Senior Quantity Surveyor

Company: Jobtailor
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Location: Rugby
Job Description:

  • Estimate and control project costs
  • Ensure structures meet legal and quality standards
  • Prepare internal commercial reporting and other required reports
  • Prepare valuations/applications for payment with supporting contract documentation
  • Prepare cost reports for clients with contractually compliant supporting documentation
  • Prepare and manage subcontract and material procurement schedules
  • Administer subcontractor and supplier accounts, from detailed requisitions through subcontract payments to final accounts
  • Undertake contract administration, including change management, and maintain associated registers
  • Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change
  • Utilise the costing system
  • Visit various project sites within the North of England

Requirements

  • Experience in construction; civils, shafts and tunnelling desirable but not necessary
  • Experience with IChemE desirable but not necessary
  • Experience with NEC contracts essential
  • Commercially astute with knowledge of standard forms of contract and standard methods of measurement
  • Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Good communication skills, including presentations
  • Ability to negotiate and persuade others
  • At least 5 years of Quantity Surveyor experience
  • Ideally a minimum of 2 years as a Senior Quantity Surveyor

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in contract administration, cost estimation, and project financial management, with a strong focus on NEC contracts and commercial risk assessment. Proficient in preparing detailed reports and managing subcontractor accounts while ensuring compliance with legal and quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

  • NEC Contracts Experience
  • Cost Estimation and Control
  • Contract Administration
  • Microsoft Office Proficiency
  • Quantity Surveyor Experience

Hard Skills

  • Cost Estimation
  • Contract Administration
  • Valuations
  • Change Management
  • Commercial Reporting
  • Risk Assessment
  • Value Engineering
  • Subcontract Management
  • Procurement Scheduling
  • Measurement Methods

Soft Skills

  • Communication Skills
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Persuasion Skills

Industry Keywords

  • Construction
  • Civils
  • Shafts
  • Tunnelling
  • IChemE
  • Standard Forms of Contract
  • Standard Methods of Measurement

Tools & Technologies

  • Costing System
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

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Posted: September 8th, 2026