Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Chippenham (3 days on-site, 2 days working from home)
12 month contract (outside of IR35)
£(Apply online only) per day
About the Role:
- We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to provide post-contract commercial support across a range of work packages. This is a key role supporting project delivery, ensuring commercial success while maintaining strong relationships with internal teams and external partners.
- You will play a vital role in managing costs, controlling change, and ensuring projects are delivered within budget and on time.
Responsibilities:
- Provide post-contract commercial support across subcontract, materials, and direct labour packages
- Ensure projects are delivered within cost and time constraints
- Support the commercial management of work packages including Design, Installation, Test & Commission, Materials, Telecoms, Electrification, Power, Plant, Professional Services, Civil Engineering, and Permanent Way
- Manage change control processes for assigned work packages
- Act as the primary commercial interface for work package managers
- Provide contractual and commercial support to Project Managers and Engineering teams
- Manage costs, including forecasting, budgeting, and financial control
- Identify, monitor, and mitigate commercial risks
- Contribute to internal and external commercial reporting
- Ensure compliance with company processes and document control standards
- Collaborate with finance, project management, engineering teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and clients
- Maintain auditable records in line with contractual requirements
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within a contractor-side project environment
- Background in industries such as rail, engineering, defence, construction, or similar
- Degree qualified (or equivalent) and/or working towards professional accreditation (e.g. RICS, IACCM)
- Strong experience managing direct labour and subcontract costs
- Skilled in estimating and managing change/variations
- Experienced in cost forecasting and variance analysis
- Strong commercial reporting experience (internal and external)
- Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Strong commercial and financial acumen
- Able to work independently under tight deadlines
- Solid contractual knowledge and experience
- Confident communicator, able to engage at all levels
- Strong team player with collaborative approach
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Project, Outlook)
If this is of interest, please apply with your most up to date CV and one of the team will be in touch