Senior Quantity Surveyor

An excellent opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a growing commercial and contract advisory consultancy in Chorley, Lancashire.

This role offers involvement across high-value infrastructure, nuclear and oil and gas projects, hybrid working, strong mentoring and structured support towards further career progression.

This is a hybrid working role with typically 3 days project or office based and 2 days from home.

Project Details

The successful candidate will support the commercial delivery of major engineering and construction commissions across the UK, typically within the infrastructure, nuclear and oil and gas sectors.

Projects are likely to include complex engineering works, utilities, industrial facilities and other high-value construction programmes where robust cost control, contract administration and commercial reporting are essential.

Responsibilities and Duties

This Senior Quantity Surveyor role will suit a commercially astute candidate with strong pre-contract and post-contract quantity surveying experience on complex engineering and construction projects.

The role will involve working closely with project teams and client stakeholders to help deliver successful commercial outcomes and provide more senior commercial support across commissions.

• Prepare and review tender and contract documents
• Analyse tender returns and commercial submissions
• Provide pre-contract and post-contract commercial support across live projects
• Administer contracts in line with agreed procedures
• Manage cost forecasting, cost reporting, change control and value management
• Review contractor interim applications for payment and undertake assessment
• Support the agreement of variations, compensation events and claims
• Assist with and help drive the completion and agreement of final accounts
• Help meet internal governance, audit and reporting requirements
• Support risk management and value improvement activities
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary delivery teams and client representatives
• Provide guidance and support to less experienced commercial team members where required

Desired Skills and Experience

This employer is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor with a strong technical grounding and proven experience in quantity surveying and commercial management within the infrastructure and engineering sectors.

• Strong experience in quantity surveying
• Experience working as part of a commercial team on infrastructure, nuclear, oil and gas or similar projects
• Strong understanding of pre-contract and post-contract quantity surveying responsibilities
• Experience supporting procurement and administration of NEC3 or NEC4 contracts
• Good commercial reporting, cost control and contract administration skills
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with multi-disciplined teams
• Good stakeholder management and client-facing skills
• A proactive attitude and the ability to work with a good degree of autonomy
• Experience of contract management systems such as CEMAR would be advantageous
• MRICS status or progression towards chartership would be beneficial

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related subject
• Chartered status with the RICS would be advantageous, although strong support towards this can be provided
• A full UK driving licence may be beneficial depending on project travel requirements
• Right to work in the UK is essential

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Maxim Recruitment is working with a well-established consultancy seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for its growing UK commercial advisory team in Chorley, Lancashire.

The employer provides commercial management, quantity surveying and contract advisory services to major clients delivering engineering and construction works.

The business forms part of a wider international technical consulting group with a strong reputation for supporting complex projects and solving difficult commercial challenges.

 In the UK, its teams advise blue-chip clients and major contractors on pre-contract procurement, post-contract administration, financial compliance and project commercial performance.

A full client overview will be given to shortlisted candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Competitive basic salary with annual salary review opportunity
• Car allowance
• Generous pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Death in service insurance
• Maternity and paternity benefits
• Childcare and pension salary sacrifice schemes
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Strong APC support towards RICS chartership
• Director-led mentoring and career development
• Hybrid working, typically 3 days project or office based and 2 days from home