Senior Quantity Surveyor - Residential Groundworks

Nicholas Associates; Caddington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicholas Associates are recruiting a Quantity Surveyor for their Commercial Team to work on residential groundworks projects in Bedfordshire. The role focuses on subcontract term negotiation, payments, and cost control within a growing contractor.

Based in Bedfordshire, you will engage with large housebuilder projects, support closeouts, and contribute to project budgets on site, while pursuing opportunities to progress toward Senior Quantity Surveyor on larger-scale works.

Qualifications

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or similar.
• Residential Groundworks experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and handling large data sets.
• Excellent legal/contractual knowledge.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate terms and conditions of subcontracts.
• Manage and process payments for specialist subcontracts and key suppliers.
• Perform the closeout process, ensuring all contract terms are met and payments are verified.
• Work with the project team to evaluate the impact of budget changes.
• Review and validate weekly cost monitors, comparing forecasted costs with actual costs.
• Undertake site visits to administer the contract in line with project progress.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract management

Cost control

Data handling

Communication

Driving licence

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Nicholas Associates are recruiting a Quantity Surveyor for their Commercial Team to work on residential groundworks projects in Bedfordshire. The role focuses on subcontract term negotiation, payments, and cost control within a growing contractor.

Based in Bedfordshire, you will engage with large housebuilder projects, support closeouts, and contribute to project budgets on site, while pursuing opportunities to progress toward Senior Quantity Surveyor on larger-scale works.