Senior Quantity Surveyor
Senior Quantity Surveyor - Highways
📍 Luton
💰 Up to £80,000
We're delighted to be working with a leading contractor in the highways and infrastructure sector to find an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Luton.
This is a key commercial role, responsible for managing costs, maximising recovery, and maintaining strong relationships with the local authority client and the supply chain.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial & Cost Management:
- Lead commercial activity on allocated projects, ensuring accurate forecasting, cost/value reporting, and cashflow management
- Maintain robust records of site activities, variations, valuations, risk, and opportunities
- Prepare monthly CVRs, forecasts, accruals, liabilities, and revenue reports
- Ensure subcontract and main contract payments are processed accurately and on time
- Protect the business's commercial interests through proactive contract administration
Procurement & Subcontract Management:
- Manage procurement activities, including developing procurement schedules with the Project Manager
- Prepare high-quality subcontract documentation with clear scopes, responsibilities, and expectations
- Oversee accurate measurement of works, manage subcontract instructions, variations, contra-charges, and account settlements
- Ensure compliance with commercial policy and all contractual notice requirements
Client & Consultant Interface:
- Maintain professional, productive relationships with clients, designers, and consultants
- Issue and manage client instructions, reporting formats, valuations, and forecast updates
- Ensure excellent client service, clear communication, and proper authorisation before additional works commence
About you
Experience & Qualifications:
- Accredited qualification with RICS, CIOB or ICES, or relevant degree/HND
- Proven experience as a QS/Senior QS within highways or civil engineering
- Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts and term maintenance arrangements
Skills & Competencies:
- Excellent communication, negotiation and leadership skills
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to analyse costs, manage risks, and maximise value
- Experience in subcontract management and procurement
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and support a collaborative team culture
- Proficiency in Causeway and Microsoft Office systems
- A proactive, professional, and solutions-focused approach
What's on offer
Our client offers a competitive salary of up to £80,000, along with a strong benefits package, including:
- Competitive annual leave plus an additional day off on your birthday
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- Private medical care
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurant vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Comprehensive skills-based training and development opportunities
- Family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity benefit
- Flexible working opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial wellbeing support
- 24/7 Virtual GP service
Interested? Get in touch to find out more or apply today.
To apply, please submit your CV or feel free to reach out for a confidential conversation. Send an email to [email protected], give me a call on 02036573167 or WhatsApp me on +27645053449.
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