Quantity Surveyor

Hilliard Civil Engineering (Nottingham); Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Progression opportunities

Supportive team

Job summary

Hilliard Civil Engineering (Nottingham) Ltd is seeking a hands-on Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team, delivering groundworks for residential housing plots across the region. You will manage procurement, valuations, variations and final accounts from early procurement through to completion on site.

This role requires strong Excel skills, cost control and experience with subcontract accounts, with the ability to build solid client and site team relationships and to take ownership of

Qualifications

• Experience as Quantity Surveyor in groundworks, civil or residential construction.
• Strong Excel and commercial reporting skills.
• Ability to manage valuations, variations and subcontract accounts.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit monthly valuations.
• Identify, price, and agree variations.
• Manage subcontractor accounts and payments.
• Monitor project costs, forecasts and profitability.
• Produce monthly cost-value reconciliations.
• Agree final accounts with clients and subcontractors.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Cost control

Subcontract management

Financial reporting

Driving licence

Education

Construction-related qualification preferred

Job description

Quantity Surveyor – Residential Groundworks

Nottingham | Full-time, Permanent

Competitive salary and package, dependent on experience

Hilliard Civil Engineering (Nottingham) Ltd is looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team.

We are an established groundwork and civil engineering subcontractor delivering roads, sewers, infrastructure and housing plot works for major residential developers across the region.

This is a hands‑on commercial role suited to someone who understands subcontract groundworks and is comfortable managing projects from initial procurement through to final account.

Key responsibilities:

• Preparing and submitting monthly valuations
• Identifying, pricing and agreeing variations
• Managing subcontractor accounts and payments
• Monitoring project costs, forecasts and profitability
• Producing monthly cost-value reconciliations
• Reviewing drawings, specifications and contract information
• Supporting procurement of subcontractors and materials
• Attending client and internal commercial meetings
• Managing contractual notices, contra-charges and commercial correspondence
• Working closely with site teams to ensure all completed work is properly recorded and recovered
• Agreeing final accounts with clients and subcontractors

What we’re looking for:

• Previous Quantity Surveying experience within groundworks, civil engineering or residential construction
• Good knowledge of roads, sewers and housing plot works
• Strong Excel, measurement and commercial reporting skills
• Confident managing valuations, variations and subcontract accounts
• Commercially aware, organised and comfortable taking ownership
• Able to build effective working relationships with clients, site teams and suppliers
• Relevant commercial or construction qualification preferred, although practical experience is equally important
• Full UK driving licence

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and package based on experience
• Established workload with major residential developers
• Supportive and experienced commercial team
• Genuine responsibility and opportunity to progress
• A straightforward, practical working environment where good commercial management is valued