Quantity Surveyor

The Company

Our client is a fast-growing, family-owned specialist contractor delivering reinforced concrete (RC) frames, groundworks, civil engineering and external works across London and throughout the UK.

Backed by many years of combined industry experience, the business has grown rapidly from a small founding team into a well-resourced operation capable of running multiple large-scale packages simultaneously, covering the full scope of substructure and superstructure works.

They are a genuine subcontractor of choice for leading tier-1 main contractors and residential developers, delivering everything from major residential schemes (developments ranging from a handful of units up to 120+ new-build homes) to commercial, industrial, education and healthcare projects.

Their capability spans:

• Reinforced concrete (RC) frames in-situ and precast
• Groundworks, foundations, piling and basements
• Civil engineering and substructure works
• Drainage, Section 278 and Section 50 works
• External works, hard landscaping and craneage
• Ground investigations and enabling works

Above all, this is a business that lives by “Work Safely, Home Safely” — a strong HSE culture that puts the safety and wellbeing of its people, supply chain and the public at the heart of everything it does.

The Opportunity

Off the back of continued growth and a strong, secured pipeline, our client is looking to strengthen its commercial team with an experienced Quantity Surveyor. This is a hands-on role with real ownership of your own packages and projects, and clear scope to progress as the business continues to scale.

You'll manage the full commercial lifecycle of RC frame, groundworks and civil engineering packages from procurement and subcontractor management through to valuations, cost control and final account.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full commercial ownership of allocated projects/packages from pre-start to final account
• Prepare, submit and agree monthly valuations, applications for payment and variations
• Manage costs, cash flow, margin and commercial reporting; identify and mitigate commercial risk
• Procure and manage subcontractors and suppliers, including negotiating and administering orders
• Measure and value works from drawings and BoQs (RC frame / groundworks / civils)
• Administer subcontracts (typically JCT / NEC) and manage change, notices and entitlement
• Prepare and agree final accounts
• Work closely with operations, site and design teams to support delivery on time, on budget and to specification
• Support accurate cost forecasting, CVRs and management reporting

About You

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor (or Assistant/Intermediate QS ready to step up) with an RC frame, groundworks and/or civil engineering subcontractor or a main contractor with strong substructure/frame exposure
• Sound understanding of RC frame, groundworks and civils measurement, sequencing and buildability
• Confident managing subcontract packages, valuations, variations and final accounts
• Good working knowledge of JCT and/or NEC forms of contract
• Commercially sharp, numerate and comfortable working to deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Degree/HNC/HND in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline (or equivalent experience.

3D Personnel Ltd is a specialist recruitment business operating across the UK and Ireland, providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions across the construction, engineering and related sectors.

3D Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.