Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Structural Steel

Location: Wakefield

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Employment: Full-time, permanent

Sector: Structural Steel / Construction

Are you an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for an opportunity to take genuine ownership of the commercial performance of major structural steel and construction projects?

This is a chance to join a well-established UK structural steel and construction business delivering complex, technically demanding projects across the UK.

With work spanning structural steel, specialist construction, rail, nuclear, parking and other technically challenging sectors, you'll be joining a business where no two projects are necessarily the same.

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll take responsibility for the commercial management of allocated projects from contract award through to final account.

You'll work closely with Project Managers, Contracts Managers, Estimators, Engineers, Procurement, Fabrication and Site teams to ensure projects are commercially controlled and the business receives its full contractual entitlement.

This is a hands‑on senior position where you'll have responsibility for cost control, forecasting, contractual administration, procurement, valuations, variations, claims and final accounts.

• Take full commercial responsibility for allocated structural steel and construction projects.
• Manage projects from contract award through to completion and final account.
• Establish and maintain project budgets, cost plans and commercial controls.
• Monitor project performance and forecast final costs and margins.
• Prepare and maintain accurate CVRs, cost reports and cash‑flow forecasts.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities at an early stage.
• Provide regular commercial reporting to senior management.
• Work closely with project and operational teams to achieve commercial objectives.
• Identify opportunities for value engineering and cost savings.
• Review contract documentation and identify key commercial obligations.
• Manage variations, claims, compensation events and extensions of time where applicable.
• Prepare, submit and negotiate applications for payment.
• Review and agree client valuations.
• Manage contractual correspondence and commercial notices.
• Ensure contractual deadlines and notice requirements are met.
• Assist with contract negotiations and assessing commercial risk on new projects.

You'll also play a key role in managing the commercial side of the supply chain, including:

• Preparing and issuing subcontractor and supplier enquiries.
• Analysing quotations and making commercial recommendations.
• Negotiating subcontract and supplier terms.
• Placing and managing subcontract orders.
• Monitoring subcontractor performance and financial position.
• Managing subcontractor valuations, payments, variations and final accounts.
• Ensuring procurement decisions align with project budgets and programme requirements.

You'll develop strong working relationships with main contractors, clients and professional teams while maintaining a commercially focused approach.

You'll be involved in:

• Commercial and project meetings.
• Presenting commercial information to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Negotiating valuations, variations, claims and final accounts.
• Managing contractual and commercial issues.
• Identifying and resolving potential disputes before they escal…

We're looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor with strong commercial management experience across live UK construction projects.

You’ll ideally have:

• Proven experience managing projects from contract award through to final account.
• Strong knowledge of project cost control,…