Senior Quantity Surveyor in Warrington, Cheshire

Senior Quantity Surveyor (M&E) 

Location: Warrington

Salary: Depending on Experience

Quantity Surveyor — Warrington

Higgins McGrath are hiring a Quantity Surveyor to help start up a brand new team, working on mechanical and electrical building services projects — including major commercial works such as high end retail, airport upgrades, universities and hotels.

Most Senior Quantity Surveyor roles hand you a project once it's already underway. This one doesn't. You'll manage costs from early design right through to Practical Completion and beyond — the full picture, not just your slice of it. And you'll report directly to the Commercial Manager and Managing Director, not three layers removed from either.

As Quantity Surveyor, you'll:

• Control costs and secure the successful financial delivery of mechanical and electrical projects
• Progress monthly valuations and manage variations and changes as they arise
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, contractors, suppliers and site staff
• Maintain financial control including job costing reviews and final accounts
• Review and approve contracts ahead of signing, flagging issues and assumptions early
• Develop processes and controls that genuinely improve how the team works
• You will also be managing a junior member of staff and this role will potentially lead to commercial manager

This Quantity Surveyor role suits someone who wants ownership of the full project lifecycle, not just a piece of it.

What you'll need for this Surveyor role:

• Third-level qualification in Quantity Surveying
• Working toward or qualified with RICS, CIOB or ICES
• 3+ years post-qualification experience in a surveying role, ideally in building construction
• Experience with JCT form of contract administration, from both client and sub-contractor perspective
• Strong IT literacy, including cost value reporting procedures

5 years' post-qualification experience is a bonus, not a requirement — if you meet the rest, don't rule yourself out.

How to apply:

Send your CV to apply for this Quantity Surveyor role, or message us directly if you'd like to talk it through first.