Quantity Surveyor & Senior Quantity Surveyor Needed – Cambridge – £50m Highways Civils £30-£65k+pkg

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; Town of Cambridge; On-site; AUD 58,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd seeks a Quantity Surveyor and a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support a £50m civils highways contract in Cambridge. The roles focus on commercial management, cash flow optimisation, and contractual governance over a multi-year programme.

Ideal candidates will have UK civil engineering commercial experience, a relevant degree or qualification, and strong Excel and communication skills to drive value and manage risk across the project teams.

Qualifications

• Experience working for a sub/main contractor on a UK civil engineering project in a commercial role.
• Proficient IT skills, especially Excel.
• Excellent communication and time management/organisational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Line management and integration of new team members where appropriate.
• Ensure cash flow is maximised including ensuring payments are received on time.
• Provide commercial input including forecasts to the management team.
• Production of monthly cost/value reports for area and review of trends.
• Agreement of certification and payment of subcontractor accounts.
• Implementation and monitoring of contract change control procedures.
• Commercial and contractual advice to area team as required.
• Manage sub-contractors including enquiries, prices, tender comparison, negotiations, orders, and payments.

Skills

Excellent communication

Time management

Organisation

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Quantity Surveyor & Senior Quantity Surveyor Needed – Cambridge – £50m Highways Civils £30-£65k+pkg

Salary: £30-£65k+pkg

Location: Cambridge

Regions: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

A Major Main Contractor is currently looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor and a Quantity Surveyor to work on a £50m Civils Package on a £400m Civil Highways Scheme lasting 5 years.

Reporting directly to the Commercial Manager responsible for 2-3 Assistant/Quantity Surveyor’s. The successful post-holders prime function is to increase value, reduce cost, drive profit and manage risk in a safe and ethical manner of the contracts they are working on.

Key Responsibilities:

• Line management and integration of new team members where appropriate
• Ensure cash flow is maximised including ensuring payments are received on time
• Provide commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team. Help ensure that business targets and
• KPI’s are exceeded
• Preparation of monthly cost / value reports for area, together with review of results and consideration of trends with other contract team members
• Production of commercial reports together with review of results and consideration of trends with other contract team members
• Physical measurement of works and agreement of same with client and subcontractors
• Agreement of certification and payment of subcontractor accounts – monitoring of such accounts against forecasts
• Implementation and compliance with the contract change control procedure and monitoring thereof including notices to client as appropriate
• Commercial and contractual advice to area team as and when required
• Managing sub-contractors including sending out enquiries, collating prices, comparing with tender, negotiation, order placement, agreement of account and payment
• Carry out any other duties not identified above and as required by their manager

Essential Experience:

To be considered for this role you must have experience of working for a sub/main contractor on a civil engineering project in the UK in a commercial role. Unfortunately without this you will not be considered for the role.

Desirable Key Skills and Qualifications:

• HNC/HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office and in particular Excel
• Excellent Communication skills both written and verbally
• Must be an excellent organiser with proven time management skills