Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure / Highways & Rail – St Albans
Salary/Rate: £60,000 – £65,000 + £6,000 car allowance + benefits
O’Neill and Brennan are currently working with an established contractor who are looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team, based in St Albans. They are seeking a commercially minded individual with experience working under NEC contracts, ideally with exposure to highways, rail or wider infrastructure schemes.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business with a strong pipeline of work, offering a competitive salary, a £6,000 car allowance and the flexibility to work from home two days per week. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing the commercial aspects of projects, working closely with operational teams, subcontractors and clients to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and profitably.
The business can offer a supportive working environment, long-term career prospects and the opportunity to develop further within the infrastructure and civil engineering sectors.
Role Overview:
- Title: Quantity Surveyor
- Sector: Infrastructure / Highways / Rail
- Location: St Albans
- Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 + £6,000 car allowance
- Working Arrangements: 2 days working from home per week 3 days in the office
- Type: Permanent
- Start: ASAP, but can wait for the right person
Responsibilities:
- Manage the commercial and contractual aspects of projects from inception through to final account.
- Work in accordance with NEC contract requirements, including managing compensation events, early warnings and change control.
- Prepare and manage project budgets, cost forecasts, cash flows and regular commercial reports.
- Monitor project costs, identify commercial risks and opportunities, and implement appropriate cost-control measures.
- Manage subcontract procurement, including preparing enquiries, evaluating quotations, negotiating terms and placing subcontract orders.
- Assess subcontractor applications for payment, manage valuations and agree final accounts.
- Prepare and submit interim applications for payment, valuations and supporting contractual documentation.
- Maintain accurate records of variations, compensation events, contractual notices and commercial correspondence.
- Work closely with project managers, site teams and clients to ensure commercial targets and contractual obligations are met.
- Assist with the preparation of final accounts and ensure all commercial matters are resolved efficiently.
Requirements:
- Previous experience working as a Quantity Surveyor for a main contractor, civil engineering contractor or infrastructure business.
- Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts, ideally NEC3 or NEC4.
- Experience managing project costs, valuations, variations, change control and final accounts.
- Ideally, previous exposure to highways, rail, civil engineering or wider infrastructure projects.
- Good understanding of subcontract procurement, payment assessments and commercial risk management.
- Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to identify risks, protect margins and maximise project value.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal teams.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple commercial activities simultaneously.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and standard commercial reporting systems.
- Right to work in the UK.
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