Senior Quantity Surveyor

Full Circle Technical Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Health insurance

Private medical insurance

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Car or car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank holidays

Job summary

Full Circle Technical Recruitment is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor based in Hampton/South West London. The role is hybrid, three days in office or on site and involves commercial ownership of major water/utility civil projects valued over £5m.

You will manage procurement, subcontractor packages, costs, and contract administration, reporting to the Commercial Manager and supporting junior staff within a major design-and-build contractor environment.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent commercial qualification.
• Experience managing projects valued above £5m.
• Experience procuring and managing large-value subcontract packages.
• Experience within utilities, water, civil engineering or MEICA.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC3 and/or IChemE contracts.
• Strong commercial, contractual and stakeholder management skills.
• Chartered membership or progress towards membership is advantageous.
• Experience managing or developing junior commercial staff would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Commercial management of projects and major work packages.
• Managing projects with values in excess of £5m.
• Procurement and commercial management of high-value subcontract packages.
• Liaising with design, construction and supply chain teams to capture, analyse and control cost.
• Working collaboratively with the client and wider project team.
• Managing the main contract and ensuring contractual notices and correspondence are raised.
• Preparing and issuing subcontract documentation.
• Managing subcontractor performance.
• Preparing and agreeing applications for payment.
• Preparing project cost and value reports.
• Managing budgets and forecasts.
• Supporting the management and development of junior commercial staff.
• Maintaining strong commercial relationships across project teams and the supply chain.

Skills

Commercial management

Contractual management

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree or equivalent commercial qualification

Tools

NEC3 contracts

IChemE contracts

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor Hampton / South West London

Location: Hampton, South West London Hybrid, 3 days office/site
Job Type: Permanent
Sector: Water / Utilities / Civil Engineering / MEICA

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a major design and build contractor delivering significant projects within the UK water sector.

Based from Hampton in South West London, this is a hybrid position typically requiring three days per week from the office/project environment.

The role will involve taking commercial responsibility for major projects and work packages, including projects valued in excess of £5 million, and would particularly suit a Senior QS with experience of NEC or IChemE contracts within water, utilities, civil engineering or MEICA.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, as a Senior Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for:

• Commercial management of projects and major work packages
• Managing projects with values in excess of £5m
• Procurement and commercial management of high-value subcontract packages
• Liaising with design, construction and supply chain teams to capture, analyse and control cost
• Working collaboratively with the client and wider project team
• Managing the main contract and ensuring contractual notices and correspondence are appropriately raised
• Preparing and issuing subcontract documentation
• Managing subcontractor performance
• Preparing and agreeing applications for payment
• Preparing project cost and value reports
• Managing budgets and forecasts
• Supporting the management and development of junior commercial staff
• Maintaining strong commercial relationships across project teams and the supply chain

Ideally as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you ll have:

• A degree or equivalent commercial qualification
• Previous experience commercially managing projects valued above £5m
• Experience procuring and managing large-value subcontract packages
• Experience within utilities, water, civil engineering or MEICA
• Strong working knowledge of NEC3 and/or IChemE contracts
• Strong commercial, contractual and stakeholder management skills

Chartered membership, or progress towards membership of a recognised professional institution, would be advantageous.

Experience managing or developing junior commercial staff would also be beneficial.

The package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Car or car allowance
• Hybrid working
• 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Option to purchase an additional five days' holiday
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Health insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discounts and additional benefits