Ortec Group
Senior Quantity Surveyor
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Senior Quantity Surveyor
Senior Quantity Surveyor – Biogenie Remediation UK
About the Company
The Ortec Group operates across 25 countries, delivering engineering and project solutions in sectors including energy, mining, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, defence, rail, food production, automotive, aerospace, and space. With 14,500 employees worldwide, Ortec excels in the design, construction, and maintenance of industrial projects, prioritising safety, innovation, and training.
Biogenie Remediation UK is a specialist remediation and brownfield enabling works contractor with 30+ years of UK experience. Now part of the Ortec Group, Biogenie is dedicated to safety, security, and bold progress through its team-first culture, which invests in safety, training, and development for its employees.
The Role
We’re seeking an experienced, commercially astute Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Commercial team and drive the efficient commercial delivery of complex remediation and enabling works projects across the UK.
This hands-on, dynamic role requires strong financial oversight, neglect skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with Project Managers, site teams, clients, and subcontractors. You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring profitability, adherence to contracts, and client satisfaction from tender stage through final account.
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Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, your responsibilities will include:
- Managing commercial project delivery from tender stage to final account, ensuring profitability and contract compliance
- Preparing cost plans, budgets, forecasts, and monthly commercial reports (including Cost Value Reconciliations – CVRs)
- Drafting, negotiating, and approving payment applications, valuations, and final accounts
- Overseeing subcontract procurement, payments, variations, and final accounts
- Administering projects under NEC and JCT contracts, identifying and managing commercial risks, opportunities, and compensation events
- Collaborating with Project Managers and site teams to optimise cost and revenue performance
- Building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders
- Supporting successful project delivery via effective cost control and commercial management
Who You Are
To thrive in this role, you must demonstrate:
- Proven senior-level experience as a Quantity Surveyor, with expertise in civil engineering, remediation, or related construction environments
- Deep practical knowledge of NEC (New Engineering Contract) and JCT (Joint Contracts Tribunal) contract forms
- End-to-end commercial experience, spanning tendering through final account settlements
- Strong familiarity with:
- Cost reporting, CVRs (Cost Value Reconciliations)
- Valuation processes, subcontract management
- Change control mechanisms
- Robust commercial acumen, including negotiation, financial analysis, and risk assessment
- A Degree/HND in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent industry experience)
- Full UK driving licence (travel to construction sites across the UK is frequent and sometimes essential)
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Why Join Us?
Biogenie Remediation UK offers a supportive and dynamic work environment, backed by strong benefits:
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance coverage
- Private healthcare provision
- 25 days’ annual leave (incremental with years of service)
- Paid volunteer time off
- £300 annual Wellbeing Activity Allowance (support for health/gym memberships)
- Employee Mentoring Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental wellbeing support
Important: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Biogenie Remediation UK does not currently hold a sponsor licence and cannot support visa applications or transfers for this role.
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