Senior Quantity Surveyor

Aldwych Consulting; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its commercial team in the South. You will oversee estimating and quantity surveying tasks from tender to final account, ensuring strong commercial performance across groundworks and civil packages.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in quantity surveying, experience in groundworks/civil projects, and solid skills in Excel/Word, with Bluebeam being a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience within quantity surveying.
• Experience delivering groundworks or civil engineering projects.
• Strong commercial awareness and excellent numerical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience using Bluebeam or similar take-off software would be advantageous.
• Proactive approach and ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Preparing competitive estimates and tender submissions for residential groundworks projects.
• Managing project costs, valuations and variations.
• Producing cost plans, forecasts and commercial reports.
• Supporting contract administration and ensuring contractual compliance.
• Working closely with site, procurement and operational teams.
• Assisting with the agreement of final accounts and project change.
• Building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Commercial awareness

Numerical skills

Excel

Word

Bluebeam

Tools

Bluebeam

Job description

I'm currently working with a well-established civil engineering and groundworks contractor that's looking to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their growing commercial team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business with a strong reputation in the residential infrastructure sector, delivering a wide range of groundworks and civil engineering packages for leading housebuilders across the South.

The Role

Reporting into the Commercial Manager, you'll play a key role across both estimating and quantity surveying, supporting projects from tender stage through to final account.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing competitive estimates and tender submissions for residential groundworks projects
• Managing project costs, valuations and variations
• Producing cost plans, forecasts and commercial reports
• Supporting contract administration and ensuring contractual compliance
• Working closely with site, procurement and operational teams
• Assisting with the agreement of final accounts and project change
• Building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders

About You

We're looking for someone who has:

• At least 3 years' experience within quantity surveying
• Experience delivering groundworks or civil engineering projects
• Strong commercial awareness and excellent numerical skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience using Bluebeam or similar take-off software would be advantageous
• A proactive approach and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative team

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Long-term career progression within a growing contractor
• Exposure to a varied portfolio of residential infrastructure projects
• Supportive and experienced commercial leadership
• Stable workload with an established order book

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality.

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.