Senior Quantity Surveyor - Civil Engineering

HARBRON RECRUIT Ltd; Bath; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Pension

Holiday plus bank holidays

Mobile and laptop

Work-life balance

Job summary

HARBRON RECRUIT Ltd is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for a long-established groundworks and civils contractor in the South West. The role covers tender to final account across multiple live projects with ownership of commercial performance.

You will report to the commercial lead and shape how the commercial function evolves as the company grows, with autonomy and a clear career path to Commercial Manager.

Qualifications

• Proven Senior QS experience within groundworks, civils or housebuilder subcontract environments.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence building commercial reports from scratch.
• HNC/HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Full commercial ownership of live groundworks projects from tender through to final account.
• Cost plans, estimates and bills of quantities.
• Pricing and procuring subcontract packages, plant, labour and materials.
• Managing monthly applications, valuations and payment certificates.
• Reviewing contract terms; managing variations and compensation events.
• Producing monthly CVRs and forecasts.
• Settling final accounts and managing retentions.
• Resolving commercial disputes early.

Skills

Groundworks experience

Civils experience

Contract knowledge

Excel skills

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Excel

Job description

Pay: £70,000.00-£75,000.00 per year

Job Description:

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Groundworks & Civils

Salary: £70,000 + vehicle, fuel card & benefits

Location: South West (Somerset / Devon / Cornwall patch)

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Harbron Recruit is exclusively retained to find an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor for a long-established, family-run groundworks and civils contractor. Our client has been delivering projects across the South West for over 30 years and works with national housebuilders and tier-one main contractors on residential developments up to £10m+.

Following a number of recent project starts and a strong forward order book, they're now hiring a Senior QS to take ownership of the commercial performance of multiple live projects.

This is a full-cycle commercial role with real autonomy. You'll report directly to the commercial lead and work closely with the directors of the business. Not a corporate, top-heavy commercial team — a business where the QS runs their own patch and gets credit for delivering projects from tender to final account.

It's also a role with genuine scope to shape and improve the commercial systems and processes as the business grows.

What you'll be doing:

• Full commercial ownership of live groundworks projects from tender through to final account
• Cost plans, estimates and bills of quantities
• Pricing and procuring subcontract packages, plant, labour and materials
• Managing monthly applications, valuations and payment certificates
• Reviewing contract terms; managing variations and compensation events
• Producing monthly CVRs and forecasts
• Settling final accounts and managing retentions
• Resolving commercial disputes early

What we're looking for:

• Proven Senior QS experience within groundworks, civils or housebuilder subcontract environments
• Strong working knowledge of S38/S278 highways, foul and surface water drainage, and plot works
• Confident running multiple live projects simultaneously
• JCT and/or NEC contract experience
• Strong Excel skills and confidence building commercial reports and reconciliations from scratch
• HNC/HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent
• Full UK driving licence

You’ll thrive here if you want ownership of your projects rather than being one cog in a large commercial team, prefer working in a business where the directors know your name, and want the chance to influence how the commercial function evolves as the company grows.

What's on offer:

• £70,000 base salary
• Company vehicle + fuel card
• Pension
• Holiday plus bank holidays
• Mobile and laptop
• Realistic progression to Commercial Manager
• A stable, growing family business with proper work-life balance