Senior Quantity Surveyor

Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Healthcare plan

Excellent pension contribution

Job summary

Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor in Warrington. Hybrid working is available, with a salary of £63,000 plus up to 10.5% bonus. The role focuses on leading commercial activities for major infrastructure and transformation projects across the North West.

The successful candidate will take ownership of high-value contracts, drive commercial excellence, and mentor junior team members within a high-performing commercial team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large volumes of contracts to completion.
• Strong understanding of QS processes across full project lifecycle.
• Experience with NEC contracts.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-contract commercial activities including procurement strategy and tendering.
• Develop and quality assure sourcing and tender documentation.
• Provide expert commercial, contractual, and procurement advice.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across functions to support project delivery.
• Identify, assess and mitigate commercial risks.
• Procure and manage contracts and framework agreements.
• Mentor junior commercial team members.
• Deliver high-quality commercial management through the project lifecycle.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Dispute resolution

Contract management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

NEC contracts

MS Office(Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Salary: £63,000 + Up to 10.5% Bonus
Location: Warrington (Hybrid Working Available)

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a high-performing commercial team responsible for delivering major infrastructure and transformation projects across the North West.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially astute Quantity Surveyor with a strong construction background to take ownership of high-value contracts, influence major project delivery programmes, and help drive commercial excellence across a diverse portfolio of works.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage pre-contract commercial activities including procurement strategy development, tender preparation, evaluation, negotiation, and contract award recommendations.
• Develop, review, and quality assure sourcing and tender documentation, ensuring compliance with relevant legal, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Provide expert commercial, contractual, and procurement advice to project teams and key stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across multiple business functions, influencing decision-making to support successful project delivery.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial and contractual risks.
• Procure and manage contracts, framework agreements, and work packages, ensuring best-value outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong supplier and contractor relationships, promoting effective contract governance.
• Support, mentor, and develop junior commercial team members.
• Deliver high-quality commercial management throughout the full project lifecycle.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience managing large volumes of contracts through to completion.
• Strong understanding of Quantity Surveying processes across the full project lifecycle.
• Experience working with NEC contracts.
• Strong commercial negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
• Knowledge of construction programming and scheduling methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.

Benefits

• Salary of £63,000
• Up to 10.5% annual bonus
• 26 days annual leave, increasing with service
• Excellent pension contribution
• Healthcare plan
• Flexible benefits package
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programmes
• Career development and progression opportunities

Why Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to work on large-scale infrastructure programmes within a commercially complex environment, providing long-term career development, leadership opportunities, and the chance to make a significant impact on projects that benefit communities across the region.