Senior Quantity Surveyor

Anderselite; Banks; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Anderselite is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for infrastructure and utilities projects, based in Lancashire on a permanent contract. The role will manage commercial aspects, lead the surveying team, and ensure compliance with project controls and HSEQ.

You will analyse claims, monitor variations, and approve interim payments while supporting risk management and procurement activities across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent is essential.
• RICS qualification is desirable.
• MSc in construction related topic (e.g., Law, Project Management) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with HSEQ requirements within areas of responsibility.
• Manage all commercial issues on assigned projects or escalate as appropriate.
• Mentor the quantity surveying team and manage day-to-day work.
• Maintain and update systems with amendments as necessary.
• Analyse consultant and contractor claims and prepare recommendations.
• Review, monitor and report on Variations, compensations events and claims with robust data tracking.
• Review on-site correspondence and documents for contract compliance.
• Oversee variation/issue files, prepare summaries, and negotiate settlements.
• Approve and verify interim payments and quantities for completion.
• Oversee materials procurement and mitigate project risks.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

RICS - Desirable

MSc in construction related topic - Desirable

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure & Utilities Projects -- Consultancy - Lancashire based – Permanent – Up to £70,000

The client provides infrastructure consultancy services including project management, quantity surveying, commercial management, financial audit and training. Underpinned by innovative software and systems they seek to provide bespoke solutions to clients.

Headquartered in Lancashire they work across the UK, and our team offers a wealth of experience and expertise, in disciplines ranging from Chartered Surveyors, Chartered Accountants, Highway Engineers, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Quantity Surveyors and Asbestos Awareness and Removal trainers.

The successful Quantity Surveyor will:

• Ensure compliance with the HSEQ requirements within areas of responsibility
• Ensure all commercial issues on assigned projects are managed effectively or escalated as appropriate
• Manage the day to day work and mentor the quantity surveying team within the business
• Maintenance of systems with amendments as necessary
• Analysing the claims from the Consultants and Contractors. Upon analysis, prepare recommendation to the Commercial Manager and or Client
• Reviewing, monitoring and reporting on Variations Orders, Compensation Events and Claims inclusive of recording within a robust database/spreadsheet incorporating the status of each package every reporting period (weekly and monthly)
• Reviewing, monitoring and responding as appropriate on-site correspondence and documents for compliance with provisions of the contract documents.
• Management and review of variation and issue files, chronology of variation and issue events, preparation of variation and issue summaries, consultant & contractor claims negotiation and settlement.
• Approval and verification of interim applications for payments.
• Approval and verification of quantities and costs for completion.
• Approval and verification of the materials’ procurement activities providing consultation when required
• Manage out and mitigate areas of risk such as ambiguities, conflicts or deviations from the scope of work(s)

Candidate:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent or related Engineering field. Essential
• Working towards or holding professional qualification such as RICS - Desirable
• Working towards or holding MSc in construction related topic such as Law, Project Management etc - Desirable