Senior Quantity Surveyor
4 days ago
Bolton
Senior Quantity Surveyor & Quantity Surveyor – Civil Engineering & Infrastructure UK | Contractor-Side / Site-Based | up to £65k + Package What if your next role gave you genuine commercial ownership of major civil engineering projects, working directly for a tier one contractor rather than from a client or consultancy perspective? I'm working with a leading civil engineering and infrastructure contractor looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor & Senior Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial leadership across major projects within sectors including water, transport, energy, and infrastructure. This is a hands‑on contractor-side role where you'll be responsible for CVRs, forecasting, subcontractor management, procurement, NEC contracts, and commercial risk, working closely with operational teams to protect margins and drive project performance. • Take commercial ownership of projects from a contractor-side perspective, • Produce and manage accurate monthly CVRs, cost plans, forecasts and commercial reports, • Lead cost control, cash flow management, and financial forecasting, • Manage NEC and other main contract and subcontract agreements, • Lead subcontractor procurement, negotiation, and post-contract management, • Manage subcontractor accounts, including measurement, payment applications, certificates, accruals, and final accounts, • Chair regular commercial meetings with subcontractors and manage supply chain performance, • Prepare upstream applications for payment and ensure strong cash recovery, • Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout project delivery, • Work closely with Project Managers and site teams to drive commercial performance, • Provide commercial guidance to operational teams and support junior commercial staff, • Build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and wider project stakeholders, • Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor within a construction or civil engineering contractor, • Strong, demonstrable experience producing and managing monthly CVRs, • Strong working knowledge and practical experience of NEC contracts, • Significant experience managing subcontractors from a main contractor perspective, • Experience with subcontract procurement, negotiation, measurement, payment, accruals, and final accounts, • Strong understanding of commercial forecasting, cost control, cash flow, and project financial performance, • Experience identifying, managing, and mitigating commercial and contractual risk, • Good understanding of construction law and contractual obligations, • Excellent numerical, organisational, and communication skills, • Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, • Previous experience working for a direct delivery contractor, • Experience within water, utilities, infrastructure, transport, or civil engineering, • Experience with IChemE contracts, • RICS membership or working towards professional accreditation, • HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent, • CSCS card, • Previous estimating experience, • Join an established tier one civil engineering and infrastructure contractor, • Take genuine ownership of commercial performance across major projects, • Work on long-term frameworks and major infrastructure schemes ?, • Strong pipeline of secured work and excellent job security, • Opportunity to work across water, transport, energy, and wider infrastructure, • Clear opportunities for career progression and professional development ?, • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, • Company car/car allowance options depending on position ?, • Private medical, life assurance, pension, and 25 days annual leave + bank holidays #J-18808-Ljbffr