Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Hertfordshire / Bedfordshire / North London region
Salary: £60,000–£100,000 depending on experience
Employment: Permanent | Full-time
Start: ASAP
We're working with an established contractor operating within the groundworks, earthworks and civil engineering sectors, looking to appoint an experienced Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team.
This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong subcontractor background who enjoys taking ownership of projects, managing commercial matters independently and having a real influence on project performance.
The Role
- Manage the commercial aspects of multiple groundworks and civil engineering projects.
- Prepare and manage applications for payment, valuations, variations and final accounts.
- Negotiate with main contractors to agree variations, resolve disputes and secure payments.
- Oversee contract administration, identify commercial risks and protect project profitability.
- Monitor project costs, budgets and financial performance.
- Work closely with operational teams to ensure projects are commercially well managed.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors and project teams.
About You
- Minimum 5 years' Quantity Surveying experience, ideally within a specialist groundworks, earthworks or civils subcontractor.
- Strong understanding of subcontractor commercial management.
- Experience independently managing projects from contract award through to final account.
- Confident handling payment applications, variations, contractual matters and commercial negotiations.
- Working knowledge of JCT and/or NEC contracts.
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a relevant discipline.
- Commercially astute, proactive and confident negotiating with main contractors.
- Comfortable managing multiple projects and working independently.
What's on Offer?
- £60,000–£100,000, depending on experience.
- Opportunity to take ownership of a varied portfolio of projects.
- A hands-on commercial role with genuine autonomy and responsibility.
- Established contractor with a strong presence in the groundworks and civil engineering sector.
- Opportunity to make a real impact on commercial performance.
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