Senior Quantity Surveyor - Lead & Shape Pre-Construction

Skilled Careers; Dartford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Careers is assisting a growing specialist contractor in the South with its Pre-Construction division. They seek a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial performance across a portfolio of projects and mentor junior staff.

The role partners with the Commercial Manager, shaping processes and standards within the division while taking genuine ownership of projects from tendering through delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior QS or Lead QS
• Strong commercial background in construction, property services, refurbishment or planned works
• Experience across cost management, cost planning, tendering and CVRs
• Experience managing the commercial performance of projects
• Ability to lead and develop junior commercial professionals
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proactive and hands-on approach
• Ambition to develop within a growing business

Responsibilities

• Managing the commercial performance of allocated projects
• Producing and reviewing CVRs
• Cost management and cost planning
• Managing the tendering process
• Reviewing and leading tender adjudicationsMonitoring commercial performance and delegated authorities
• Reviewing commercial information produced by the wider team
• Working closely with the Commercial Manager on commercial governance and reporting
• Supporting and developing Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Graduates and Apprentices
• Providing leadership, guidance and commercial direction to less experienced members of the team
• Helping establish and improve commercial processes within the growing division

Skills

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Lead Quantity Surveyor

Commercial management

Cost management

Cost planning

Tendering

CVRs

Stakeholder management

Mentoring juniors

Job description

Skilled Careers is assisting a growing specialist contractor in the South with its Pre-Construction division. They seek a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial performance across a portfolio of projects and mentor junior staff.

The role partners with the Commercial Manager, shaping processes and standards within the division while taking genuine ownership of projects from tendering through delivery.