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Senior Quantity Surveyor - Water & Infrastructure
Location: North London
Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 + benefits
Employment Type: Permanent
Hours: 42.5 hours per week
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join Barhale, a leading UK civil engineering and infrastructure contractor.
This is a North London-based opportunity for a commercially experienced QS who has worked on water, utilities or infrastructure projects.
You will be responsible for managing the commercial performance of projects, working closely with project teams, clients, and subcontractors.
What We're Looking For
We're particularly interested in candidates with:
- Experience as a Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor within construction, civil engineering, or infrastructure.
- Strong experience working on water, wastewater, utilities, or infrastructure projects.
- Experience managing projects around £1m-£5m in value.
- Strong knowledge of NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts.
- Experience with Target Cost contracts.
- Strong commercial and cost-control experience.
- Experience preparing and managing CVRs, forecasts, and cost reports.
- Experience with cash flow and financial reporting.
- Experience managing subcontract procurement and subcontractor accounts.
- Experience with valuations, payments, accruals, and final accounts.
- Good understanding of commercial and contractual risk.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
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Desirable
It would be advantageous if you have:
- Experience working for a direct-delivery contractor.
- Strong water-sector experience.
- Experience with IChemE contracts.
- HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
- RICS membership or working towards it.
- CSCS card.
- Experience in estimating.
Key Responsibilities
You'll be responsible for:
- Managing the commercial performance of projects.
- Preparing monthly CVRs, forecasts, and cost reports.
- Monitoring project costs, margins, and cash flow.
- Managing subcontract procurement and subcontractor accounts.
- Preparing applications for payment.
- Managing accounts through to final account.
- Identifying and managing commercial risks and opportunities.
- Supporting contract and change management.
- Working closely with Project Managers, Site Teams, and Commercial Managers.
- Liaising with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers.
- Providing commercial advice to project teams.
- Supporting and mentoring junior commercial staff.
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About Barhale
Barhale is an established UK civil engineering and infrastructure contractor with more than 40 years' experience delivering projects across:
- Water
- Transport
- Energy
- Built Environment
The business works with major regulated and private-sector clients across frameworks, joint ventures, and individual projects.
What's on Offer
- £60,000 - £75,000 salary
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Company car / car allowance depending on position
- Flexible benefits and salary-sacrifice schemes
- Training and professional development
- Leadership and management development
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Long-term career progression
The Ideal Candidate
We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor with a background in water, utilities, or civil engineering infrastructure, ideally with experience delivering £1m-£5m projects under NEC3/NEC4 Target Cost contracts.
If you have the relevant commercial experience and are looking for a permanent opportunity in North London, we'd be keen to hear from you.
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