Senior Quantity Surveyor

First Recruitment Group; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor in Northampton to drive commercial excellence in water sector projects. The role includes managing project costs, supporting procurement, and ensuring all documentation is accurate. Candidates should have a strong background in cost management, experience with NEC contracts, and preferably hold a relevant degree. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and various employee benefits, including pension contributions and additional perks such as a cycle-to-work scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Car / car allowance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension contribution

Life assurance and private medical insurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discounts

Kids Pass

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale projects on time and within budget.
• Experience managing costs through a complex Cost Breakdown Structure.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor robust cost plans aligned to project scope.
• Ensure accurate reporting in line with the commercial calendar.
• Support estimating to provide robust cost estimates and data transfer.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Cost management

Negotiation skills

Knowledge of water/wastewater processes

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in engineering, management, or cost discipline

Chartered surveyor status (or working towards it)

Tools

Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS)

NEC contracts

Job description

Drive commercial excellence and deliver major water sector projects as a Senior Quantity Surveyor in a collaborative, high-performing team.

Overview

We are supporting our client in strengthening their Commercial team with a Senior Quantity Surveyor. The successful candidate will report directly to the Managing Quantity Surveyor and will play a key role in providing commercial oversight across multiple project work packages.

The role sits within an integrated delivery team and will be accountable for:

• Commercial and cost management of projects.
• Acting as the commercial conscience of the team, supporting delivery management and site teams.
• Ensuring operations are carried out efficiently, controlling costs, maximizing value, and maintaining high standards of quality and safety.
• Maintaining compliance with all governance procedures and frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor robust cost plans aligned to project scope.
• Ensure accurate reporting in line with the commercial calendar and cost breakdown structures (CBS).
• Support estimating to provide robust cost estimates, risk allowances, and data transfer to procurement systems.
• Prepare, manage, and administer subcontracts in accordance with contract requirements.
• Work closely with the Procurement team to develop and monitor procurement strategy.
• Attend site regularly to provide guidance, commercial challenge, and escalation where necessary.
• Monitor actual costs against baseline, value of work done, and outturn, reporting as required.
• Ensure all project documentation, GRNs, and contractual records are accurate and up to date.
• Support risk mitigation, contract administration, change management, and cost assurance audits.
• Present, influence, and negotiate with stakeholders and supply chain partners.
• Foster a collaborative team culture, including mentoring and performance management where applicable.

Essential Requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, able to influence and negotiate across teams and stakeholders.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale projects to programme, budget, and quality standards.
• Experience managing costs through a complex Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).
• NEC contract experience.
• Knowledge of water/wastewater processes.
• Driving licence and relevant CSCS card.
• Ability to organise workload, plan proactively, and support/empower team members.

Desirable

• Degree in engineering, management, or cost discipline.
• Chartered surveyor status or working towards it.

Employee Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• Car / car allowance (role dependent)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (+5 days available to buy)
• Pension contribution
• Life assurance and private medical insurance
• Additional perks such as cycle‑to‑work scheme, discounts, and Kids Pass

Company Information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates. We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for any Quantity Surveyor looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.

Job Info

• Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Company: First Recruitment Group
• Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire
• Competitive
• Posted: Jan 13th 2026
• Closes: Feb 13th 2026
• Sector: Construction
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full Time
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