WHO WE ARE

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

WHAT WE DO

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.
Location: RAF Fairford - on site role

SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR – COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP FOR HIGH-IMPACT FM AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

VIVO Defence Services is seeking a commercially astute and relationship-driven Senior Quantity Surveyor to provide expert support across core services and billable works on the MOD estate. In this key role, you will ensure commercial compliance, financial oversight, and cost efficiency across a diverse portfolio of facilities management and construction activities, while supporting risk mitigation, contract delivery, and operational excellence.

You will be responsible for delivering accurate cost advice, managing change in accordance with the USVF Contract, and ensuring milestone payments and final accounts are aligned with commercial goals. Your role will involve developing and implementing cost models, risk analysis, pricing, adjudication of billable works, and resolution of queries from the supply chain. You will also support the Principal Commercial Manager in preparing reports, handling disputes, and ensuring compliance with all relevant commercial procedures.
Maintaining excellent working relationships is fundamental to your success. You will liaise regularly with internal stakeholders including Area Managers, Project Managers, and the wider Commercial Team, while also fostering positive, collaborative interactions with client representatives from the MOD and DIO. A confident communicator and advisor, you will guide teams in the preparation and review of proposals and ensure all parties understand their contractual obligations.
Your technical knowledge will support adherence to health and safety, sustainability, and equality policies, and you will contribute to the reduction of utility consumption across the estate. You’ll attend risk meetings, support health and safety best practices, and ensure that the commercial team aligns with organisational standards and values, including the BS11000 Collaborative Business Relationships framework.
This role demands a confident leader who can influence, negotiate, and motivate, with the ability to manage commercial risk, prevent fraud, and inspire confidence in others. You will offer guidance across the business, contribute to operational improvements, and support innovation and change initiatives as part of a forward-looking commercial strategy.