Quantity Surveyor

Galliford Try is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor for its Infrastructure division on a GBP
300 million highways scheme in Cheltenham.

The project includes:

• earthworks
• widening an existing road
• constructing a link road
• building structures

The appointment supports the managing quantity surveyors and site team with commercial administration and reporting.

Work includes:

• preparing and negotiating subcontract terms
• prices and schedules
• assessing subcontract payments
• administering changes

The surveyor will issue contractual notices, prepare compensation-event quotations and submit client payment applications each month. The post also requires maintaining site records with engineering and operational colleagues, producing cost-value reconciliations and keeping the cost plan current. Attendance at progress and risk-reduction meetings is required, together with contractual advice for tendering colleagues.

Candidates should understand NEC contracts and have experience on major highway developments. The employer asks for communication and stakeholder-management skills, plus competence in Excel, Word, CEMAR and Oracle. The advert describes training opportunities and flexible-working arrangements where suitable for the role and team.

Benefits include:

• holiday-purchase options
• medical-cover options
• payment of one relevant professional membership each year