Senior Quantity Surveyor

Cityscape Recruitment; Colchester; On-site; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their growing team, overseeing multiple major civil engineering projects in Kent, including bridges and highway schemes. This permanent role offers a competitive salary of £70,000 plus benefits, with a strong focus on personal development and career progression.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Energetic working environment

Qualifications

• Stable work history ideally with multiple years at previous companies.
• UK driving license is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Manage costs across multiple civil engineering projects.
• Review, evaluate, and deliver payments to clients.
• Lead a team of quantity surveyors and assistant quantity surveyors.

Skills

Cost Management

Client Relationship Development

Civil Engineering Knowledge

Education

Foundation Degree in Construction, Civils, Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying

Job description

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Due the company expanding and winning lots of infrastructure projects in Kent they are now looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the Commercial Manager. The projects that you’ll be involved in will infrastructure, Bridges, heavy earthworks, deep drainage, anchor block installations, pilling and concrete works.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing costs across multiple civil engineering projects, ensuring each is profitable for the Company. You will be involved with the reviewing, evaluation and delivery of payments as well as developing client relationships. The projects that you will be involved in will include new multi-story car parks, major earthworks, bridges and highway schemes. Initially you will be working on enabling works on a Highways scheme in Colchester. This is a £25M link road job. As a senior quantity surveyor you’ll also be in charge of having your own team of quantity surveyors and assistant quantity surveyors.

You will undertake general surveying of projects as required, which will include reviewing and pricing variations and preparing valuations for the respective Project Manager and Commercial Director.

The role is a permanent position. No freelancers will be considered.

REQUIREMENTS

You are required to have a good standard of education preferably to Foundation Degree level (HND,HNC or equivalent qualification) in either Construction, Civils, Commercial management or Quantity Surveying.

Your work history should be stable; ideally you should have worked at your previous companies for a number of years.

A UK driving license is mandatory for this role.

REWARDS AND BENEFITS

The Company make personal development, career progression and long-term stability a priority. The successful candidate will be working for a company that encourages internal promotion and wants to see employees progress through the company. You will also be part of a fun and energetic working environment.

You will be rewarded with a very competitive salary which will be £70,000 + package.