Senior Quantity Surveyor: Civil Engineering & Infrastructure
An established UK civil engineering and infrastructure contractor is recruiting an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor, based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to provide commercial management across a portfolio of infrastructure projects.
The business is a major privately owned contractor delivering civil engineering, water, transport and energy infrastructure projects through long-term frameworks and major construction programmes.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to take commercial responsibility for complex, higher-value civil engineering projects across a portfolio of schemes. You will work closely with operational teams and senior management, overseeing project financial performance, contractual matters and commercial risk.
The business offers long-term secured work through established frameworks, opportunities for career progression and the chance to support and mentor junior commercial staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the commercial performance of civil engineering and infrastructure projects, ensuring effective cost control and financial reporting.
- Prepare monthly cost value reconciliations (CVRs), forecasts, cash flow reports and commercial plans.
- Administer NEC contracts, including variations, contractual notices and commercial risk management.
- Manage subcontractor procurement, negotiations, valuations and final accounts.
- Prepare applications for payment and oversee cash recovery.
- Identify commercial risks and opportunities, working with project teams to protect project margins.
- Build effective relationships with clients, subcontractors and operational teams.
- Support and mentor junior members of the commercial team.
About You
- Experience administering NEC3 and NEC4 contracts is essential.
- Previous experience within construction or civil engineering.
- Experience managing complex, higher-value projects or multiple projects concurrently.
- Understanding of cost reporting, CVRs, forecasting and subcontractor management.
- Good commercial awareness, negotiation skills and the ability to manage contractual risk.
- Experience supporting or mentoring other members of a commercial team.
Previous experience in water or civil engineering infrastructure, a contracting Quantity Surveyor background, knowledge of the Cumbria construction market, and a Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent qualification would be advantageous. A CSCS card would also be desirable.
Salary and Benefits
- Salary: £55,000-£75,000 per annum
- Company car or car allowance
- Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (LA14)
- Working Arrangement: Full-time, site-based, with occasional travel to the Trafford office, approximately 1-2 times per month
- Company pension and life assurance
- Private medical cover
- Employee Assistance Programme and flexible benefits
- Professional development, leadership training and career progression opportunities
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