Senior Quantity Surveyor

Severfield; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Severfield is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to work on the HPC project. The role involves leading commercial activities, managing contracts and variations, and building relationships with high-profile clients across defence, nuclear, oil & gas, and petrochemical sectors.

The successful candidate will bring extensive experience as a QS/Senior QS, solid NEC3/NEC4 contract knowledge, and strong stakeholder management skills to support profitable project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience as QS or Senior QS in construction.
• Strong knowledge of NEC3 or NEC4 contracts.
• Proven ability to manage commercial aspects and variations.
• Good communication with clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Understanding fabrication processes is desirable.
• Experience delivering projects with repeat business

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the successful commercial outcome of key nuclear and defence projects.
• Commercial responsibility from contract award through to completion and final account.
• Managing variations and changes with customers.
• Working as part of an experienced commercial team.
• Developing key relations with a range of clients, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Working closely with internal departments to ensure successful, profitable outcomes.

Skills

QS / Senior QS experience

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Client relationship building

Contract management and variations

Commercial awareness in construction

Communication and influencing

Job description

Vacancy Summary

At Severfield, we’re creating better ways to build for a world of changing demands.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor for Hinkley Point C project.

Our competitive advantage is our people, and we’re always looking for talented individuals to join us as we continue to transform skylines across the UK & Europe. A career at Severfield presents the opportunity for you to develop, grow, and to feel part of something special, after all, we are all in it together!

Our Nuclear & Infrastructure division has extensive experience in the specialist, highly regulated nuclear, transport (road and rail), process industries and power and energy sectors. Providing award winning design teams, utilising state-of-the-art design software and Tekla detailing facilities to offer customers value engineering. This gives a mix of proven success along with modern, innovative design and fabrication ideas to be able to provide a quality, specialised service to a growing market. They continue to set the bar high in their highly regulated market!

Vacancy Details, Key Skills & Experience

In the Senior Quantity Surveyor (HPC) position you will be working on high value and critical projects, building relationships with a range of high-profile clients which service the defence, nuclear, oil & gas and petrochemical sectors.

Other Responsibilities Will Include But Are Not Limited To

• Ensuring the successful commercial outcome of key nuclear and defence projects
• Commercial responsibility from contract award through to completion and final account
• Managing variations and changes with customers
• Working as part of an experienced commercial team
• Developing key relations with a range of clients, suppliers, and subcontractors
• Working closely with internal departments to ensure successful, profitable outcomes.

Key Skills & Experience

• Previous experience working as a QS or Senior QS
• Construction industry experience in a commercial role
• Strong experience of NEC3 or NEC4 contracts
• Good communication skills with the ability to influence
• An understanding of fabrication processes is desirable
• Experience of managing and delivering variations whilst retaining repeat business