Senior Quantity Surveyor

Groupe Ortec; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

25 days holiday

Paid time off for volunteering

Wellbeing Activity Allowance

Employee Mentoring Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Groupe Ortec is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team in Cardiff. In this role, you will manage the commercial delivery of complex projects, ensuring profitability and strong client relationships.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in civil engineering or remediation, with a strong understanding of NEC and JCT contracts. We offer a contributory pension scheme and other benefits to support your career growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within civil engineering or remediation.
• Strong knowledge of cost reporting, valuations, and subcontract management.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial delivery of projects from tender to final account.
• Prepare cost plans, budgets, and monthly commercial reports.
• Build strong relationships with clients and subcontractors.

Skills

Commercially astute

Strong commercial judgement

NEC and JCT contract experience

Excellent negotiation skills

Education

Degree or HND in Quantity Surveying

Job description

The Ortec Group operates in 25 countries, delivering engineering and project solutions across sectors including energy, mining, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, defence, rail, food production, automotive, aerospace, and space. With 14,500 employees worldwide, we specialise in the design, construction, and maintenance of industrial projects, with a focus on safety, innovation, and training.

Biogenie Remediation UK, is a specialist remediation and brownfield enabling works contractor, and operator of offsite soil treatment facilities. Now part of the Ortec Group, we have been operating in the UK for more than 30 years.

Our employees play a key role in our organisation and are our greatest strength; they share the same culture of safety and security, the same enthusiasm for bold action and fresh challenges. As an organisation, we invest in our people’s safety, training and development.

Are you an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for your next challenge?

At Biogenie, we're looking for an experienced, commercially astute Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our growing Commercial team. You'll play a key role in managing the commercial delivery of complex remediation and enabling works projects across the UK.

This is a hands‑on role for someone who enjoys working closely with operational teams, has strong commercial and contractual expertise, and can confidently manage projects from tender through to final account.

You'll be responsible for the commercial management of projects, working closely with Project Managers and site teams to maximise commercial performance, administer contracts, manage subcontractors and ensure projects are delivered profitably whilst maintaining strong client relationships.

We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running, with proven experience of working under both NEC and JCT forms of contract within a civil engineering, remediation or similar construction environment.

What you'll be doing:

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll:

Manage the commercial delivery of projects from tender through to final account.

Prepare cost plans, budgets, forecasts and monthly commercial reports (including CVRs).

Prepare and agree applications for payment, valuations and final accounts.

Manage subcontract procurement, payments, variations and final accounts.

Administer projects under NEC and JCT contracts.

Identify and manage commercial risks, opportunities and compensation events.

Work closely with Project Managers and site teams to maximise commercial performance.

Build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders.

Support successful project delivery through effective cost control and commercial management.

What you should bring to the role:

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within civil engineering, remediation, or a similar construction environment.

Strong, practical experience of both NEC and JCT forms of contract.

Experience managing projects commercially from tender through to final account.

Strong knowledge of cost reporting, Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs), valuations, subcontract management, and change control.

Excellent commercial judgement, negotiation and communication skills.

Degree or HND in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience.

Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites throughout the UK as required.

What we offer:

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

25 days holiday (rising with service)

Paid time off for volunteering

Wellbeing Activity Allowance

Employee Mentoring Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Please Note: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Biogenie Remediation UK Ltd does not currently hold a sponsor licence and is therefore unable to provide visa sponsorship or support visa transfers for this role.