Senior Quantity Surveyor

Cavendish Professionals; London Borough of Islington; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cavendish Professionals are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial management of complex demolition, enabling works, remediation, structural alteration and civil engineering projects in London.

You will drive project profitability from tender through to final account, leading commercial teams and delivering robust cost control across multiple schemes. Strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent).
• 7+ years' QS experience on major construction/demolition/civil projects.
• Experience delivering complex schemes with NEC/JCT contracts.

Aufgaben

• Lead commercial management of multiple projects or major schemes.
• Own project cost control and financial performance.
• Oversee procurement strategies and subcontractor management.
• Prepare and review payment applications and valuations.
• Manage change control, variations and compensation events.
• Produce monthlyCVRs, forecasts and cash flow reports.
• Negotiate final accounts with clients and subcontractors.
• Provide commercial leadership and mentoring to junior surveyors.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities.
• Support bid/tender activities as needed.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Ensure contractual compliance under NEC and JCT contracts.
• Contribute to commercial best practices.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Cost control

Project planning

Ausbildung

Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Tools

NEC contracts

JCT contracts

Jobbeschreibung

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial management of complex demolition, enabling works, remediation, structural alteration and civil engineering projects.

This role is suited to a commercially astute professional with a proven track record of managing large-scale projects, leading commercial teams and driving project profitability from tender through to final account.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial management of multiple projects or major standalone schemes.
• Take full responsibility for project cost control and financial performance.
• Oversee procurement strategies and subcontractor management.
• Prepare and review applications for payment and client valuations.
• Manage change control, variations and compensation events.
• Produce and review monthly CVRs, forecasts and cash flow reports.
• Negotiate and agree final accounts with clients and subcontractors.
• Provide commercial leadership and mentoring to junior surveyors.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities.
• Support bid and tender activities where required.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Ensure contractual compliance under NEC and JCT contracts.
• Contribute to business improvement initiatives and commercial best practice.

Requirements

Essential

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Minimum 7+ years' Quantity Surveying experience.
• Proven experience delivering major construction, demolition or civil engineering projects.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts.
• Excellent leadership, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrable experience managing project teams and commercial performance.

Desirable

• MRICS or working towards chartership.
• Experience within demolition, cut & carve, structural alterations, remediation or enabling works sectors.
• Experience managing projects exceeding 5m- 50m+ in value.

Cavendish (Recruitment) Professionals Ltd are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believe that inclusivity begins with the candidate experience. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.