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Laminar ProjectsManaging Quantity Surveyor (Construction) – 4 Day Work Week
Laminar Projects is recruiting a Managing Quantity Surveyor for Shape, a construction platform that logs changes, issues and claims as they occur on site, giving commercial…
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Laminar Projects is recruiting a Managing Quantity Surveyor for Shape, a construction platform that logs changes, issues and claims as they occur on site, giving commercial teams the evidence to defend and recover value. The listing is remote and full-time, on a four-day work week. It suits a seasoned quantity surveyor ready to move from construction delivery into construction software and consultative customer work. The Managing Quantity Surveyor works with…
Job Description
Laminar Projects is recruiting a Managing Quantity Surveyor for Shape, a construction platform that logs changes, issues and claims as they occur on site, giving commercial teams the evidence to defend and recover value. The listing is remote and full-time, on a four-day work week. It suits a seasoned quantity surveyor ready to move from construction delivery into construction software and consultative customer work.
The Managing Quantity Surveyor works with customers' commercial teams to show where profit disappears through unmanaged change and disputes, and how Shape stops that loss. Duties include supporting adoption so site and office staff record changes and claims consistently, coaching customers on building stronger claims and defending disputes with auditable records, and passing commercial knowledge into product development. The person also shares best practice and lessons learned with customers across the sector.
Candidates bring years of quantity surveying or comparable construction work and a clear understanding of how loose change control and incomplete records reduce project returns. Clear communication is needed to earn trust and explain complicated matters simply, along with strategic thinking that carries a problem through to a fix. Helpful extras include advising several stakeholders, familiarity with software-as-a-service or digital change in construction, running workshops or customer presentations, and linking commercial issues to technology.
The posting describes extremely competitive pay with a discretionary bonus scheme and paid annual leave that varies by location, plus statutory bank holidays. Benefits include private medical cover, internal coaching, a coach, a mentor and a wellbeing therapist, within an environment that prioritizes growth. Applicants who do not meet every criterion are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
- Show customers where change and disputes cost profit, and how Shape limits it
- Help site and office staff record changes, issues and claims consistently
- Coach customers on stronger claims and on defending disputes with auditable records
- Feed commercial knowledge into product development
- Circulate proven approaches and takeaways among all customers
Requirements
- Solid record as a quantity surveyor or in a related construction role
- Thorough grasp of how poorly controlled change and gaps in records hurt profitability
- Strong communication skills that build trust
- Strategic thinking from diagnosis through to fix
- Drive to shape change across the wider construction sector
Qualifications
- Experience advising or consulting with several stakeholders
- Knowledge of software-as-a-service or construction digital transformation
- Experience leading workshops, training or customer presentations
- Ability to connect commercial pain points to technology solutions
Core Skills
Benefits
- Extremely competitive pay
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Paid annual leave that varies by location, plus statutory bank holidays
- Private health insurance
- In-house coaching sessions
- Access to a coach, mentor and well-being therapist
- Four-day work week
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