Senior Quantity Surveyor

Red Sky Personnel Ltd; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/allowance

Pension and life assurance

Private medical cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Red Sky Personnel Ltd is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor for civil engineering and infrastructure projects based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. You will take commercial responsibility across a portfolio, ensuring cost control, NEC contract administration and robust financial reporting.

You will lead cost reporting, CVRs, forecasts and cash flow, while mentoring junior commercial staff and supporting operational teams to protect project margins.

Qualifications

• Experience administering NEC3 and NEC4 contracts is essential.
• Background in construction or civil engineering.
• Experience managing complex, higher‑value projects or multiple projects.
• Understanding of cost reporting, CVRs, forecasting and subcontractor management.
• Good commercial awareness and negotiation skills; able to manage contractual risk.
• Experience mentoring other commercial team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial performance of civil engineering and infrastructure projects, ensuring cost control and financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly CVRs, forecasts, cash flow reports and commercial plans.
• Administer NEC contracts, including variations and notices, and manage risks.
• Oversee subcontractor procurement, negotiations, valuations and final accounts.
• Prepare applications for payment and monitor cash recovery.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities with project teams to protect margins.
• Build relationships with clients, subcontractors and operations teams.
• Mentor junior members of the commercial team.

Skills

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Cost reporting

CVRs

Subcontractor management

Forecasting

Negotiation

Mentoring

Client relations

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor: Civil Engineering & Infrastructure

An established UK civil engineering and infrastructure contractor is recruiting an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor, based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to provide commercial management across a portfolio of infrastructure projects.

The business is a major privately owned contractor delivering civil engineering, water, transport and energy infrastructure projects through long-term frameworks and major construction programmes.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to take commercial responsibility for complex, higher-value civil engineering projects across a portfolio of schemes. You will work closely with operational teams and senior management, overseeing project financial performance, contractual matters and commercial risk.

The business offers long-term secured work through established frameworks, opportunities for career progression and the chance to support and mentor junior commercial staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial performance of civil engineering and infrastructure projects, ensuring effective cost control and financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly cost value reconciliations (CVRs), forecasts, cash flow reports and commercial plans.
• Administer NEC contracts, including variations, contractual notices and commercial risk management.
• Manage subcontractor procurement, negotiations, valuations and final accounts.
• Prepare applications for payment and oversee cash recovery.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities, working with project teams to protect project margins.
• Build effective relationships with clients, subcontractors and operational teams.
• Support and mentor junior members of the commercial team.

About You

• Experience administering NEC3 and NEC4 contracts is essential.
• Previous experience within construction or civil engineering.
• Experience managing complex, higher-value projects or multiple projects concurrently.
• Understanding of cost reporting, CVRs, forecasting and subcontractor management.
• Good commercial awareness, negotiation skills and the ability to manage contractual risk.
• Experience supporting or mentoring other members of a commercial team.

Previous experience in water or civil engineering infrastructure, a contracting Quantity Surveyor background, knowledge of the Cumbria construction market, and a Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent qualification would be advantageous. A CSCS card would also be desirable.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary: £55,000-£75,000 per annum
• Company car or car allowance
• Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (LA14)
• Working Arrangement: Full-time, site-based, with occasional travel to the Trafford office, approximately 1-2 times per month
• Company pension and life assurance
• Private medical cover
• Employee Assistance Programme and flexible benefits
• Professional development, leadership training and career progression opportunities