Consultant Brief: Quantity Surveyor, Benton End Revived
Jobs
The Garden Museum is seeking an experienced quantity surveyor (QS) to collaborate on the
renewal and redevelopment of Benton End, a Grade II* listed Tudor property with
significant artistic, horticultural, and social heritage. The goal is to transform Benton End
into a vibrant, accessible, and sustainable arts and learning centre, reimagining the radical
spirit of Sir Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett
Haines’s art school and garden legacy.
This commission covers both the Development Phase and, subject to funding and
performance, the Delivery Phase of a National Lottery Heritage Fund-supported capital
project.
The QS will work collaboratively with the Lead Architect, project manager, client team and
multidisciplinary team, ensuring that the project is deliverable within the agreed budget
envelope and in line with Heritage Fund guidelines and expectations.
This opportunity is made possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players.
Please refer to the consultancy brief (job description) and appendices for further information about the project requirements.
Submission requirements
Please provide the following to the Project Manager, James Mellish, via
james@jmenvironmental.co.uk by 5pm on Friday 31st July 2026:
• Company profile and relevant credentials (RICS)
• At least one and up to three examples of comparable projects (preferably
Grade II* or equivalent)
• CVs of key personnel
• Methodology and approach to delivering the scope
• Proposed team structure and sub-consultants
• Fee proposal for RIBA Stages 1–3 (set out in section 7), inc. attendance at
design team, and development phase review meetings
• Outline fee proposal for RIBA Stages 4
attendance at design team meetings –7 (set out in section 7), inc.
• Confirmation of insurance. Professional Indemnity cover at least £5 Million.
Public Liability/Employer Liability Insurance at least £5 Million (as applicable.) Or
please confirm that you would obtain this level of cover if appointed.
Clarifying questions should be submitted to james@jmenvironmental.co.uk by 5pm
on Friday 17th July 2026. All questions submitted by the deadline will be responded
to directly, and published here once the deadline has passed.
Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players
