Senior Quantity Surveyor

Westney Consulting Group; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction sector is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their expanding commercial management team. This role involves overseeing the contract management of significant projects, mentoring junior staff, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure effective delivery. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Quantity Surveying and relevant professional qualifications, with a strong background in contract administration and commercial management.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of contract administration in a portfolio/programme setting.
• Experience within a Quantity Surveying/Commercial function in civil engineering/infrastructure.
• Ability to engage and collaborate effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the commercial and contract management of schemes valued from £1m to over £30m.
• Provide mentoring and support for team members pursuing professional qualifications.
• Manage site level change management and ensure correct cost capture across contracts.

Skills

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

Commercial management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS or equivalent

Job description

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Role: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location options: Guildford / Basingstoke / Maidstone (Flexible working available)

Salary: £54,000 - £77,000 (DOE) + package

Industry sector: Highways

My client is expanding their commercial management team to support the businesses annual £1bn investment programme to maintain the Strategic Road Network. As part of this, they have exciting opportunities for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team.

Role: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location options: Guildford / Basingstoke / Maidstone (Flexible working available)

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £54,000 - £77,000 (DOE) + package

Industry sector: Highways

My client is expanding their commercial management team to support the businesses annual £1bn investment programme to maintain the Strategic Road Network. As part of this, they have exciting opportunities for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team.

You will lead a team of quantity surveyors and have responsibility for the end-to-end commercial and contract management of a complex programme of schemes, each of which are valued from £1m to more than £30m.

The nature and diversity of the programme ensures you will have opportunity to enhance your leadership and stakeholder management skills, together with your ability to successfully deploy your commercial skills, capabilities and experience in a complex delivery environment.

• Lead on the commercial and contract management of all schemes, ensuring that all works are managed in line with the contract and all contractual matters are responded within the contractual timescales.
• Providing mentoring, training and coaching in support of team and individual development. Support those pursuing professional qualifications (e.g. MRICS) as may be applicable.
• Oversee supply chain management including enquiry documentation, quotation assessment, works order award and instructions to supply chain where required. Ensure Supply Chain Payment assessment including all relevant documentation on a monthly basis.
• Ensure Scheme Cost and value reconciliation is performed to ensure correct cost capture has occurred across all contracts. Assist with preparation of scheme forecasts and associated risk profile.
• Management of site level change management including Early Warning and Compensation Event management and production, both to the Client and to the supply chain as necessary.
  
  

About You

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or other relevant technical qualification. This requirement may be waived for those who have secured a relevant professional qualification (as below).
• A relevant professional qualification at Chartered/Member status e.g. MRICS, or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience of contract administration, ideally in a portfolio/programme setting and desirably using NEC forms of contract.
• Demonstrable experience within a Quantity Surveying/ Commercial function with evidence of providing expert advice and support on complex commercial matters, preferably in a civil engineering/infrastructure environment for either the client or contractor.
• Demonstrable stakeholder management experience, with an ability to engage, prioritise and collaborate as an intelligent and effective customer
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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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