Senior Quantity Surveyor - Civil Engineering

HARBRON RECRUIT LIMITED; Taunton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Mobile and laptop

Progression to Commercial Manager

Work-life balance

Job summary

HARBRON RECRUIT LIMITED is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for groundworks and civils to take full ownership of commercial performance on live projects in the South West. You will report to the commercial lead and shape commercial systems as the business grows.

Ideal candidates will have substantial Senior QS experience in groundworks/civils or housebuilder subcontracting, with JCT/NEC contract exposure and excellent cost-reporting skills. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Senior QS with groundworks/civils or housebuilder subcontract experience.
• Experience with highways/plot works and NEC/JCT contracts.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to produce commercial reports from scratch.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Senior QS experience

Groundworks

Civils

Housebuilder subcontracting

Excel

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor Groundworks & Civils

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:

• Pension
• Mobile and laptop
• Realistic progression to Commercial Manager
• A stable, growing family business with proper work-life balance