Senior Quantity Surveyor

Jackson Civil Engineering; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance (4x salary)

Hybrid working

Company car or car allowance

Company pension (matching up to 8%)

The Great Escape – early finish on Fr/

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Extensive training programmes

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Benefits platform

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Jackson Civil Engineering is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for the Southern Region. The role covers management of commercial aspects on civil engineering and highways projects across Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Oxfordshire, within major environmental and utilities frameworks and other infrastructure schemes.

The candidate will mentor junior staff, maximise contract profitability, monitor costs and handle variations, with a focus on quality and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on civil engineering and highways schemes.
• Experience with NEC contracts/form of contract.
• Willingness to travel across the southern region and a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Support and mentor junior staff.
• Maximise profitability on contracts.
• Monitor contract costs against budgets.
• Identify risks and evaluate mitigation options.
• Prepare estimates and procurement documents.
• Certify interim and final payments to subcontractors.
• Prepare and agree main contract variations.
• Assist in dispute resolution processes (adjudications/arbitrations).
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety and environmental policies.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Numeracy

IT skills

Problem solving

Tools

NEC contracts

Job description

Here at Jackson, we are dynamic, innovative and focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting and varied projects. We want our people to succeed both in work and life and to support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Due to continued success, we are now on the lookout for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team in our Southern Region to manage the commercial aspects of civil engineering works across Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Oxfordshire, including projects delivered under major environmental and utilities frameworks, alongside a range of other infrastructure schemes.

Main Duties of the Senior Quantity Surveyor:

• Support and mentoring of junior staff.
• Maximise profitability on contracts.
• Monitoring contract costs against budgets.
• Identifying potential risks and evaluate options for control.
• Preparation of estimates.
• Procurement of sub-contractors, including preparation of subcontract documents.
• Assessment and certification of interim and final payments to subcontractors.
• Preparation and agreeing main contract variations.
• Assist in the preparation of documents for resolution of disputes (adjudications / arbitrations and the like).
• Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedure.

Must haves:

We are looking for an ambitious and confident individual with excellent communication skills and a flexible approach, able to demonstrate innovative problem-solving and effective negotiation at all levels within a construction environment, with strong numeracy and IT skills to manage the financial and mathematical demands of the role; candidates must also have experience working for a main contractor on civil engineering and highways schemes, including experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor (SQS) using the NEC form of contract.

Due to this being a regional based role, the successful candidate must be ok to travel and have a full UK driving license.

Excellent benefits package and personal development opportunities:

We don’t just offer a great place to work with a supportive, family atmosphere. We also offer:

• Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)
• Hybrid Working
• Company car or car allowance
• Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)
• The ‘Great Escape’ – leaving 2 hours early EVERY Friday!
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)
• Extensive training programmes
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform
• Free on-site parking
• Company social calendar
• Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events
• A supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership. We are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and will do everything we reasonably can to support applicants who may require additional assistance or reasonable adjustments. If you have any specific requirements or would benefit from any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Application Outcomes

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, unfortunately, we are unable to respond individually to every unsuccessful applicant. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please take this as confirmation that you have not been successful on this occasion.

We appreciate the time and interest you have taken in applying and thank you for considering joining our team