Job Description:

Senior Quantity Surveyor - RC Frames and Groundworks
 
Salary: £80,000 to £100,000 + Benefits / £400 to £500 per day
Employer Location: North West London or Hertfordshire
Type: Permanent or Contract
 
About the Role:
 
Projects range from £5m to £50m across a diverse range of works, but all packages include RC frames, structures, or groundworks. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will manage commercial and cost activities from tender through to completion, with responsibility for protecting project margins and securing payment.
 
The employer has more than 25 years of experience delivering complex construction projects through in-house, multi-disciplined teams, including deep foundations, basements, RC frames and RC structural works.
 
What You Will Do:
 
As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take commercial responsibility for RC frame and groundworks projects throughout the project lifecycle.
 

• Manage project costs, valuations and commercial reporting from tender stage through to final account and project completion.
• Prepare and submit interim valuations, applications for payment and supporting commercial documentation across live construction projects.
• Monitor project expenditure, variations and contractual entitlements to protect margins and support timely recovery of payments.
• Manage subcontractor procurement, packages, valuations and accounts throughout the delivery of RC frame and groundworks projects.
• Work with operational teams to identify commercial risks, cost movements and variations throughout each stage of delivery.
• Develop commercial relationships with clients while supporting negotiations, account management and the financial performance of projects.

What You Bring (Essential)

• Bring 5+ years' experience working with an RC frame and groundworks contractor on relevant construction projects.
• Demonstrate experience as a Quantity Surveyor delivering commercial responsibilities for RC frame and groundworks projects.
• Hold a degree in Quantity Surveying or an equivalent construction-related qualification.
• Demonstrate experience managing valuations, variations, payment applications and final accounts across live construction projects.
• Apply practical experience of subcontract procurement, cost reporting and commercial management throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Demonstrate experience supporting projects commercially from tender stage through construction, completion and final account.

Desirable:

• Bring Senior Quantity Surveyor experience managing commercial activities across multiple stages of construction project delivery.
• Demonstrate experience administering standard UK construction contracts and associated commercial procedures.
• Bring experience managing several commercial workstreams across RC frame and groundworks packages simultaneously.

What the Employer Offers:

• £80,000 to £100,000 per annum (PAYE) or £400 to £500 per day (self-employed).
• Travel allowance or company vehicle.
• Bonus scheme.
• Pension.
• Laptop.
• Phone.

How to Apply:

Email (remove all spaces): Andrew @ cityscape ltd . com   
Tel: (phone number removed)   

About Me, Your Consultant:

• My name is Andrew Jackson, and I am one of the founding directors of Cityscape Recruitment Ltd.
• I have over 20 years of experience in civil engineering & construction recruitment, during which time I have specialised in the niche sectors of concrete frames, groundworks, basement construction, and demolition.
• My job is to get you the options you want, give you the information you need, and then let you decide what feels right.