Job Description
Job Title: Civils Quantity Surveyor (Highways / S278 / S38)
Location: Farnworth, Bolton (North West)
Salary: £50,000-£60,000 + car/allowance + bonus (DOE)
Contract Type: Permanent, full-time
About the opportunity
Our client is a long-established North West civil engineering and highways contractor, delivering complex junction improvements, drainage schemes, active travel routes and public realm works across the region. The business works predominantly on long-term frameworks with local authorities and also delivers S278/S38 schemes for housebuilders and Tier 1 contractors, focusing on technically challenging projects rather than volume works.
They are now looking to appoint a Civils Quantity Surveyor with strong highways and S278/S38 experience to join their commercial team in Farnworth and take ownership of a portfolio of live schemes across the North West.
The role
You’ll be a key member of the commercial function, typically looking after 4–6 live projects at any one time across local authority frameworks and S278/S38 developer interfaces. Day to day, you will:
1. Administer NEC3/NEC4 contracts, including Early Warnings and Compensation Events
2. Manage the full monthly commercial cycle – measures, valuation...