About the Company
Job Description
This organisation has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Area 10 Highways account. This role will involve travel across the Northwest network and collaboration with teams delivering key infrastructure schemes.
They work in partnership with National Highways to keep the country moving safely and efficiently. Their Highways business maintains and improves road networks across Areas 7, 10 & 12, ensuring safer, more reliable journeys for road users.
They are now looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team on Area 10, supporting the delivery of schemes across one of the UK’s busiest motorway and trunk road networks. You will play a key role in managing commercial performance under the NEC TSC contract, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, compliantly and to the highest standards.
This is a critical role where you will lead commercial activities across schemes, working closely with operational teams, clients, and supply chain partners to drive value, manage risk and support successful project delivery.
The standard hours of work are 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
What You’ll Do:
Commercial Leadership – Leading commercial management of highways schemes from inception through to completion
Cost Management – Delivering accurate estimating, cost forecasting, cash flow management and CVR reporting
Contract Management – Managing NEC4 processes including early warnings, compensation events and change control
Team Leadership – Supporting and mentoring junior members of the commercial team
Valuations & Accounts – Managing valuations, variations and final account settlements with clients and supply chain
Procurement & Supply Chain – Supporting tendering, negotiation and subcontract management activities
Performance Management – Monitoring project performance to ensure value, efficiency and effective risk management
Stakeholder Collaboration – Working closely with National Highways, internal teams and supply chain partners
Governance & Compliance – Ensuring adherence to financial procedures, governance and HSEQ standards
Requirements
Strong knowledge of NEC contract management (NEC3 / NEC4)
Proven experience in a Quantity Surveying role within highways, civil engineering or infrastructure
Experience managing commercial activities across full project lifecycles
Strong understanding of cost control, forecasting, change management and contract compliance
Ability to manage stakeholders across client, internal teams and supply chain
Strong commercial awareness and problem-solving capability
Excellent communication and leadership skills