Senior Quantity Surveyor

Urban Connect; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Client-funded digs

Hybrid working

Job summary

Urban Connect is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities on a major hospital project at West Suffolk. You will oversee procurement, pricing, and subcontract negotiations from design through construction.

The role requires strong NEC contract experience, pre-construction involvement, and collaboration with planning and design teams to shape procurement strategies within a major healthcare framework.

Qualifications

• Experience operating at Senior Quantity Surveyor level.
• Strong NEC contract experience.
• Proven procurement and subcontract management.
• Experience producing and managing Schedules of Works.
• Strong understanding of subcontract agreements and commercial negotiations.
• Experience working with planning and design teams to develop packages of work.

Responsibilities

• Take commercial responsibility for elements of the project from design through to delivery.
• Lead and manage procurement activities, ensuring packages are procured effectively and commercially.
• Develop and manage Schedules of Works and associated pricing documentation.
• Prepare, negotiate and manage subcontract agreements.
• Develop procurement and commercial strategies in conjunction with the wider project team.
• Work closely with the Planning and Design Teams to develop and package the works.
• Assist with planning and sequencing packages of work to support project delivery.
• Manage subcontractor procurement, tendering, evaluation and commercial negotiations.
• Monitor costs, budgets, forecasts and commercial performance.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities.
• Administer and manage contracts in accordance with NEC principles.
• Work collaboratively with the project management and site teams to ensure commercial objectives are achieved.
• Provide commercial advice and reporting to senior project stakeholders.
• Support the project as it progresses from design development into construction.

Skills

NEC contract experience

Procurement management

Subcontract management

Schedules of Works

Commercial negotiations

Cost control

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Major Hospital Project

Location: West Suffolk

Rate: £450-£550 per day, depending on experience

IR35: Outside IR35

Working Pattern: Site-based with flexibility to work from home

Accommodation: Digs paid for by the client where overnight stays are required/preferred

Sector: Healthcare / Major Projects / Framework

Contract: Long-term opportunity

The Opportunity

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a leading national contractor delivering a major new hospital project at West Suffolk Hospital, forming part of a wider and established framework.

The project is currently in the design phase, providing an excellent opportunity for a commercially astute QS to become involved early and have a significant influence over procurement, commercial strategy and project delivery.

This is a role suited to a Senior QS who is comfortable operating in a pre-construction/design environment and working closely with the project management, planning and design teams to develop the scheme through to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Take commercial responsibility for elements of the project from design through to delivery.
• Lead and manage procurement activities, ensuring packages are procured effectively and commercially.
• Develop and manage Schedules of Works and associated pricing documentation.
• Prepare, negotiate and manage subcontract agreements.
• Develop procurement and commercial strategies in conjunction with the wider project team.
• Work closely with the Planning and Design Teams to develop and package the works.
• Assist with planning and sequencing packages of work to support project delivery.
• Manage subcontractor procurement, tendering, evaluation and commercial negotiations.
• Monitor costs, budgets, forecasts and commercial performance.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities.
• Administer and manage contracts in accordance with NEC principles.
• Work collaboratively with the project management and site teams to ensure commercial objectives are achieved.
• Provide commercial advice and reporting to senior project stakeholders.
• Support the project as it progresses from design development into construction.

About You

We are looking for an accomplished Senior Quantity Surveyor with a strong background in major construction projects, ideally within healthcare, public sector, infrastructure or other complex building environments.

You will ideally have:

• Proven experience operating at Senior Quantity Surveyor level.
• Strong NEC contract experience.
• Demonstrable experience in procurement and subcontract management.
• Experience producing and managing Schedules of Works.
• Strong understanding of subcontract agreements and commercial negotiations.
• Experience working alongside planning and design teams to develop packages of work.
• The ability to operate effectively during the design/pre-construction phase.
• Strong commercial awareness and excellent attention to detail.
• Experience working for a main/national contractor.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a major national contractor on a significant healthcare project, with the security and pipeline associated with a larger framework.

The role offers a flexible working arrangement, with site attendance at West Suffolk Hospital required, alongside the ability to work from home where appropriate. For those who prefer to stay locally during periods of increased site attendance, client-funded digs are available for overnight stays.

The successful candidate will be joining the project at an important stage, with the opportunity to shape procurement, commercial strategy and package development before the scheme moves fully into construction.

Package

£450-£550 per day, dependent on experience

Outside IR35

Hybrid working available

Client-funded accommodation/digs for overnight stays where required