Senior Quantity Surveyor - Civil Engineering

Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance Scheme

Competitive Salary

Free on-site Parking

Company Car or Car Allowance

Corporate gym membership discount

Be a part of a family run business

Annual Salary Review

Employee discount (50% on Skip Hire,其他

Job summary

Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial aspects of construction projects. You will manage financial and contractual duties, drive profitability, and oversee a team of surveyors while maintaining strong client relationships.

The role involves ensuring compliance with contracts, valuations, cash flow, and change management across multiple sites. You will work closely with pre-construction, planning, and site teams, attending meetings, and leading on final

Qualifications

• Senior level, responsible for financial and contractual aspects of projects.
• Strong cost control and profitability focus.
• Leadership of a QS team and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop client relationships.
• Lead on contract administration and dispute resolution.
• Oversee commercial lifecycle from tender to final account.
• Undertake regular site visits and submit valuations.
• Ensure payments are received on time and manage cash flow.
• Prepare cost forecasts and budgets to protect margins.
• Manage Variations and Change Orders under prevailing contracts.
• Develop Trainee Surveyors through apprenticeship schemes.

Skills

Leadership

Cost control

Contract administration

Client relationships

Valuations

Cash flow

Change management

Site visits

Team management

Job description

Who are we?

Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd is a family run business owned and run by the Smith family since 1982. Smiths has grown from a single owner-operated plant hire company to a multifaceted group with family values still firmly at the heart of each project undertaken. With depots in Avonmouth, Cardiff, Gloucester, Stonehouse and Tewkesbury we operate predominately across the South-West of England. We specialise in Construction, Waste Management, Plant Hire, Demolition and Transport operations.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking an experienced and responsible Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Construction team. As Senior QS, you will be responsible for managing the financial and contractual aspects of the projects that you work on. You will ensure strong cost control, drive profitability, mitigate risk, and maintain and develop excellent client relationships. This is a senior role that requires leadership and responsibility for multiple ongoing contracts.

Responsibilities for the job role:

• Maintain and develop client relationships.
• Work closely with Pre-Construction Manager, Project Planner, Site Teams, Estimators and all other stakeholders.
• Have full responsibility for a team of Quantity Surveyors and Trainee Surveyors
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and company policies.
• Understand and comply with the prevailing Contract(s). Lead on contract administration, identify and correct any non-compliant issues, including dispute resolution.
• Attend internal and external meetings associated with projects.
• Oversee the full commercial lifecycle of projects from tender to final account.
• Undertake regular site visits.
• Prepare & submit accurate periodic valuations.
• Liaise with Client Teams to ensure that payments are received on time.
• Produce and update accurate cash flow forecasts
• Manage, lead and agree change management on projects, including the identification or Variations / Compensation Events, preparing quotations and estimates in accordance with prevailing contract conditions.
• Ensure accurate cost control, forecasting, and budget management, ensuring appropriate procedures are followed to achieve and maintain expected project margins.
• Ensure the continued development of the Trainee Surveyors coming through our apprenticeship schemes

What can we offer you?

• Life Assurance Scheme
• Competitive Salary
• Free on-site Parking
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Corporate gym membership discount
• Be a part of a family run business
• Annual Salary Review
• Employee discount (50% on Skip Hire, other discounts on group services)
• Progression opportunities
• 24 hour unlimited access to mental health support

What are our core values?

If these values align with yours you are in the right place!

Honesty - We believe that honesty in all matters is the best policy.

Family values - We operate as a family unit with high moral standards, discipline and respect.

Hardworking - We are certain that nothing is impossible if you work hard enough at it.

Reliability - We pride ourselves on not letting people down and being true to our word.

Environmental sustainability - We aim to minimise the impact that our company has on the environment by reducing emissions and waste, and recycling a large proportion of our waste (90% plus). We truly believe in a greener future for generations to come.