Quantity Surveyor

Company Severfield Commercial & Industrial Limited Location name Lostock (Watson House, Lostock Lane, Lostock, Bolton, Lancashire, England, BL6 4BL
) Contract Type Permanent Career Level D Contract weekly hours 39 Hours per Week Posting End Date 5 Aug 2026 Job number SUKIE
00858

At Severfield, we’re creating better ways to build for a world of changing demands.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor.

Our competitive advantage is our people, and we’re always looking for talented individuals to join us as we continue to transform skylines across the UK & Europe. A career at Severfield presents the opportunity for you to develop, grow, and to feel part of something special, after all, we are all in it together
!

Our Commercial & Industrial division designs, fabricates and constructs structural steelwork for a variety of different sectors including commercial offices, stadia & leisure, industrial & distribution, data centres, retail and health and education.

The division has manufacturing sites in three locations:
Dalton, Lostock, and Enniskillen. Each has full-service capabilities and modern manufacturing processes enabling us to provide a high-quality product to a variety of different sectors. Each of our sites has its own strong reputation in the market and between them cover a wider geographical area, including Europe. They continue to set the bar high in their highly complex market!

In the Quantity Surveyor position you will play a key role in supporting the Quantity Surveying department, ensuring that the commercial and contractual aspects of complex projects are effectively managed and controlled to meet business demands.

Other responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Providing expert guidance on all commercial aspects throughout the project lifecycle.
• Preparing and submitting monthly interim valuations to maintain positive cash flow.
• Managing the financial aspects of subcontract packages, including steel erection, cladding, and metal decking.
• Overseeing cost control, value reporting, and cash flow forecasting to keep projects on track.

Key Skills & experience

• Qualification in Quantity Surveyor or similar
• Strong contractual knowledge and a solid understanding of commercial project management.
• Experience handling complex projects is highly desirable.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with excellent cost management skills.

At Severfield, we’re all about doing the right thing, so as you’d expect, we offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits packages.

We are an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets to apply. We value the unique perspectives that come from different life experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, religion or faith. At Severfield, we believe that a diverse team drives innovation and success, and we are eager to hear from all who want to contribute to our dynamic workplace.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Recruitment agencies – Please note that we kindly request no contact from recruitment agencies or third‑party providers regarding this role. We genuinely appreciate your interest but are currently managing our hiring process in‑house.

Severfield is the largest structural steelwork Group in the UK and among the biggest in Europe. We have been involved in the UK’s highest profile structural steel projects and we have the design and engineering capabilities to deliver the UK’s largest, most complex projects.

Today, with multiple sites in the UK, Europe, and our joint venture in India, we have an annual capacity to produce around 300,000 tonnes of fabricated steelwork.

Acting on behalf of our clients, our project portfolio includes world‑class stadia, bridges, national infrastructure, as well as shaping city skylines across the UK and further afield.

Looking after our employees means both their physical and mental wellbeing. We’re proud to offer a range of benefits including: