Senior Quantity Surveyor

Anderselite; Preston; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Anderselite is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for infrastructure and utilities projects in Lancashire. The role is permanent and based in the Lancashire area, with responsibilities spanning commercial management, contract administration and claims handling.

The successful candidate will manage the QS team, ensure HSEQ compliance, review variations and approvals, and support procurement and risk management across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent required.
• Professional qualification such as RICS desirable.
• MSc in construction related topic desirable (e.g., Law, Project Management).

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with HSEQ requirements across projects.
• Manage commercial issues and escalation as needed.
• Mentor and manage the quantity surveying team daily.
• Maintain systems and make necessary amendments.
• Analyse consultant and contractor claims; prepare recommendations.
• Review variations, compensation events and on-site documentation.
• Oversee variation and issue files; negotiate settlements.
• Approve interim payments and verify quantities and costs.
• Oversee procurement activities and mitigate project risks.

Skills

HSEQ compliance

Commercial management

Variation orders & claims

Interim payments

Procurement

Risk management

Mentoring team

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying

RICS qualification (Desirable)

MSc in construction related topic (Desirable)

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure & Utilities Projects -- Consultancy - Lancashire based – Permanent – Up to £70,000

The client provides infrastructure consultancy services including project management, quantity surveying, commercial management, financial audit and training. Underpinned by innovative software and systems they seek to provide bespoke solutions to clients.

Headquartered in Lancashire they work across the UK, and our team offers a wealth of experience and expertise, in disciplines ranging from Chartered Surveyors, Chartered Accountants, Highway Engineers, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Quantity Surveyors and Asbestos Awareness and Removal trainers.

The successful Quantity Surveyor will:

• Ensure compliance with the HSEQ requirements within areas of responsibility
• Ensure all commercial issues on assigned projects are managed effectively or escalated as appropriate
• Manage the day to day work and mentor the quantity surveying team within the business
• Maintenance of systems with amendments as necessary
• Analysing the claims from the Consultants and Contractors. Upon analysis, prepare recommendation to the Commercial Manager and or Client
• Reviewing, monitoring and reporting on Variations Orders, Compensation Events and Claims inclusive of recording within a robust database/spreadsheet incorporating the status of each package every reporting period (weekly and monthly)
• Reviewing, monitoring and responding as appropriate on-site correspondence and documents for compliance with provisions of the contract documents.
• Management and review of variation and issue files, chronology of variation and issue events, preparation of variation and issue summaries, consultant & contractor claims negotiation and settlement.
• Approval and verification of interim applications for payments.
• Approval and verification of quantities and costs for completion.
• Approval and verification of the materials’ procurement activities providing consultation when required
• Manage out and mitigate areas of risk such as ambiguities, conflicts or deviations from the scope of work(s)

Candidate:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent or related Engineering field. Essential
• Working towards or holding professional qualification such as RICS - Desirable
• Working towards or holding MSc in construction related topic such as Law, Project Management etc - Desirable