Senior Quantity Surveyor

Fawkes & Reece London; Swindon; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece South seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a major infrastructure framework. You will report to a Commercial Manager and manage commercial duties for highway, water, or rail-related projects across the region, ensuring cost control and value engineering.

The role involves preparing procurement schedules, cash flow maximisation, and producing CVR reports within bespoke NEC-based contracts, with opportunity for progression within a leading contractor’s commercial team.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor on infrastructure projects.
• Ideally a member of RICS (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Prepare the basis of the project procurement schedule and ensure the team contributes to relevant sections.
• Maximise cash flow through timely valuations, invoice submissions and receipt of payments.
• Develop a strategy for concluding client negotiations.
• Monitor resources and costs to ensure projects meet or exceed targets.
• Produce accurate CVR reports, forecasts and contribute toward financial targets.
• Carry out early value engineering to include all costs of change.

Skills

QS experience

RICS (preferred)

Education

Quantity Surveying Degree-qualified

Job description

Fawkes & Reece South are working with a main contractor who are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to work in one of their commercial teams. The team are working on a major infrastructure framework worth well over £150m for the next 10 years on behalf of a private client. Individual projects on this framework will be worth up to £5m and will be based on bespoke contracts derived from NEC contracts. Their projects are in Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire Wales and Berkshire. Scope of works on these projects includes associated infrastructure works, ducting, drainage, roads etc.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor you will be reporting to a Commercial Manager and your role will be to perform your commercial duties in line with the companies policies collaboratively with the client.

• Preparing the basis of the project procurement schedule and ensures the team contribute and complete their relevant sections
• Maximise cash flow through timely preparation of valuations, submissions of invoice and receipt of payment
• Develop a strategy for concluding client negotiations
• Monitor resources and costs to ensure that projects meet and or exceed targets
• Produce accurate and timely CVR reports, forecasts and contributes toward the setting of financial targets
• Carry out early value engineering activities ensuring all associated costs of change are included within the evaluationRequirements

• Quantity Surveying Degree-qualified or equivalent
• Experience working as a Quantity Surveyor or a Senior Quantity Surveyor on infrastructure projects. Experience on highways, water or rail frameworks or projects will be advantageous.
• Ideally a member of RICS
• Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK

The successful candidate will be rewarded with an outstanding working environment, opportunities to progress whatever stage of your career as well as a package that gives you security and recognises your contribution to the business. You will also get the opportunity to work on one of the UK's most exciting projects.