Senior Quantity Surveyor

JobFlurry; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services company in Reading is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage subcontractors effectively from agreement through to final account. This role requires a degree in Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying, alongside strong commercial awareness. Responsibilities include producing cost forecasts, monitoring resources, and administering contracts. Joining a friendly and respectful environment, you’ll be part of a team delivering essential water infrastructure services. This opportunity offers a chance to grow and develop in the construction sector.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Company car and fuel card

Private health care

Health Care Cash Plan

Annual leave plus bank holidays

Referral scheme

Qualifications

• Degree in Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying, or equivalent experience.
• Strong commercial awareness and proven success in construction roles.
• Experienced using CEMAR.
• Gained experience in the Utilities or Civils sector.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for effective procurement and management of subcontractors.
• Producing CVRs, AFP's and Cost Forecasts.
• Monitor staff, material, plant, and other resources on site.
• Administering bespoke Principal Contract.

Skills

Strong commercial awareness

Experience in construction roles

CEMAR experience

Experience in Utilities or Civils sector

Education

Degree in Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards.

We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will be within our water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment.

Want to be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

As our Senior Quantity Surveyor you'll be responsible for effective procurement and management of subcontractors, from agreement of terms and conditions, risk attribution and scope through to Final Account.Value and margin maximisation.

Producing CVRs, AFP's and Cost Forecasts.

You'll monitor staff, material, plant and other resources on site.

Administering the bespoke Principal Contract containing, among others, elements of NEC and I Chem E Burgundy Book. Work closely with the operational teams.

What you’ll bring

• Degree in Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying, or equivalent experience
• Strong commercial awareness and proven success in construction roles
• Are you experienced using CEMAR?
• Have you gained experience in the Utilities or Civils sector?

What’s in it for you?

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Employee assistance programme

My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes

Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave

Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from

My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV / Hybrid car scheme

Private health care for you

Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!

days annual leave plus bank holidays

Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

Reward and recognition scheme

Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from

My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV / Hybrid car scheme

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

responsible

and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

open

and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

together

and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note :

Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.