Senior Quantity Surveyor

VCG Group; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VCG Group is recruiting an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a commercial team delivering a £60m highways infrastructure project in Didcot, Oxfordshire. The role is site-based five days per week, overseeing procurement, cost control, and contract administration on NEC4 frameworks.

The project includes a new bridge over a railway and offers a long-term opportunity for a skilled commercial professional.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Quantity Surveyor on major infrastructure projects.
• Highways/civil engineering experience highly desirable.
• Strong procurement and package management experience.
• Excellent commercial and contractual knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial activities across the project from procurement through to delivery.
• Manage subcontractor and supplier procurement and commercial packages.
• Take responsibility for package management and cost control.
• Administer and manage contracts in accordance with NEC4.
• Work within an NEC4 Option C upstream contract environment, with predominantly Option A downstream.
• Monitor project costs, variations, compensation events and commercial performance.

Skills

Procurement

Cost control

NEC4

Contract management

Highways

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor (SQS) to join an established commercial team delivering a £60m highways infrastructure project in Didcot, Oxfordshire.

The project has recently commenced and includes the construction of a new bridge over an existing railway, providing an excellent long-term opportunity for an experienced commercial professional.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage commercial activities across the project from procurement through to delivery.
• Manage subcontractor and supplier procurement and commercial packages.
• Take responsibility for package management and cost control.
• Administer and manage contracts in accordance with NEC4.
• Work within an NEC4 Option C upstream contract environment, with predominantly Option A downstream.
• Monitor project costs, variations, compensation events and commercial performance.
• Work closely with the project and site teams to ensure effective commercial management.

About You

• Proven experience working as a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor on major infrastructure projects.
• Previous highways / civil engineering experience is highly desirable.
• Strong experience in procurement and package management.
• Excellent commercial and contractual knowledge.
• Ability to work collaboratively with project, engineering and site teams.
• Must be comfortable working site-based 5 days per week.