Highway Quantity Surveyor
Professional Technical Jobs ⫽ Quantity Surveyor
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
55000
Permanent, Full time
Job description
Quantity Surveyor - Highways & Civil Engineering - Bury St Edmunds - £55,000
Location: Bury St Edmunds, covering Area 6 & 8
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum, dependent on experience
Contract: Full Time, PermanentBuild Your Commercial Career on Major Highways Projects
Are you a Quantity Surveyor looking to take greater ownership of the commercial performance of highways and civil engineering projects?
My client is seeking a proactive Quantity Surveyor to join their established commercial team, supporting the delivery of highway maintenance and infrastructure schemes across Area 6 & 8.
You will have the opportunity to work on a range of highways projects, developing your expertise in NEC contracts, cost control, forecasting and commercial risk management while working closely with operational teams, subcontractors and clients.
You will be joining an established highways business that values collaboration, innovation, safety and professional development, providing the opportunity to progress your commercial career.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will play a key role in managing the financial and contractual performance of highways and civil engineering projects, from initial cost planning through to final account.
Your responsibilities will include:
What You'll Need
Carrying out monthly cost and value reconciliations, monitoring financial performance and producing accurate forecasts.
Assessing, preparing and submitting quotations and compensation events.
Pricing highway maintenance and civil engineering works, ensuring commercial competitiveness.
Monitoring project costs, maintaining accurate financial records and resolving commercial queries.
Preparing and agreeing final accounts, ensuring accurate billing within required timescales.
Managing subcontractor accounts, including issuing orders, assessing payment applications and processing payments.
Identifying commercial and contractual risks and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
Providing commercial advice on claims, variations, cost overruns and changes in project scope.
Working closely with operational teams to ensure projects remain commercially viable and cost-effective.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and suppliers.
Attending project meetings and providing commercial updates to key stakeholders.
Supporting procurement activities and ensuring contractual obligations are appropriately managed.
To be considered for this Quantity Surveyor position, you will ideally have:
A degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent relevant experience.
Experience working with NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts.
Previous experience working on framework contracts.
Experience administering NEC Option C contracts.
A background in civil engineering, highways, drainage or infrastructure projects.
Strong commercial awareness, including cost control, forecasting and risk management.
Experience managing subcontractor accounts and commercial reporting.
Good Microsoft Office skills and confidence using commercial systems.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with operational and commercial teams.
A full UK driving licence.
Previous experience working on National Highways schemes or highways maintenance contracts would be particularly beneficial.
What's In It For You?
Salary up to £55,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
Generous holiday allowance.
Pension scheme.
Employee referral scheme.
Death in service benefit.
Access to an online rewards platform offering discounts across hundreds of retailers.
Group income protection.
Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
Opportunities for career progression within an established and growing commercial team.
Exposure to major highways maintenance and civil engineering projects.
You will be based around Bury St Edmunds, supporting highways schemes across Area 6 & 8, with travel to project sites, client meetings and office locations as required.
Interested?
If you're a commercially minded Quantity Surveyor looking to develop your NEC contract experience, take greater ownership of project commercial performance and build a long-term career within highways and infrastructure, this could be the ideal opportunity.
Apply today or contact Jordan Townley at Carrington West on 023 9431 4917 for a confidential discussion.
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Jordan Townley at Carrington West on 023 9431 4917 or email Jordan.townley@carringtonwest.com for more information.
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