Senior Quantity Surveyor

AJ Group; Leiston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Private medical

Income protection

Life assurance

Enhanced sick pay

Annual leave 25 days

Extra leave purchase

Professional memberships

Employee assistance programme

Career development

Job summary

AJ Group is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its civil engineering team. The role combines hands-on commercial management with guiding a QS team, ensuring robust contractual administration, forecasting and risk management.

You will mentor junior surveyors, negotiate subcontracts under NEC contracts, and work closely with project, planning, engineering and operations teams on major civil projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong commercial experience within construction or civil engineering.
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to understand technical drawings and project information.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Working towards or holding professional membership with RICS, ICES or CIOB.
• Experience working with NEC contracts.
• Piling, geotechnical or wider civil engineering experience.
• Experience supporting or mentoring junior commercial team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial delivery of assigned work packages.
• Maintain accurate cost reporting, forecasting and cash-flow information.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, valuations and final accounts.
• Manage early warnings and compensation events.
• Identify, assess and record project changes.
• Maintain accurate commercial and contractual records.
• Provide advice on contractual obligations and commercial implications.
• Prepare tender documentation and support subcontractor procurement.
• Evaluate and negotiate subcontractor quotations and agreements.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive value for money.
• Review project programmes and sequencing from a commercial perspective.
• Work closely with project, planning, engineering and operational teams.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities.
• Support claim preparation and dispute avoidance.
• Mentor Quantity Surveyors and review commercial outputs for accuracy.
• Help develop a positive, collaborative and high-performing commercial team.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Mentoring juniors

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Tools

NEC contracts

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor | Civil Engineering

An established specialist civil engineering contractor is looking to appoint a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its commercial team.

This role combines hands-on commercial management with supporting and guiding Quantity Surveyors across the team. You will help ensure strong contractual administration, accurate forecasting, and proactive management of project risks and opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial delivery of assigned work packages.
• Maintain accurate cost reporting, forecasting and cash-flow information.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, valuations and final accounts.
• Manage early warnings and compensation events.
• Identify, assess and record project changes.
• Maintain accurate commercial and contractual records.
• Provide advice on contractual obligations and commercial implications.
• Prepare tender documentation and support subcontractor procurement.
• Evaluate and negotiate subcontractor quotations and agreements.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive value for money.
• Review project programmes and sequencing from a commercial perspective.
• Work closely with project, planning, engineering and operational teams.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities.
• Support claim preparation and dispute avoidance.
• Mentor Quantity Surveyors and review commercial outputs for accuracy.
• Help develop a positive, collaborative and high-performing commercial team.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong commercial experience within construction or civil engineering.
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to understand technical drawings and project information.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Working towards or holding professional membership with RICS, ICES or CIOB.
• Experience working with NEC contracts.
• Piling, geotechnical or wider civil engineering experience.
• Experience supporting or mentoring junior commercial team members.

What’s on Offer

• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Salary-sacrifice pension scheme with a minimum 5% company contribution.
• Private medical insurance.
• Income protection and life assurance.
• Enhanced sick pay following probation.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
• Option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Paid professional memberships.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression.
• Opportunity to contribute to a major, technically challenging project.