Senior Quantity Surveyor

JacksonHyder; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for their Eastern Region to work on Roads and Highways infrastructure schemes. This role includes mentoring junior staff, managing contract profitability, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality policies. The ideal candidate will have strong communication, problem-solving, and numeracy skills, with experience in civil engineering and NEC contracts, offering a competitive benefits package including life assurance and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)

Company pension scheme (matching up to 8%)

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Extensive training programs

Early leave every Friday

Qualifications

• Ambitious individual with excellent communication skills and a flexible approach.
• Strong numeracy and IT skills for handling financial and mathematical demands.
• Experience working on civil engineering schemes with a main contractor.

Responsibilities

• Support and mentor junior staff in their responsibilities.
• Maximise profitability on contracts and monitor contract costs against budgets.
• Prepare and agree on main contract variations, and assist in preparing documents for dispute resolution.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Numeracy skills

Job description

We are now seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor in our Eastern Region to work on Roads and Highways infrastructure schemes in Suffolk and Essex.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and mentor junior staff
• Maximise profitability on contracts
• Monitor contract costs against budgets
• Identify potential risks and evaluate control options
• Prepare estimates
• Procure sub-contractors, including preparing sub-contract documents
• Assess and certify interim and final payments to subcontractors
• Prepare and agree on main contract variations
• Assist in preparing documents for dispute resolution (adjudications / arbitrations)
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental policies and company procedures

Skills Required

• Ambitious individual with excellent communication skills and a flexible approach
• Innovative problem-solving skills and negotiation ability across construction levels
• Strong numeracy and IT skills for handling financial and mathematical demands
• Experience working on civil engineering schemes with a main contractor
• Experience as an SQS working with the NEC form of contract

Benefits Package

• Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)
• Company pension scheme (matching up to 8%)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with an option to buy more
• Extensive training programs
• Employee benefits platform
• Company social calendar
• Supportive environment for career progression
• ‘The Great Escape’ – early leave every Friday!

Application Process

Please send your CV and cover letter. Due to high application volumes, responses to unsuccessful applicants may not be possible within two weeks.