Senior Quantity Surveyor – Water Infrastructure Project

Farrans; North East, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Farrans is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Living Water Enterprise. You will lead the commercial and contractual management, drive profitability, manage risk, and support project delivery on a major infrastructure program in the UK water sector.

Work with clients, supply chain partners, and multidisciplinary teams to achieve outstanding results while upholding Farrans policies on safety, sustainability and equality. This is a high-profile position with significant impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Experience with NEC contracts (NEC3 or NEC4 option C).
• Demonstrable negotiation and presentation skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise work to deadlines and pay attention to detail.
• Excellent time management and organisation ability combined with good problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and liaise with System sub-contractor.
• Advising on contractual issues.
• Ensure commercial compliance of current contracts, protecting the position of the company.
• Report to Commercial Manager about the subcontract status.
• Assist senior staff in pricing variations – not just mechanical and electrical scope.
• Support the Commercial and Contract Managers with monthly project cost reports and progress reports.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Presentation skills

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

Farrans is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Living Water Enterprise. You will lead the commercial and contractual management, drive profitability, manage risk, and support project delivery on a major infrastructure program in the UK water sector.

Work with clients, supply chain partners, and multidisciplinary teams to achieve outstanding results while upholding Farrans policies on safety, sustainability and equality. This is a high-profile position with significant impact.