Lead Quantity Surveyor

Lead Quantity Surveyor

Location:

Reigate, Surrey

Salary: £75,000 - £90,000 + Car Allowance + Mileage + Pension + Gym Membership + DIS

This is a great opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join a growing civil engineering subcontractor with a strong pipeline of work and clear opportunities for progression. Are you a Quantity Surveyor with strong NEC contract experience within civils or highways? Do you want a role where you can take ownership, support junior staff, and progress into senior leadership and have the potential to build your own department?

The company is a family‑run contractor operating across highways, civil engineering, and groundworks, delivering maintenance and regeneration projects across London and the Southeast. With nearly 30 years of experience and plans to grow turnover, it offers a stable environment and opportunities for career progression and personal development.

• Preparing detailed cost estimates and budgets for projects.
• Conducting quantity take-offs from drawings and specifications.
• Managing NEC contracts, variations and claims.
• Monitoring project costs and identifying risks or overruns.
• Negotiating with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Supporting and mentoring junior QS staff.
• Collaborating with project and site teams on delivery and procurement.
• Producing financial reports and ensuring commercial compliance.

• Experience as a Quantity Surveyor within civils or highways.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and responsibilities.
• Strong commercial awareness and time‑management skills.
• Motivated, hands‑on, proactive approach.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.