Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor

Alpha Labour and Recruitment; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Labour and Recruitment is seeking an experienced Freelance Quantity Surveyor for a major HS2 package. The role is predominantly site-based and requires strong NEC experience within civil engineering/infrastructure, potentially with HS2 background.

You will focus on change management, cost capture, and contractual notices while protecting commercial entitlement. The position offers a proactive, commercially astute QS the opportunity to manage programme impacts and project costs, working

Qualifications

• Strong civils/infrastructure QS experience required.
• Excellent knowledge of NEC contracts, ideally NEC4.
• Experience with Defined Cost / Option E.
• Strong understanding of change and contractual notifications.
• Proactive, commercially astute approach required.

Responsibilities

• Change management and cost capture.
• Issuing contractual notices.
• Identifying and protecting commercial entitlement.
• Recording and notifying programme impacts.
• Managing commercial risk and project costs.
• Working closely with site and project teams.

Skills

NEC4

Civils

Change management

Cost control

Contract notices

Commercial awareness

Tools

NEC contracts

Job description

Freelance Quantity Surveyor - HS2

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Freelance Quantity Surveyor to join a major package delivery on HS2

This is a predominantly site-based role suited to a commercially strong QS with solid NEC experience and a background in civil engineering/infrastructure, possibly having worked on HS2 previously.

The role will focus on:

• Change management and cost capture


• Issuing contractual notices


• Identifying and protecting commercial entitlement


• Recording and notifying programme impacts


• Managing commercial risk and project costs


• Working closely with site and project teams

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong civils/infrastructure QS experience


• Excellent knowledge of NEC contracts, ideally NEC4


• Experience with Defined Cost / Option E


• Strong understanding of change and contractual notifications


• A proactive, commercially astute approach

The project has significant commercial activity, providing an excellent opportunity for an experienced QS to make a real impact.

Freelance based around the Bucks/Beds region