Senior Quantity Surveyor Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Posted

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Rickmansworth (with travel across regional sites)

We’re embarking on major projects that will make a lasting impact, and we need an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial delivery. If you thrive on responsibility, enjoy mentoring others, and want to work on projects that matter, this is your chance to make a difference. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll take ownership of commercial performance across multiple projects, ensuring governance, profitability, and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Leading the preparation and negotiation of subcontract documentation, terms, and pricing.
• Managing subcontract packages, interim assessments, and change control.
• Issuing commercial notices and handling compensation events in line with contract requirements.
• Producing and agreeing monthly client applications and detailed cost reports (CVRs).
• Identifying and managing risks and opportunities to maximise margin.
• Driving achievement of business targets for cash, profit, and return on capital.
• Building and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships for repeat business.
• Supporting estimating and bid teams with contractual expertise.
• Managing and developing commercial teams, ensuring their growth and wellbeing.
• Attending progress and risk meetings with clients and subcontractors.
• Applying best practice and governance to deliver value and uphold our principles of "Doing the right thing."

• Strong knowledge of standard forms of contract and construction processes.
• Excellent IT skills (Excel, Word, and cost management systems such as CEMAR, Asite, Orbit).
• Proven stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A track record of negotiation and final account settlement.
• Professional qualifications (MCIOB or MRICS) or working towards full membership (desirable).
• Experience in civil engineering environments (Highways, Rail, Water, Aviation).
• Exposure to large-scale projects or multiple smaller schemes.
• CSCS certification (as appropriate).

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 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 stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long‑held career goals.

• 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 scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business, please contact ry

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meets the essential criteria for the advertised position. If you believe this applies to you, please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert. We will also discuss any adjustments required for your interview.