Senior Quantity Surveyor

Leicester What you will be doing

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the team at Galliford Try within our Oak Specialist Services Business Unit.

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Oak Specialist Services Leicester

The SQS will take commercial responsibility in line with agreed scope for allocated project delivery, ensuring robust financial management, accurate forecasting, contract compliance, and successful subcontractor administration across the identified singular project noted above.

Commercial Leadership

• Lead project specific commercial management of façade projects from pre-contract through final account.
• Oversee project cost planning, value engineering, and procurement strategy.

Cost & Financial Management

• Prepare and maintain detailed cost plans, budgets, and cost-to-complete forecasts.
• Produce monthly CVRs, cashflows, and commercial reports.
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.

Contract & Claims Management

• Administer NEC, JCT or other relevant contract forms for both main contract and subcontract agreements.
• Prepare, submit, and agree applications for payment and variations.
• Lead negotiation of subcontract accounts, claims, extensions of time, and loss & expense submissions.
• Ensure compliance with building safety regulations and supporting documentation required on façade schemes.

Subcontract Procurement & Management

• Lead procurement of specialist façade subcontractors, including tender packages, evaluations, and recommendations.
• Evaluate subcontract performance, variations, notices, payments, and commercial correspondence.
• Build strong relationships with façade supply chain partners while maintaining commercial control.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Attend progress meetings, commercial reviews, and senior leadership forums.
• Work closely with project delivery teams to drive programme, quality, and cost alignment.

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical…