Highways Quantity Surveyor - Tender & Estimating

Andrews Recruitment Group; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Up to 8% annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Pension

Support towards professional licenses

Job summary

Andrews Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to support a major highways and infrastructure contractor across Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and the North West. The role offers hybrid working with Leeds, Manchester or Salford as potential bases and a base salary of up to £47,000 plus benefits.

You will price and tender work from enquiry through submission, review drawings and specs, assess risk, obtain supplier quotes and build competitive tenders that meet governance

Qualifications

• Previous estimating or tendering experience.
• Strong understanding of highways, surfacing, civils or infrastructure projects.
• Commercial awareness and confidence assessing risk.
• Ability to interpret technical and contractual information.
• Confidence working with operational and commercial stakeholders.
• Ability to work accurately to deadlines.
• Experience with NEC contracts, highways frameworks or public-sector infrastructure work would be advantageous but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Pricing and tendering work from initial enquiry through to submission.
• Reviewing drawings, specifications and tender information.
• Assessing commercial, contractual, operational and technical risk.
• Obtaining and reviewing supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Building tender submissions around customer requirements.
• Supporting value-engineering and alternative solutions.
• Working closely with operational and commercial teams.
• Contributing to tender reviews and bid strategy.
• Reviewing completed tenders and identifying lessons learned.
• Ensuring tenders meet internal governance and commercial requirements.

Skills

Estimating/Tendering

Highways/Infrastructure knowledge

Commercial awareness

Contract/NEC familiarity

Stakeholder communication

Deadline-driven

Job description

Andrews Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to support a major highways and infrastructure contractor across Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and the North West. The role offers hybrid working with Leeds, Manchester or Salford as potential bases and a base salary of up to £47,000 plus benefits.

You will price and tender work from enquiry through submission, review drawings and specs, assess risk, obtain supplier quotes and build competitive tenders that meet governance