General information
City/town: Cambridgeshire Job field: Construction External closing date: Friday, February 20, 2026 Type of contract: Permanent ID: 5830
Description and requirements
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor (Defence) to join our Building team in the Cambridgeshire region. This is an exciting opportunity to work during tender, design and construction phases for major projects in the region.
What you’ll do:
1. Control the cost management for project and provide financial reporting regularly
2. Understand the contractual requirements of project documents including the roles and responsibilities of all involved and the notices required to record change etc. Ensure all required notices are issued in a timely manner.
3. Ensure that the financial position of a construction project is reported accurately and controlled effectively and is maintained throughout
4. Play a key role in guiding and developing all project staff on commercial issues.
5. Undertake all responsibilities in line with company policies and IMS procedures. This includes adhering to the Code of Conduct, Contract Performance Procedure, Project Review Management Guidelines, Risk and Opportunity Management Guidelines, Design Management Guidelines and
What you’ll bring to the role:
6. Experience of working on medium to large sized projects of value in excess of £25 million
7. Have relevant experience of running significant multiple subcontract packages of value £1 million to £20 million
8. Previous experience on DIO/MOD projects working through PCSA and Construction stages, successfully converting and delivering on time and to budget
9. Working knowledge of one or more forms of construction contracts including JCT and NEC
10. BSc or HND in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent construction related subject.
11. Preferably qualified or working towards ICES or RICS accreditation.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
More information about the role
Closing date
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
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