Senior Quantity Surveyor

Severfield; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Severfield is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team in York. You will manage the commercial and contractual aspects of steelwork projects, ensuring robust cost control and timely interim valuations.

You will support the Commercial Associate Director and contribute to cash flow, budgeting and value reporting across diverse sectors across the UK and Europe.

Qualifications

• Good all-round contractual knowledge with awareness of JCT Design & Build subcontract conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Commercial Associate Director and QS team to manage commercial aspects of complex projects.
• Prepare and submit interim valuations monthly to support positive cash flow.
• Support cost control, value reporting and cash flow forecasting across projects.

Skills

Contractual knowledge

Cash flow forecasting

Cost control

Interim valuations

Tools

JCT Design & Build

Job description

Company Severfield UK Limited Location name York (Regency House, Westminster Place, YO26 6RW) Contract Type Permanent Career Level E Contract weekly hours 39 Hours per Week Posting End Date 5 Oct 2026 Job number SUKIE00676

Vacancy Summary

At Severfield, we’re creating better ways to build for a world of changing demands.

Our competitive advantage is our people, and we’re always looking for talented individuals to join us as we continue to transform skylines across the UK & Europe. A career at Severfield presents the opportunity for you to develop, grow, and to feel part of something special, after all, we are all in it together!

We’re looking for an experienced steelwork Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our expanding team, based at our office in York.

Our Commercial & Industrial division designs, fabricates and constructs structural steelwork for a variety of different sectors including commercial offices, stadia & leisure, industrial & distribution, data centres, retail and health and education.

The division has manufacturing sites in three locations: Dalton, Lostock, and Enniskillen. Each has full-service capabilities and modern manufacturing processes enabling us to provide a high-quality product to a variety of different sectors. Each of our sites has its own strong reputation in the market and between them cover a wider geographical area, including Europe. They continue to set the bar high in their highly complex market!

The purpose of this role is to support and assist the Commercial Associate Director and the Quantity Surveying department to ensure that the commercial and contractual aspects of complex projects are properly managed and controlled to an efficient manner to meet the demands of the business.

You will be responsible for providing assistance, support & guidance on all commercial aspects throughout projects, including preparing & submitting interim valuations for projects monthly, to ensure positive cash flow throughout.

To be successful in this role you’ll need to have good all-round contractual knowledge and awareness, in particular JCT Design & Build subcontract conditions and standard methods of measurement. You’ll be managing the financial aspects of a variety of interesting steelwork projects including associated elements of subcontracted works such as metal decking, metalwork, and cladding. Other duties include cost control and value reporting and cash flow forecasting.

You’ll need to have experience working in the construction or manufacturing industry, along with experience of controlling projects within the commercial and industrial sectors. Detailed knowledge and experience of the technical elements of the structural steelwork industry is preferred.

What We Offer

At Severfield, we’re all about doing the right thing, so as you’d expect, we offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits packages.

We are an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets to apply. We value the unique perspectives that come from different life experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, religion, or faith. At Severfield, we believe that a diverse team drives innovation and success, and we are eager to hear from all who want to contribute to our dynamic workplace.

About Us

Severfield is the largest structural steelwork Group in the UK and among the biggest in Europe. We have been involved in the UK’s highest profile structural steel projects and we have the design and engineering capabilities to deliver the UK’s largest, most complex projects.

Today, with multiple sites in the UK, Europe, and our joint venture in India, we have an annual capacity to produce around 300,000 tonnes of fabricated steelwork.

Acting on behalf of our clients, our project portfolio includes world-class stadia, bridges, national infrastructure, as well as shaping city skylines across the UK and further afield.

Looking after our employees means both their physical and mental wellbeing. We’re proud to offer a range of benefits including: