Various locations across West Yorkshire
Looking for a Quantity Surveyor role where you can lead high impact projects?
This pivotal position sits within a busy Estates department, delivering expert cost management and commercial guidance across a diverse portfolio of around 100 West Yorkshire Police buildings, including a range of operational and specialist facilities.
It offers an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional to provide in house quantity surveying support across all areas of the directorate. You will work within a dynamic team of project managers, building services engineers and technical staff, contributing to the successful delivery of varied capital projects and building services disciplines.
The role is based in Central Wakefield but the ability to travel throughout West Yorkshire to suit the needs of West Yorkshire Police is essential.
Role and Responsibilities
You will drive cost control, deliver accurate financial reporting, and ensure strong commercial performance throughout each project from pre construction to final account. You will also support the wider department in securing value for money across repairs, maintenance contracts and day to day facilities operations. The position requires someone who can work both independently and as part of a collaborative team, with the ability to manage and prioritise a varied and demanding workload.
Key duties include:
• Providing commercial support for construction, refurbishment, repairs, and maintenance projects of varying scale
• Managing cost control activities, including budget oversight, valuations, and ensuring value for money across the estate
• Leading tendering and procurement processes, preparing documentation, analysing costings, and advising on procurement strategies
• Producing detailed financial and progress reports for senior leadership
• Validating financial payment applications submitted by contractors
• Preparing and managing project budgets, cashflows, and cost plans
• Compiling valuations, variations, claims, and final accounts
• Monitoring project costs against budgets and forecasts
• Working collaboratively with project managers, project leads, site teams, and senior leadership
Expectations
To succeed in this role, you will be expected to:
• Work independently and collaboratively within a multi disciplinary team
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills for stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and high quality report writing
• Manage financial transactions and supporting managers with budgets exceeding £1m
• Know Health and Safety and Environmental legislation related to construction
• Analyse and interpret complex financial data and produce accurate cost estimates and forecasts that drive best value outcomes
• Know UK construction contracts and procurement routes
• Demonstrate negotiation, communication, and reporting abilities
• Have high attention to detail and strong commercial/financial acumen
• Travel throughout West Yorkshire when required
Essential Criteria
• A degree and/or proven relevant experience in Quantity Surveying within a related construction discipline
• Significant and proven experience as a construction / facilities management Quantity Surveyor, providing QS support to a diverse portfolio of construction projects and maintenance budgets, within the client environment
• Demonstrable experience managing a portfolio of project and maintenance budgets
• A working knowledge of NEC and JCT forms of contract, with experience in their administration
• Ideally a Member of RICS (MRICS) or working towards professional accreditation.
Benefits/What We Offer
West Yorkshire Police staff can access a wide range of benefits designed to support work–life balance, wellbeing, development and financial security. These include:
• Generous annual leave allowance - 29 days annual leave, rising to 34 days after five years of service (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible working options, including agile working arrangements to help you manage your professional and personal commitments
• Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, a secure Defined Benefit CARE (Career Average Revalued Earnings) pension scheme, which includes a substantial employer contribution.
• Access to savings, discounts and cashback rewards through staff schemes, including eligibility to purchase a Blue Light Card
• Access to a wide range of internal wellbeing services and support programmes
• Membership options for the Police Treatment Centre and The Police Children’s Charity (eligibility-dependent)
• Opportunities for career development and training
• Supportive HR policies, including maternity, paternity and other family-friendly provisions
• A meaningful career with a clear sense of purpose supporting policing services that protect communities
• Option to sign up to our Cycle to work scheme (eligibility-dependent)
• Opportunities to join staff networks, wellbeing groups, and sports clubs
We are proud to be a member of the Fair Work Charter. See here for more information:
How to Apply
Join us in shaping an estate that supports vital policing services across West Yorkshire. This is a great opportunity to make a meaningful impact while advancing your professional career.
The successful candidate will be subject to personal and financial vetting checks prior to appointment.
Please provide a full CV and covering letter setting out your experience and expertise when responding to the question set out within the application process. To qualify you MUST redact all personal information including:
* Name
* Age
* Sex
* Address
You must remove all personal information from the CV, otherwise your application will be rejected. Please also do not use your personal details as the file name of the CV.
Additional Information
• The successful candidate will be subject to personal and financial vetting checks prior to appointment.
The vacancy will close at 23:55 hours on the 12th April 2026
Salary description
£48459.00 - £52194.00 per year