Highways Senior Quantity Surveyor – Reading | Tender & Cost

Blue Inn Recruitment; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Lodging allowance

Job summary

Blue Inn Recruitment is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a Tier 1 contractor on a highway project near Reading. The role is office-based with an estimated 3–4 year duration, offering a competitive package and lodging/car benefits.

You will provide commercial support through tendering, procurement strategy, and cost control, while liaising with delivery teams to manage risks and opportunities on highways and motorways projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in Highways and Motorways is essential.
• Relevant degree in Quantity Surveying is essential.
• RICS accredited postgraduate courses are beneficial.
• Further study related to chartership and membership of RICS is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial support to tendering processes.
• Understand commercial and technical changes at strategic level.
• Maintain high level of commercial and technical knowledge with the delivery team.
• Prepare and advise on procurement strategy.
• Manage Applications for Payment and Invoicing; perform risk, value management and cost control.
• Identify and develop responses to commercial risks and opportunities.
• Assist in establishing client requirements and feasibility studies.
• Support early value engineering and costings for tenders.
• Ensure contractual notices are issued timely and accurately.
• Assist with subcontract administration and contractual claims.
• Contribute to project close out with proper records and reporting.

Skills

Numeracy

Financial management

Report writing

Negotiation

Team leadership

On-site collaboration

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

RICS accredited postgraduate courses

RICS chartership / membership

Job description

Blue Inn Recruitment is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a Tier 1 contractor on a highway project near Reading. The role is office-based with an estimated 3–4 year duration, offering a competitive package and lodging/car benefits.

You will provide commercial support through tendering, procurement strategy, and cost control, while liaising with delivery teams to manage risks and opportunities on highways and motorways projects.