Assistant To Senior Quantity Surveyors

Lemon Drizzle Recruitment; North East; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Discretionary bonus

Car allowance / Company car

Fuel card

28 days annual leave

Medicash health plan

Bupa healthcare

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Lemon Drizzle Recruitment is seeking an Assistant to Senior Quantity Surveyor for water/infrastructure projects in Durham. The role focuses on commercial management, financial control and contract compliance across NEC contracts, ensuring values, CVRs and cost reports are accurate while overseeing procurement and payments.

Hybrid working supported by a strong pipeline and career progression. You will join a well-established contractor with a family-run culture, offering long-term opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with NEC contracts, especially NEC4.
• Proven ability to produce valuations, CVRs and manage subcontracts.
• Strong financial control and contract administration skills.
• Ability to work across project lifecycle and collaborate with operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee commercial management of water infrastructure projects.
• Maintain robust forecasting, cash flow and cost reporting.
• Administer variations, change control and subcontract payments.
• Manage project costs from inception to final account on NEC contracts.
• Support delivery teams to maximise profitability and compliance.

Skills

NEC contracts knowledge

Valuations

CVRs

Subcontract management

Driving licence

Commercial awareness

Job description

Quantity Surveyors - Assistant Quantity Surveyor to Senior Quantity Surveyor

Durham

Water/Infrastructure

Hybrid Working

Salaries Open to Negotiation

Looking to build your commercial career with one of the North East's leading contractors?

My client is expanding its commercial team as part of its growing AMP8 workload and is looking to recruit talented commercial professionals from Assistant Quantity Surveyor through to Senior Surveyor level.

With a strong pipeline of secured work with framework clients, this is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business offering genuine long-term career progression.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for the commercial management of water infrastructure projects, ensuring financial control, contractual compliance and successful project delivery across NEC contracts.

You’ll be responsible for the commercial management of water infrastructure projects, ensuring robust financial control, contractual compliance and successful project delivery throughout the project lifecycle. Working across predominantly NEC4 Option C contracts, you’ll oversee project costs from inception through to final account, producing valuations, CVRs and cost reports, managing subcontract procurement and payments, administering variations and change control, and maintaining accurate forecasting and cash flow. Working closely with operational teams, you’ll play a key role in maximising commercial performance while ensuring projects are delivered successfully, safely and profitably. Typical project values range from £1m to £50m across the North East.

What We’re Looking For

Applications are welcomed from:

Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Quantity Surveyor and Senior Quantity Surveyors.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience within construction, utilities or civil engineering


• Knowledge of NEC contracts (particularly NEC4)


• Experience producing valuations, CVRs and subcontract management


• Full UK Driving Licence


• Right to work in the UK (sponsorship is not available)

Candidates from major contractors, utilities or regional construction businesses are encouraged to apply.

Why Join?

• Long-term secured AMP8 workload


• Excellent career progression across multiple levels


• Friendly, collaborative commercial team


• Family-run culture with strong work/life balance


• Opportunity to work across different sectors in the future


• Hybrid working (3 days office/site, 2 days from home following probation)


• Flexible working arrangements depending on project requirements


• Discretionary bonus scheme


• Car allowance or company car (depending on level)


• Fuel card to cover personal mileage


• 28 days annual leave including Christmas shutdown, plus your birthday off


• Medicash health plan


• Bupa healthcare (role dependent)


• Cycle to Work and Car Salary Sacrifice schemes


• Additional wellbeing support and employee assistance benefits

Salaries are open to negotiation and will reflect your experience and level.

Guide salaries:

• Assistant Quantity Surveyor: £25,000 - £40,000


• Quantity Surveyor: £45,000 - £55,000


• Senior Quantity Surveyor: £55,000 - £65,000

If you’re looking to join a contractor with a strong reputation, secured workload and genuine opportunities to progress your career, we’d love to hear from you.