Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Leading Groundworks & Civil Engineering Contractor. Residential Infrastructure | East Anglia. Highly competitive salary + Career Progression + Directors Bonus + Company Car/Allowance + 25 days A/L + Bank Holidays. A Standout Opportunity with a Market-Leading Civils & Groundworks Specialist. We are working exclusively with a highly respected and rapidly growing civil engineering and groundworks contractor, delivering major residential infrastructure schemes for leading national and regional house builders across East Anglia.

With a strong reputation for quality, long-term client relationships, and a secured pipeline of work, this business offers an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a high-performing commercial team and take ownership of significant projects from pre-construction through to final account. This is a business known for stability, repeat work, and a professional, no-nonsense approach — making it an ideal environment for a commercially astute QS looking for long-term career progression rather than short-term moves.

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the full commercial management of multiple civil engineering and groundworks packages, including:

• Commercial management of groundworks & infrastructure projects
• Cost control, forecasting & commercial reporting
• Applications for payment, valuations & variations
• Subcontract procurement and commercial management
• Final accounts and commercial negotiations
• Client liaison and stakeholder management
• Supporting value engineering and early project input

You'll be involved in technically challenging and high-value schemes including:

• Housing development infrastructure
• Section 278 & Section 38 works
• Deep drainage & adoptable roads
• Groundworks & bulk earthworks
• Mains services, lagoons & attenuation ponds

• Experience as a Senior/Quantity Surveyor within civil engineering, infrastructure or groundworks
• Strong commercial and contractual knowledge
• Ability to manage multiple live projects
• Commercially sharp, proactive and hands-on
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• Highly competitive salary £65k - £80k+
• Car or car allowance
• Strong bonus structure
• Long-term career progression
• Stable, growing contractor with secured workload
• Supportive, experienced management team
• High-quality project portfolio
• Local projects with minimal travel
• 25 days A/L + BH
• Regular Work Events

This is a contractor known for doing things properly — with a strong emphasis on safety, quality and delivery. The business benefits from a loyal workforce, experienced leadership, and a reputation that drives repeat business, creating a secure and positive environment for long-term career development.

If this sounds like an opportunity you d like to explore, please send an up to date CV across to the email address provided on this advert or give Mike Wadey a call to discuss