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Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: On-site (Full-time, Monday–Friday) Employer: Bilfinger UK
About Bilfinger UK
Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, specialising across key industries: chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities & renewables, and food & beverage. We improve asset efficiency, ensuring high availability and reduced maintenance costs—from consulting to decommissioning.
Our team of 4,500+ professionals operates from 14 offices, delivering world-class safety, compliance, and quality in both onshore and offshore environments.
About the Role
The Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the commercial leadership of site activities, overseeing junior team members and ensuring margins are protected, risks are mitigated, and commercial objectives align with project goals.
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Key Responsibilities
Core Commercial Leadership
- Manage commercial activities for allocated systems of work under main contracts and subcontracts/suppliers, including:
- CEMAR administration (Compensation Events Management and Risk Allocation)
- Identification and assessment of compensation events
- Proactive EWN (Economic Withheld Notices) management and mitigation agreement
- Defect notification and close-out processes
- Payment assessments, certificates, and payless notices on schedule
Financial & Risk Management
- Support the procurement function in supply chain engagement
- Identify and realise cost-saving opportunities and revenue maximisation strategies
- Maintain risk registers, assessing potential impacts and reporting findings
- Own the reporting pipeline, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost components
- Monitor time/cost variations, analysing trends, and implementing corrective actions
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Contractual & Stakeholder Coordination
- Ensure alignments between contractors and sub-contractors on EWN/CE processes
- Advise stakeholders on strategies to sustain and enhance forecast gross margin
- Coordinate internal team execution of all commercial disciplines
Team Development & Guidance
- Mentor and develop junior staff members
- Guide commercial teams on commercial strategy alignment
- Provide expert advice to other disciplines for cohesive implementation
Requirements
(Details not explicitly provided but implied—experience in quantity surveying, construction contracts, risk management, and commercial project leadership is essential)
Next Steps
To discuss this role further, contact: Recruitment Team – 01224 246246 Carla Bowman – carla.bowman@bilfinger.com
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