Senior Quantity Surveyor - Highways & Earthworks

Enable Group; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £80,000

Hybrid working

Long-term workload support

Clear structure and support

Job summary

A leading highways and infrastructure contractor in Kent is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage highways and earthworks projects. You will be responsible for commercial governance, cost control, and stakeholder management. The ideal candidate has a strong background in highways and NEC contracts, with experience managing multiple stakeholders. The position offers a salary of up to £80,000 and a hybrid working pattern, allowing for up to 2 days per week remote work.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor.
• Background in highways, earthworks, or infrastructure projects.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC forms of contract.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders within a framework environment.

Responsibilities

• Commercial management of highways and earthworks projects (£15m–£50m).
• Administration and management of NEC contracts.
• Cost forecasting, CVRs and cash flow management.
• Preparation, submission, and agreement of interim valuations.
• Management of compensation events, variations, and change control.

Skills

Commercial management

Cost forecasting

Stakeholder management

Knowledge of NEC contracts

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Highways & Earthworks

Location: Kent (site – based)
Salary: Up to £80,000
Working Pattern: Hybrid – up to 2 days per week remote working

We are looking to appoint Senior Quantity Surveyors to support a growing workload across a highways framework portfolio in Kent. With a strong reputation for delivering complex infrastructure schemes, this opportunity offers long‑term project stability, exposure to major highways works, and the chance to operate within a well‑established commercial structure.

The business is expanding its commercial presence in Maidstone, with multiple Senior Quantity Surveyor appointments required to support framework delivery.

Role Overview

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be commercially responsible for highways and earthworks projects across the Maidstone region. Schemes typically include bridge repairs, road widening and junction improvements, with individual project values ranging from £15m to £50m.

Working under NEC contracts, you will play a key role in commercial governance, cost control and stakeholder management, whilst collaborating closely with operational teams and the wider commercial function.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial management of highways and earthworks projects (£15m–£50m)
• Administration and management of NEC contracts
• Cost forecasting, CVRs and cash flow management
• Preparation, submission and agreement of interim valuations
• Management of compensation events, variations and change control
• Procurement, management and final accounts of subcontractors
• Accurate commercial reporting to internal stakeholders
• Supporting framework delivery teams on live highways projects

About You

This role is suited to an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor with a strong background in highways or civil engineering.

You will ideally have:

• Demonstrable experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Background in highways, earthworks or infrastructure projects
• Strong working knowledge of NEC forms of contract
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders within a framework environment
• A proactive, organised and commercially astute approach

What’s on Offer

• Salary of up to £80,000
• Hybrid working with up to 2 days per week remote
• Long‑term workload through established highways frameworks
• Opportunity to join a leading highways and earthworks contractor
• Clear structure, support and commercial governance

Senior Quantity Surveyor opportunity within a well‑established highways and infrastructure contractor, supporting a key North Somerset project under a long‑term framework with hybrid working.

Managing Quantity Surveyor opportunity providing senior commercial leadership across major highways and earthworks framework projects in Kent. Hybrid working, NEC contracts and long‑term portfolio responsibility.