Senior Quantity Surveyor Groundworks & Civils
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Harbron Recruit is exclusively retained to find an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor for a long-established, family-run groundworks and civils contractor. Our client has been delivering projects across the South West for over 30 years and works with national housebuilders and tier-one main contractors on residential developments up to £10m+.
Following a number of recent project starts and a strong forward order book, they're now hiring a Senior QS to take ownership of the commercial performance of multiple live projects.
This is a full-cycle commercial role with real autonomy. You'll report directly to the commercial lead and work closely with the directors of the business. Not a corporate, top-heavy commercial team a business where the QS runs their own patch and gets credit for delivering projects from tender to final account.
It's also a role with genuine scope to shape and improve the commercial systems and processes as the business grows.
What you'll be doing:
- Full commercial ownership of live groundworks projects from tender through to final account
- Cost plans, estimates and bills of quantities
- Pricing and procuring subcontract packages, plant, labour and materials
- Managing monthly applications, valuations and payment certificates
- Reviewing contract terms; managing variations and compensation events
- Producing monthly CVRs and forecasts
- Settling final accounts and managing retentions
- Resolving commercial disputes early
What we're looking for:
- Proven Senior QS experience within groundworks, civils or housebuilder subcontract environments
- Strong working knowledge of S38/S278 highways, foul and surface water drainage, and plot works
- Confident running multiple live projects simultaneously
- JCT and/or NEC contract experience
- Strong Excel skills and confidence building commercial reports and reconciliations from scratch
- HNC/HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent
- Full UK driving licence
You'll thrive here if you want ownership of your projects rather than being one cog in a large commercial team, prefer working in a business where the directors know your name, and want the chance to influence how the commercial function evolves as the company grows.
What's on offer:
- Pension
- Mobile and laptop
- Realistic progression to Commercial Manager
- A stable, growing family business with proper work-life balance
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Senior Quantity Surveyor - Civil Engineering in Taunton employer: HARBRON RECRUIT LIMITED
Join a respected family-run groundworks and civil engineering contractor that values its employees and fosters a supportive work culture. With over 30 years of experience in the South West, this company offers genuine progression opportunities, including a pathway to Commercial Manager, while allowing you to take full ownership of your projects and influence commercial systems. Enjoy a stable work environment with a strong forward order book, competitive benefits, and the chance to work closely with directors in a collaborative setting.
