Quantity Surveyor

We are currently recruiting a Quantity Surveyor for an established Civils Sub Contractor to join a growing team supporting the site teams on various projects around London.

You will be providing the commercial function on a variety of civil engineering projects and secure infrastructure contracts and operating within a wider team including tender, pre-contract, internal reporting, contract administration and commercial management.

Duties will include:

• Providing the commercial function across a wide variety of projects, both within existing frameworks and stand-alone projects, to ensure successful project delivery.
• Working within a team of talented professionals ensuring co-ordination and provision across all aspects of project delivery,
• Undertake pre-contract setup, including forecasting, measurement, sub-contract tendering and procurement,
• Effectively manage the commercial aspects of the project, including valuations, budget monitoring, material/plant reconciliation and contract variations.
• Management and close out of Final Accounts
• Assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks
• Maximize cashflow through the control and valuation of works, invoicing and payment process
• Ensure compliance with all legal requirements, including contractual and legislative
• Preparing and reporting thought Monthly Cost Value Reports
• Promoting collaborative and effective team working within the client environment
• Assisting and providing commercial/contractual guidance during production of cost significant variations
• Pro-active dispute avoidance and management

About You:

The successful applicant will have gained experience in a similar level role, be well organised with good presentation skills and have the ability to communicate professionally at all levels. 

• Degree Qualified in either Quantity Surveying or Construction Management (or equivalent)
• Successfully worked within a team of Quantity Surveyors previously, but equally capable of working alone
• Confident IT skills, particularly Excel. (
• Previous experience with a variety of contract types
• Due to the variety of forms of contract used and complexity of the projects we work on, we prefer applicants for this role to have a background in working on civil infrastructure and/or civil engineering contracts.

You will be commercially astute with a history of delivering projects within budget and possess the necessary interpersonal skills to work closely with client and site teams.

Please contact Steve Lee on Mobile: (phone number removed) or Email: (url removed)