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Senior Quantity Surveyor
Water Infrastructure | North East | Durham
Sector leading salary + car allowance or company car + discretionary bonus
We’re recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor for an established construction and engineering business delivering water and wastewater infrastructure across the North East.
With a place on a capital delivery framework running for up to 12 years, the business is expanding to support AMP8 and beyond. This offers the opportunity to take ownership of substantial regional projects, develop your NEC experience and support the next generation of surveyors.
The work
The portfolio combines new infrastructure with upgrades to existing operational assets, including:
- Reservoir safety and resilience improvements.
- Water mains, pipelines and sewer networks.
- Pumping stations and associated civil engineering.
- Stormwater storage and flood reduction schemes.
- Treatment upgrades involving civils and specialist mechanical and electrical packages.
Your role
As Senior QS, you’ll take commercial responsibility for allocated schemes, with support from the wider commercial management team.
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Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing project costs, valuations, CVRs and forecasts to completion.
- Administering NEC contracts, including early warnings and compensation events.
- Procuring subcontract packages and managing payments, liabilities and final accounts.
- Working with project managers to identify risk, address change and protect margin.
- Maintaining clear commercial records and explaining the project position to the client.
- Supporting QS's, assistants and apprentices where allocated.
Development and progression
The growing AMP8 workload creates scope to build your responsibilities within the business. Depending on your experience and ambitions, that could include:
- Taking ownership of larger or more complex schemes.
- Broadening your experience across different water infrastructure projects.
- Developing your involvement in early design, cost planning and procurement.
- Taking greater responsibility for junior commercial staff.
- Building towards Managing QS or commercial management responsibilities as opportunities arise.
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What we’re looking for
- Experience as a Senior QS, or a QS ready to demonstrate the capability to step up.
- A background in civil engineering, infrastructure, utilities or water.
- Practical NEC experience and confidence managing contractual change.
- Strong forecasting, subcontract management and commercial reporting skills.
- A degree or equivalent qualification.
- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to regional projects.
Water experience would be useful. Relevant experience from other civil engineering and utilities sectors will also be considered.
Package and benefits
- Sector leading Salary - dependent on experience.
- Industry leading annual car allowance or company car.
- Discretionary annual bonus.
- Option to buy or sell up to five days’ holiday each year.
- Two days working from home per week
Interested? For a confidential conversation, contact Ciaran McElhinney at Commercial Talent Solutions.
ciaran@commercialtalentsolutions.com / 079 32606765
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