Senior Quantity Surveyor in Luton

£60,000 - £80,000 + Car Allowance

Full Time | 37.5 hours per week within a 7.30 am - 5.30 pm working window (Most office-based staff work 8.30 am - 5.00 pm, with site teams starting and finishing earlier)

Benefits

• Car allowance and mileage rate
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• Contributory pension
• Non-contributory life cover

About the Client

Our client is a long-established, family-owned construction business with over 150 years of history, delivering high-quality projects across commercial, education, industrial, heritage, blue light and leisure sectors. They operate across the Home Counties, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire and North London, delivering projects through two divisions: Small Works & Frameworks (up to £1m) and Main Contracts (up to £15m).

They are now seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team on a permanent basis. Working closely with project management teams, the role oversees day-to-day quantity surveying and commercial management on projects up to £15m.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing commercial functions, subcontract procurement, change control (upstream and downstream) and producing monthly CVR reports.

Main duties:

• Manage contract sums, cost plans and monthly cost reconciliation/CVR reporting
• Review contract provisions, client procedures and procurement strategies
• Oversee subcontract procurement: prepare enquiries, analyse returns and negotiate packages
• Manage monthly client applications, certifications and subcontractor payments
• Control change management: variations, instructions, pricing and value recovery
• Monitor programmes, delays and disruption for future recovery
• Ensure all contractual notices are issued correctly and on time
• Manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle
• Conclude all commercial duties through to final account
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and subcontractors

Skills & Experience:

• Experience running projects as the commercial lead
• Experience procuring subcontractors
• Experience managing multiple subcontract accounts simultaneously
• Working knowledge of JCT/NEC forms of contract
• Experience producing monthly cost reporting/CVRs

Qualifications & Requirements:

• In-date CSCS card supported by a recognised qualification (NVQ, HNC/HND, degree or equivalent)
• HND or degree in Quantity Surveying or a commercially related discipline
• Minimum 5 years experience with a contractor
• Competent using Microsoft Office

Security, Vetting & Right to Work:

• Must have full right to work in the UK
• Must have been continuously resident in the UK for the past 5 years to meet client vetting requirements
• Must be willing to undertake DBS, BPSS or client-led security checks where required
• Must be willing to discuss any matters relevant to vetting as part of the process
• Must be able to maintain the vetting standards required for regulated sites

Salary & Package: £60,000 - £80,000 depending on experience, Car allowance