Managing Quantity Surveyor; Construction

Overview

Managing Quantity Surveyor (Construction) – 4 Day Work Week

We are seeking a seasoned Managing Quantity Surveyor to shift from traditional construction to the fast-growing world of construction SaaS. As our Manager of Commercial Strategy, you will guide commercial teams through change and claims, helping to protect margin and build defensible records s is consultative sales and customer success at the highest level, where your expertise becomes the product and your impact extends beyond a single contract.

To partner with our customers' commercial teams, helping them take control of change, disputes and claims using Shape. Use your industry expertise to show them how to protect margin, build defensible records, and prevent losses on projects.

• Consult with commercial leaders to uncover where they are losing profit to change and disputes, and show how Shape stops margin leakage.
• Support customer adoption ensuring site and office teams use Shape consistently to capture changes, issues and claims.
• Coach customers on strengthening claims and defending disputes with documented, auditable records.
• Act as the commercial voice inside Shape, shaping product development to better match the realities of construction projects.
• Share best practice and lessons learned across our customer base, raising standards and outcomes for the entire industry.

• Significant experience as a Commercial Manager or in a similar construction role.
• Deep understanding of how unmanaged change and poor records erode project profitability.
• Strong communication skills - able to win trust and explain complex issues simply.
• Strategic thinker who can move from diagnosing problems to implementing solutions.
• Desire to make an industry-wide impact, not just improve a single project or business.

• Experience advising or consulting with multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of SaaS platforms or digital transformation in construction.
• Comfortable leading workshops, training sessions, or customer presentations.
• Ability to link commercial pain points to practical technology solutions.

• You want an easy, chilled-out role without much challenge
• You like to be the smartest person in the room
• You don’t like continuously receiving honest candid feedback
• You prefer to do your own thing rather than work with a team

At Shape we value diverse experiences and perspectives, empowering each member to contribute their unique capabilities towards our collective success. If you don’t think you meet all the criteria but are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply anyway.

• Extremely competitive
• Paid annual leave (varies by location) + statutory bank holidays
• Private health insurance
• In-house coaching sessions
• Discretionary bonus scheme for all team members

• 4 Day Weeks: that’s right, every week
• Flexibility:
  We care about outcomes, not clock-watching
• Grow your whole self:
  Access to a coach, mentor, well-being therapist and a development-focused environment designed to give you 5 years of growth in 1 year
• Be surrounded by the best:
  We only hire the top talent; progression is fast and development is unbounded.
• Long-term impact:
  Shape is tackling the single biggest issue in construction delivery, with solutions designed to spread and outlast us.

Please do not book a demo via the Shape website as part of the application.

London, Birmingham, Slough, and other UK locations are listed as examples of where roles have appeared. This section is informational and not a job listing step.