Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Title:                Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location:         Swindon office 2 days, Winchester 2 days - home 1 day 

Salary:             £90,000 + £6,000 car allowance + package

Sector:             Main Contractor / Healthcare Construction

Start Date:       ASAP / Immediate

Senior Quantity Surveyor – The Company

Our client is an expanding construction business backed by a highly successful Healthcare development group, currently building a specialist in-house contracting division focused on technically complex projects.

The business delivers ultra high-end healthcare and medical developments across the South of England, with projects typically ranging between £50m and £70m in value.

With a strong pipeline of secured schemes and long-term investment behind the business, this is an excellent opportunity to join at an exciting stage of growth and play a key role in shaping the commercial function moving forward.

Senior Quantity Surveyor – The Role

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially strong Senior Quantity Surveyor to take responsibility for a major £70m Winchester-based healthcare project. 

Working closely with operational and leadership teams, you will oversee the commercial management of the scheme from procurement through to final account.

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement with approximately 1-2 days remote working each week.

Typical duties & responsibilities:

• Commercial management of a major construction project
• Subcontract procurement and package management
• Preparation of valuations and applications for payment
• Cost reporting and forecasting
• Variation management and commercial change control
• Managing subcontractor accounts and final accounts
• Supporting project cashflow and commercial strategy
• Attending client and commercial meetings
• Managing commercial risk and contractual compliance
• Working closely with operational teams to support project delivery

Senior Quantity Surveyor – The Person

• Previous experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within main contracting
• Experience on large-scale projects ideally £20m+
• Ideally experience working for a Tier 1 main contractor
• Healthcare or technically complex M&E project experience beneficial
• Strong contractual and commercial knowledge
• Excellent reporting and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage projects independently
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills