Senior Quantity Surveyor

Linsco Ltd; Addlestone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering and groundworks contractor seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team in Surrey. The ideal candidate will possess 5 to 10 years of experience in premium domestic construction, with a strong background in quantity surveying and project management. This role offers competitive salary packages, career stability with a growing company, and opportunities for training and development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Growth opportunities within the team

Stable company with a strong pipeline

Training and development

Positive working environment

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years' experience in UK environments.
• Good knowledge of current construction contracts.
• Experience in construction estimating or finance is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and work packages in quantity surveying.
• Liaise with teams to control costs and meet requirements.
• Prepare project cost and value reports, budgets, and forecasts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Construction knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Bachelor's degree in management

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Surrey
Salary: Up to £80k dependent on experience
Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent
Sector: Civils / High-end Residential projects

The Company:
We are delighted to be supporting our client, a civil engineering and groundworks contractor with decades of experience in bespoke, high-end and premium residential developments. They offer project management, design, civil services as well as demolition and landscaping to help deliver on domestic developments of up to £2.5m.
Having completed hundreds of projects across London, Homes Counties and the wider UK and are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team as a result of continued growth and a strong upcoming order book of work.

The Candidate:
The ideal candidate will have experience of working on premium domestic construction and refurb projects. You should have a strong background within construction with a degree within quantity surveying, construction management or related fields.

Key Responsibilities

• General quantity surveying duties in respect of managing projects and work packages.
• Liaise with design, construction and supply chain teams to understand, analyse and control cost.
• Engage in collaborative work with the client to ensure business requirements are met.
• Management of the main contract ensuring contractual notices and correspondence are identified and raised as necessary.
• Responsible for the preparation and issue of subcontract documentation.
• Assist in the management and performance of subcontractors.
• Manage the preparation and agreement of applications for payment.
• The preparation of project cost & value reports, budgets and forecasts.
• Assist in the management and development of training commercial staff.
• Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking, associations and conferencing to stay current on industry changes and innovations.

Skills & Experience

• Ideally 5 to 10 years' experience working in UK environments.
• Good working knowledge of forms of contract currently used within the Building and Civil Engineering industry.
• Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying, engineering, management or similar.
• Construction estimating or finance experienced is advantageous.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Sound knowledge of construction.
• Excellent negotiating and interpersonal skills.
• Clean valid driving licence.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Opportunity to grow within a supportive and forward-thinking team
• A stable and growing company with a strong pipeline of work
• Training and development opportunities
• Positive and professional working environment

The company is looking to move quickly on this role for the right candidate. So if you feel you could be suitable, please apply with an updated CV or contact Rich at Linsco for further information.

Linsco is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.