Highways Quantity Surveyor

Contract | Civic Recruitment Limited | United Kingdom

Posted On 03/08/2026

City Coventry

Province West Midlands

Postal Code CV1

Summary

• We are seeking an experienced Highways Quantity Surveyor to provide specialist commercial and contractual support across a portfolio of highway and transportation capital projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring robust financial management, effective cost control, and successful delivery of transport infrastructure schemes within approved budgets and programme timescales.

• Manage the financial and contractual aspects of highway and transportation infrastructure projects from inception through to completion.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections for capital projects.
• Monitor project expenditure and provide regular financial reporting to project teams and senior stakeholders.
• Assess, validate, and certify contractor applications for payment in accordance with contract requirements.
• Administer and manage NEC and other relevant engineering contracts.

• Significant experience working as a Quantity Surveyor within highways, transportation, civil engineering, or infrastructure projects.
• Proven track record of managing commercial and contractual matters on publicly funded capital programmes.
• Experience in cost planning, budget management, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Strong experience administering NEC contracts, including assessment of compensation events and change management processes.
• Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or working towards chartered status, or equivalent professional qualification and experience.

• 12 months contract with a local authority
• Duration:
  Until 31 July 2027 (linked to externally funded projects)
• Working hours:
  
  40 hours per week
• Must be onsite in Coventry 2 days per week - Various offices across Coventry can be used i.e. Whitley Depot, Eastern Green or Friargate.
• We work on a bi-weekly payment schedule.