Senior Quantity Surveyor – Street Lighting Contracts

VolkerWessels UK Ltd.; Wimbledon; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Flexible working opportunities

Training and development

Birthday leave

Employee Assistance programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

VolkerHighways, part of VolkerWessels UK Ltd., invites applications for a Senior Quantity Surveyor based at our Wimbledon depot to lead commercial management for a £20m street lighting contract in Kingston upon Thames and Sutton. The role covers cost reporting, valuations, procurement, and NEC contract governance.

You will mentor junior staff, manage stakeholders, and drive cost efficiencies across maintenance and asset renewal programmes within a major urban contract.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or related discipline.
• Membership of, or working towards, RICS, CIOB or ICES is desirable.
• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor within street lighting, highways, local authority infrastructure, utilities or civil engineering.
• Strong commercial and contractual knowledge, with experience administering NEC contracts, term maintenance agreements and long-term service contracts.
• Experience managing subcontractors, cost control, variations, applications for payment and financial reporting within operational maintenance and asset renewal programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with ability to work collaboratively with clients, operational teams and supply chain partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial management of the Kingston & Sutton Street Lighting contract, ensuring accurate cost reporting, forecasting and cashflow control.
• Produce monthly CVRs, valuations and commercial reports.
• Manage subcontractor procurement, payments, variations and final accounts.
• Administer NEC contracts and protect VolkerHighways' commercial position.
• Work closely with operational teams to identify risks, opportunities and cost efficiencies.
• Build strong relationships with clients, supply chain partners and key stakeholders.
• Support, mentor and develop junior commercial team members.
• Promote compliance with commercial, contractual, HSEQ and governance requirements.

Skills

Subcontractor management

Cost control

Stakeholder management

NEC contracts

Commercial knowledge

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related

RICS/CIOB/ICES desirable

Job description

VolkerHighways, part of VolkerWessels UK Ltd., invites applications for a Senior Quantity Surveyor based at our Wimbledon depot to lead commercial management for a £20m street lighting contract in Kingston upon Thames and Sutton. The role covers cost reporting, valuations, procurement, and NEC contract governance.

You will mentor junior staff, manage stakeholders, and drive cost efficiencies across maintenance and asset renewal programmes within a major urban contract.