Senior Quantity Surveyor

Taylor Woodrow; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor with a Civil Engineering background in Bristol. The role involves managing costs, providing financial advice, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations across various projects.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor in construction or engineering sectors.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts and cost control mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Managing costs related to building and civil engineering projects.
• Providing financial and commercial advice to the project team.
• Preparing tender and contract documents.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Quantity Surveying

Job description

Taylor Woodrow is the sole provider of Lot 3 - Western Geotechnical Off-Track and Drainage - as part of Network Rail Wales and Western region’s £2bn programme of works.

The Lot stretches from London Paddington to Penzance and involves the ongoing maintenance & renewals programme of civil engineering assets such as embankments, cuttings, scour protection, and earthworks drainage.

As part of this project, we are currently looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor with a Civil Engineering background to be based out of the Bristol working across a number of schemes.

Duties

• Managing all costs relating to building and civil engineering projects.
• Ensuring projects are completed within the projected budget.
• Providing financial and commercial advice to the project team.
• Preparing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities.
• Monitoring and controlling costs throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identifying, analysing, and developing responses to commercial risks.
• Managing subcontractor procurement, payments, and final accounts.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and quality standards.

Person Specification

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor, ideally within the construction or engineering sectors.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, tender processes, and cost control mechanisms.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Quantity Surveying or a related field.
• Membership with a relevant professional body (e.g., RICS) is desirable but not essential

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday

Fairness Inclusion & Respect

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Taylor Woodrow is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team.

Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

Taylor Woodrow recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.