose.

Can professional membership support be included?

Yes. Record subscriptions, study or training support and continuing-development expectations without guaranteeing professional qualification or promotion.

What should happen when records do not support a payment claim?

Identify the gap, preserve the submitted evidence and seek clarification or authorised assessment rather than certify unsupported work or alter source records.

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