Quantity Surveyor

Sccsinternational; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday options

Medical cover options

Professional membership paid

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for a major highways scheme in Cheltenham. The role supports managing QS and site teams with commercial administration and reporting to ensure cost control and timely payments.

The successful candidate will handle subcontract terms, pricing, schedules, payments, and changes, while maintaining records and cost plans. NEC contract experience and strong Excel/Oracle/CEMAR skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with NEC contracts on major highway projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, CEMAR and Oracle.
• Ability to manage cost reporting and change control.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and negotiate subcontract terms.
• Prices and schedules for subcontract work.
• Assess subcontract payments and administer changes.
• Issue contractual notices and prepare compensation-event quotations.
• Submit monthly client payment applications.
• Maintain site records with engineering and operations colleagues.
• Produce cost-value reconciliations and keep the cost plan current.
• Attend progress and risk meetings and provide contractual advice.

Skills

NEC contracts

Excel

Word

CEMAR

Oracle

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Galliford Try is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor for its Infrastructure division on a GBP300 million highways scheme in Cheltenham.

The project includes:

• earthworks
• widening an existing road
• constructing a link road
• building structures

The appointment supports the managing quantity surveyors and site team with commercial administration and reporting.

Work includes:

• preparing and negotiating subcontract terms
• prices and schedules
• assessing subcontract payments
• administering changes

The surveyor will issue contractual notices, prepare compensation-event quotations and submit client payment applications each month. The post also requires maintaining site records with engineering and operational colleagues, producing cost-value reconciliations and keeping the cost plan current. Attendance at progress and risk-reduction meetings is required, together with contractual advice for tendering colleagues.

Candidates should understand NEC contracts and have experience on major highway developments. The employer asks for communication and stakeholder-management skills, plus competence in Excel, Word, CEMAR and Oracle. The advert describes training opportunities and flexible-working arrangements where suitable for the role and team.

Benefits include:

• holiday-purchase options
• medical-cover options
• payment of one relevant professional membership each year