Senior Quantity Surveyor

North-Gate; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

North-Gate is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor in Cumbria to join a private, national sub-contractor delivering UK projects. You will manage commercial strategies, NEC contract compliance, and value cost build-ups while mentoring junior staff.

The role requires minimum 5 years' QS experience, NEC knowledge, a degree, and SC clearance eligibility. You will lead tendering, subcontract negotiation, procurement and maintain client and supply chain relations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years as a QS or higher.
• Strong experience with NEC Contract and contractual processes.
• Ability to review cost build-ups and estimates from the team and subs.
• Degree educated with ambition and progression.
• SC clearance eligibility desirable; UK nationality required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and agree commercial strategies from tender to site.
• NEC subcontract procurement and negotiation.
• Assist with management of commercial and contractual issues.
• Lead pricing of high-value compensation events.
• Lead down-selection and appointment of subs to ensure best value.
• Foster client and supply chain relationships.
• Manage procurement of key work packages from pre-tender to contract award.
• Prepare ITT and manage full tender process with clients and subs.
• Mentor and develop junior commercial staff.

Skills

NEC Contract knowledge

Tendering experience

Costing & estimates

Team mentoring

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Procurement software

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Cumbria

c£60,000 to £80,000 Basic Salary, plus Car and Benefits

We are currently engaged by a highly regarded, privately owned, national sub-contracting organisation that delivers building projects across the UK. They seek a Senior QS to work as part of a team delivering a series of projects in the region.

They are looking for a strong QS, ideally someone whom also has the ambition and potential to grow with this leading business.

Responsibilities

• Preparing & agreeing commercial strategies for projects at tender stage through to site, and as each project develops.
• NEC subcontract procurement and negotiation
• Assisting with the management of commercial, legal & contractual issues.
• Lead the pricing of high-value compensation events
• Lead the down-selection and appointment of subcontractors and suppliers ensuring best value and compliance with project requirements
• Foster collaborative relations with the client, stakeholders and supply chain partners
• Manage the procurement of key work packages from pre-tender through to contract award
• Prepare and issue invitations to Tender (ITT) and Manage the full tender process Liaising with clients, subcontractors & consultants as required.
• Management and mentoring/development of junior commercial staff.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years as a QS or higher, ideally working for a main or sub-contractor on projects valued over £1m
• Strong experience of NEC Contract (essential), ensuring compliance with contractual processes and timelines
• Ability to confidently challenge, review, and validate cost build-ups and estimates from team members and subcontractors
• Ideally degree educated with a career demonstrating ambition, loyalty and progression.
• Someone with an interest in dispute avoidance and construction/contract law may be desirable
• Must be eligible to obtain SC (Security Check) clearance
• Sole UK nationality is required for security clearance eligibility

This is an exceptional long term role with a leading UK construction business, with a great team and company culture.

All applications are treated in the strictest confidence