Senior Quantity Surveyor

About the Role

A Tier 1 civil engineering contractor has secured a significant work bank on the AMP8 framework and is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to help deliver design & build clean and wastewater projects across Wiltshire and the South East.

You'll manage a programme upgrading clean water assets to improve network efficiency, alongside wastewater projects aimed at reducing environmental pollution in rivers and coastal waters.

This is a rare opportunity to join a growing Tier 1 contractor with long-term, local work secured in a sector set for major investment over the next five years.

A clear progression path to Managing Quantity Surveyor is available within two years.

Reporting to: Managing Quantity Surveyor

Team: Commercial team of 8

Contract: NEC

Key Responsibilities

• Value engineering
• Cost forecasting
• Sub-contract procurement, including drafting complex subcontract arrangements, professional services agreements, and terms of engagement
• Change management
• Client management — initiating and maintaining relationships
• Supporting production of the project margin improvement plan
• Supporting work-winning activity, including technical writing for PQQ responses
• Maximising cash flow through WIP management and improvement plans
• Agreeing final accounts

What We're Looking For

• BSc in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent)
• Stable career history as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Proven experience on civil engineering, infrastructure, or utilities projects in the UK
• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts
• Water sector experience (AMP6/AMP7/AMP8) desirable
• Long-term career ambitions with a leading main contractor

Why Apply

• Immediate start
• Hybrid working (1–2 days/week office-based)
• Clear progression to Managing QS within 2 years
• Long-term, secured local pipeline of work
• Join a business in a sustained period of growth