Senior Quantity Surveyor- West

Senior Quantity Surveyor – West Cumbria

We’re looking for an experienced, detail-driven Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team and play a key role in the commercial success of our projects. If you’re confident working with stakeholders at all levels, thrive in fast-paced environments, and have a strong grasp of NEC contracts and construction processes, we’d love to hear from you.

Department Commercial (Quantity Surveying) |
Location Cumbria |
Employment Type Permanent - Full Time |
Workplace type Onsite

• Build strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders, monitoring performance, resolving disputes, and ensuring smooth project delivery.
• Lead post-contract commercial management including budgets, forecasting, CVRs, cost reporting, and final accounts.
• Manage change control, maintain financial impact assessments, and measure variations from revised drawings.
• Oversee procurement strategies, approve subcontract orders, and ensure robust commercial terms.
• Negotiate compensation events and oversee subcontract administration, payments, and commercial correspondence.
• Identify cost risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies, ensuring accurate monthly reporting and governance.
• Support delivery teams with commercial advice, cost analysis, and contract compliance.
• Mentor and manage QSs, AQSs, trainees, and graduates to ensure high standards across all commercial outputs.
• Analyse costs, produce detailed performance reports, and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Drive integration of commercial processes across the business, promoting innovation and efficiency.

• 5+ years’ experience as a QS on major civil engineering projects (rail, highways, infrastructure, utilities).
• Strong knowledge of NEC, FIDIC, and JCT forms of contract, including variations, claims, and dispute resolution.
• Expertise in cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and high-level commercial reporting.
• Skilled in negotiation, stakeholder management, and client communication.
• Strong leadership ability with experience mentoring junior staff.
• Highly detail-focused with excellent financial and contractual accuracy.
• Degree or HND in Quantity Surveying or a related field.
• RICS membership (or working towards) is a strong advantage.
• CSCS card required.
• Strategic thinker with resilience, integrity, and a proactive approach to risk and value.

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private Healthcare
• Car Allowance
• Company Pension
• Volunteering Days - With Careys Foundation - or other organisations that are important to you
• Health Care Cashplan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car Leasing Scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Life Assurance
• Buy/sell holidays
• Other discounts and Cashback plans

Our story starts in 1969 with three brothers and a van. John, Tom and Pat Carey moved to London from Ireland and started a groundworks contracting company in London called PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd. Their aspirations at the time were reflective of the values of the Carey Group today – to care about everything they did, to act with humility in all interactions, to be passionate about their work and be authentic at all times.

The Carey Group remains a family-owned construction business, operating across the UK and Ireland. Their goal at the time was to grow to around 50 operatives and provide quality, safe work so that they and their employees could provide for their families and get safe home every day. Through hard work and sticking to their values and their word, this was certainly achieved….and

some. Throughout the years, we have remained committed to delivering on our promises, respecting our clients, offering innovative solutions and producing the highest-quality work in safe environments. These are the core principles set by our Founders, the ones we have never wavered from and they help us to fulfil our ultimate vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, that people are proud to work with.

Our strong approach is underpinned by robust financial management, continuous investment in our people, specialist equipment and strategic assets and our long-standing culture of teamwork – we want to create the very best environments for our people. We care about our people and our partners and how we work with them, ensuring we do our best by them. Ultimately, we care about our impact on the world around us and the communities that we proudly help to shape.

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