Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor

Sector: Civil Engineering – Environment Agency
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Make an Impact in Sustainable Infrastructure

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Quantity Surveyor to join our engineering team delivering Environment Agency civil engineering projects across South Yorkshire.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of schemes under the Asset Operation Maintenance Response (AOMR) Framework
, contributing to flood resilience, environmental protection and infrastructure renewal.

Amco Giffen is a trusted delivery partner for maintenance frameworks, capital projects and complex civil engineering across the UK. Our work spans:

• Highways & Roads
• Bridges (Under, Over & Footbridges)
• Tunnels & Station Infrastructure
• Flood Alleviation & Repairs
• Earthworks & Embankments
• Lineside Civils, Cabling, Trough Routes & Telecoms

As a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor
, you’ll play a key role in the commercial success of our Environment Agency projects. You’ll support Commercial Managers and operational teams in managing multiple civil engineering schemes, ensuring financial performance, contractual compliance and value delivery.

• Prepare and submit applications for payment and final accounts
• Ensure timely receipt of payments aligned with contract terms
• Support tendering and estimating processes
• Produce weekly cost/value reports and monthly reconciliations
• Manage subcontractor procurement and final accounts
• Provide commercial support to site teams and procurement functions
• Prepare documentation for variations, claims and additional payments
• Mentor and support trainee/apprentice Quantity Surveyors
• Liaise with clients on all commercial matters

• Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience
• Membership of RICS, ICES or similar (or working towards)
• Experience in civil engineering contracting (rail or water sector beneficial)
• Strong commercial acumen and contract knowledge
• Proficiency in MS Office and relevant commercial tools
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Competitive annual salary, negotiable based on experience
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company contributory Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development, creating pathways for career development and progression opportunities internally
• Consistent learning opportunities
• Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders, including Purposeful Leadership, Women in Leadership and more
• A safe place to work
• Employee forums that provide a platform for having your voice heard

• Employment Type: Full‑Time
• Experience: Years required unspecified
• Vacancy: 1
• Key
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Data Center Experience
  • Google Docs
  • Cost Management
  • Construction Estimating
  • Construction Experience
  • Management Experience
  • Land Surveying
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Team Management
  • Auto Estimating
  • Contracts
  • Google Suite

We value collective expertise and the spark that each person can bring. We are working hard to improve diversity & inclusion, delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums, and sharing our engagement calendar to encourage participation at all levels. Amco Giffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone.

We support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have trained mental health first aiders and enrol everyone onto an employee assistance programme providing 24‑hour, 7‑day counselling and advice services.

If you’re ready to shape the future of sustainable infrastructure and grow your career in a values‑driven organisation, we’d love to hear from you.