Senior Quantity Surveyor

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; Ringwood; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression

Diverse portfolio of projects

Supportive leadership

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting Ltd is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their growing commercial team, supporting tendering and project delivery across residential groundworks and civil infrastructure for housebuilders in the South.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will prepare estimates, manage costs, valuations and variations, and help produce cost plans and forecasts while ensuring contract compliance and strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience within quantity surveying.
• Experience delivering groundworks or civil engineering projects.
• Strong commercial awareness and numerical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Prepare competitive estimates and tender submissions for residential groundworks projects.
• Manage project costs, valuations and variations.
• Produce cost plans, forecasts and commercial reports.
• Support contract administration and ensure contractual compliance.
• Collaborate with site, procurement and operations teams.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Commercial awareness

Numerical skills

Excel proficiency

Take-off software

Tools

Bluebeam take-off software

Job description

I'm currently working with a well-established civil engineering and groundworks contractor that's looking to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their growing commercial team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business with a strong reputation in the residential infrastructure sector, delivering a wide range of groundworks and civil engineering packages for leading housebuilders across the South.

The Role

Reporting into the Commercial Manager, you'll play a key role across both estimating and quantity surveying, supporting projects from tender stage through to final account.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing competitive estimates and tender submissions for residential groundworks projects
• Managing project costs, valuations and variations
• Producing cost plans, forecasts and commercial reports
• Supporting contract administration and ensuring contractual compliance
• Working closely with site, procurement and operational teams
• Assisting with the agreement of final accounts and project change
• Building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders

About You

We're looking for someone who has:

• At least 3 years' experience within quantity surveying
• Experience delivering groundworks or civil engineering projects
• Strong commercial awareness and excellent numerical skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience using Bluebeam or similar take-off software would be advantageous
• A proactive approach and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative team

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Long-term career progression within a growing contractor
• Exposure to a varied portfolio of residential infrastructure projects
• Supportive and experienced commercial leadership
• Stable workload with an established order book

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.