Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Banwell Bypass

Location:

Banwell

Note for Recruitment Agencies:
We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL agencies if this role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

Join Galliford Try as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on the Banwell Bypass project in North Somerset – a major highways scheme delivering a new 3.3km carriageway with junctions, earthworks, drainage and structures. This is a high‑profile project managing commercial administration, reporting, and performance to ensure successful delivery. You’ll play a key role in driving cost control, supporting contract management, and contributing to one of the region’s major infrastructure schemes.

• Ensure a safe working environment.
• Produce and negotiate subcontract documentation, including terms, prices, and programme.
• Manage subcontract works packages, including interim assessments and change management.
• Produce and issue all commercial notices to both the client and subcontractors as required by the contract.
• Oversee and manage changes in a timely manner, including compensation event quotations.
• Produce, submit, and agree monthly applications with the client per contract terms.
• Liaise with operational and engineering staff to maintain required site records.
• Produce detailed monthly reports, Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR), and maintain a ‘Cost Plan’ with expenditure tracking and forecasting.

• Good appreciation of standard forms of contract.
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Word & contract and cost management systems (CEMAR, Oracle).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication capabilities.
• Solid knowledge of construction processes.
• Professional qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS, ideally incorporated member, working towards full membership (Desirable).
• Relevant degree and/or experience of working in a relevant commercial environment.
• Experience of working on large single or multiple smaller schemes.
• CSCS appropriate.
• First class time and outcome management skills.

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 well‑being 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.

• 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.
• Competitive family leave.
• Comprehensive pension plan.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides…