Senior Quantity Surveyor

Bimplus; Chester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/allowance

Bonus up to 10%

25 days leave + bank holidays

Contributory pension

Life assurance

Hybrid working

Career progression

Job summary

Bimplus is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial delivery on a major highways maintenance contract across Cheshire West and Chester. The role offers hybrid working, typically three days per week in Chester with some home working.

You’ll own cost management, change control, claims and final accounts, while mentoring junior team members and working closely with operational and procurement teams to maximise value and ensure robust financial controls.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or experienced QS.
• Background in highways maintenance, highways construction, civil engineering or infrastructure.
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Experience managing claims, compensation events and final accounts.
• Strong commercial reporting, forecasting and cost-management skills.
• A degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• Ability to work with operational teams, clients and supply-chain partners.
• Professional membership of RICS, CIOB or ICES is beneficial.
• Willingness to commute to Chester and attend site three days a week.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, forecasts, cash flow and commercial reporting.
• Identify and control commercial risks and opportunities.
• Manage change, compensation events and contractual notices.
• Prepare, negotiate and close claims and final accounts.
• Support procurement and commercial management of subcontractors.
• Ensure accurate cost capture and robust financial controls.
• Provide commercial advice to operational and senior management.
• Mentor junior members of the commercial team.

Skills

NEC contracts

Budgeting

Forecasting

Commercial reporting

Claims management

Final accounts

Cost control

Contract administration

Team mentoring

Stakeholder management

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Related discipline

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Highways Maintenance

Chester, Cheshire / Hybrid Working

Up to £70,000 + Car or Car Allowance + Bonus and Benefits

Permanent | 40 Hours per Week

The Opportunity

An established UK infrastructure and highways business is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support a major long-term highways asset maintenance contract across Cheshire West and Chester.

This is a key commercial position offering responsibility for a varied portfolio of highways maintenance and improvement schemes. You’ll work closely with the operational and commercial teams, taking ownership of cost management, change control, claims and final accounts throughout the contract lifecycle.

The position would suit a commercially confident Senior Quantity Surveyor with NEC contract experience and a background in highways, civil engineering or infrastructure maintenance. Experience of resolving historic claims and bringing accounts to an efficient commercial close would be particularly valuable.

The role offers hybrid working, typically involving approximately three days per week from the Chester office or across the contract, with flexibility for home working during the remainder of the week.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary up to £70,000, depending on experience
• Company car or car allowance
• Discretionary annual bonus of up to 10%
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance at four times basic salary
• Hybrid working
• Ongoing professional development and career progression

The Role

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll provide commercial leadership across the contract from pre-construction and procurement through to delivery and final account.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing budgets, forecasts, cash flow and commercial reporting
• Identifying and controlling commercial risks and opportunities
• Managing change, compensation events and contractual notices
• Preparing, negotiating and closing claims and final accounts
• Supporting procurement and the commercial management of subcontractors
• Ensuring accurate cost capture and robust financial controls
• Providing commercial advice to operational and senior management teams
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the commercial team

About You

You’ll ideally have:

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or experienced Quantity Surveyor
• A background in highways maintenance, highways construction, civil engineering or infrastructure
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts
• Experience managing claims, compensation events and final accounts
• Strong commercial reporting, forecasting and cost-management skills
• A degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
• The ability to work collaboratively with operational teams, clients and supply-chain partners

Professional membership of RICS, CIOB or ICES would be beneficial but isn’t essential.

You’ll need to live within a reasonable commuting distance of Chester and be comfortable attending the office or contract locations approximately three days per week.

This is an opportunity to join a respected, people-focused infrastructure business with a strong presence across the UK highways sector. You’ll work on an important long-term asset maintenance contract, with genuine responsibility, visibility and scope to develop your career further.

Interviews are being arranged via Microsoft Teams initially.