Civil Quantity Surveyor

Civil Quantity Surveyor (BBBH
28579) Essex, England

Astute’s Power team are looking to recruit a Civil Quantity Surveyor on an Energy from Waste Project in Essex on a 12‑month minimum contract.

Key Skills

• Oversee commercial aspects of remaining project packages including structural steelwork, cladding, and administration building fit‑out works
• Provide commercial support across minor civil works and associated infrastructure elements
• Administer and manage preliminaries packages
  , including scaffolding, design services, and other site‑wide costs
• Assist in the close‑out of the main civil works account
  , ensuring all final accounts are accurately prepared, agreed, and settled
• Prepare, submit, and negotiate interim valuations and final accounts with clients and subcontractors
• Monitor and control project costs, identifying risks, variations, and opportunities to maintain budget compliance
• Manage subcontractor procurement
  , including tendering, analysis, and appointment
• Review and assess variations, change orders, and compensation events
• Ensure timely and accurate cost reporting, forecasting, and cash flow management
• Liaise closely with site teams, project managers, and commercial leads to ensure alignment on project delivery
• Maintain accurate commercial records and documentation in line with company procedures
• Support the commercial team with contract administration and compliance
• Attend site regularly (primarily full‑time on‑site role initially) to monitor progress and provide hands‑on commercial support
• Must be experienced within civil packages including concrete, earthworks, groundworks and piling including building services such as structural steel, cladding and building fit‑out
• Must have experience in if not Energy from Waste, similar heavy industrial setting

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Civil Quantity Surveyor role

• Immediate Start
• 12 months minimum contract