Senior Quantity Surveyor

• Estimate and control project costs
• Ensure structures meet legal and quality standards
• Prepare internal commercial reporting and other required reports
• Prepare valuations/applications for payment with supporting contract documentation
• Prepare cost reports for clients with contractually compliant supporting documentation
• Prepare and manage subcontract and material procurement schedules
• Administer subcontractor and supplier accounts, from detailed requisitions through subcontract payments to final accounts
• Undertake contract administration, including change management, and maintain associated registers
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change
• Utilise the costing system
• Visit various project sites within the North of England

Requirements

• Experience in construction; civils, shafts and tunnelling desirable but not necessary
• Experience with IChemE desirable but not necessary
• Experience with NEC contracts essential
• Commercially astute with knowledge of standard forms of contract and standard methods of measurement
• Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Good communication skills, including presentations
• Ability to negotiate and persuade others
• At least 5 years of Quantity Surveyor experience
• Ideally a minimum of 2 years as a Senior Quantity Surveyor

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in contract administration, cost estimation, and project financial management, with a strong focus on NEC contracts and commercial risk assessment. Proficient in preparing detailed reports and managing subcontractor accounts while ensuring compliance with legal and quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• NEC Contracts Experience
• Cost Estimation and Control
• Contract Administration
• Microsoft Office Proficiency
• Quantity Surveyor Experience

Hard Skills

• Cost Estimation
• Contract Administration
• Valuations
• Change Management
• Commercial Reporting
• Risk Assessment
• Value Engineering
• Subcontract Management
• Procurement Scheduling
• Measurement Methods

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Persuasion Skills

Industry Keywords

• Construction
• Civils
• Shafts
• Tunnelling
• IChemE
• Standard Forms of Contract
• Standard Methods of Measurement

Tools & Technologies

• Costing System
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint

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