Our client, a leading highway maintenance contractor, is currently seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join their Highways team. As the UK's number one highway maintenance contractor, the team uses the latest innovations to create effective solutions, offering a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare, submit, and secure approval for monthly payment applications.
- Ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions.
- Develop and manage target cost contracts, including cost forecasting and risk mitigation.
- Monitor and control project costs against budgets and forecasts to maintain financial performance.
- Compile and analyse cost reports and commercial performance reviews.
- Prepare and review subcontractor packages, valuations, and final accounts.
- Support change-management processes, including assessment, pricing, and negotiation of variations.
- Contribute to the preparation of tender documentation and the development of procurement strategies.
- Coordinate with project teams to ensure accurate cost capture and timely reporting.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support successful project delivery.
Job Requirements:
- Experience in Quantity Surveying, preferably in the infrastructure or civil engineering sectors.
- Degree in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
- Knowledge of Target Cost Contracts (NEC3/NEC4).
- Experience in preparing and managing payment applications and CVR/commercial administration.
- Strong numerical and analytical abilities and excellent stakeholder communication skills.
- Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with CEMAR/Causeway-CPA is advantageous.
Benefits:
Our client offers a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, with access to thousands of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance, and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave, and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
In addition, this role offers:
- Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
- My Car Choice, a salary sacrifice EV/Hybrid car scheme
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Personal Accident Cover
If you want to be part of a dynamic team working on essential highway maintenance projects, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's innovative Highways team.
