Senior Quantity Surveyor - Civils

Solution Search Limited - Civils & Rail; London Borough of Ealing; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Solution Search Limited - Civils & Rail is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for their West Ealing offices with hybrid working options. The role focuses on commercial delivery across civil, rail and groundworks projects, including large-scale infrastructure works.

You will lead cost control, forecasting and valuations under NEC contracts, handling compensation events and change control while coordinating with project teams and subcontractors to ensure successful commercial delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience across NEC contracts and strong commercial exposure.
• Commercial management across civil engineering, rail and groundworks.
• Responsibilities include cost control, forecasting, valuations, compensation events and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cost control, forecasting, valuations and compensation events.
• Manage change control processes and subcontractors.
• Prepare regular commercial reports for project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with project delivery teams, clients and subcontractors to deliver commercial success.

Skills

Cost control

Forecasting

Valuations

Compensation events

Change control

Subcontractor management

Commercial reporting

NEC contracts

Job description

My client is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join them at their head offices in West Ealing. Working across civil engineering, rail and groundworks, the business delivers a range of projects, including viaducts, sewage treatment works, overbridges, tunnels, culverts, stations and depots.

The successful candidate will have strong commercial experience working across NEC contracts, with responsibilities including cost control, forecasting, valuations, compensation events, change control, subcontractor management and commercial reporting. You will work closely with project delivery teams, clients and subcontractors to ensure the successful commercial delivery of projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a great team on a long-term contract, with a clear progression path into a Commercial Manager position. The role will initially require four days per week in the West Ealing office and one day working from home, with the opportunity to move to three days in the office and two days remotely once settled into the business.

The position also offers a top day rate outside IR35 and the opportunity to develop your career within an established commercial team.