Senior Quantity Surveyor
Listed on 2026-08-31
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Construction
Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveyor
Role – Senior Quantity Surveyor - Banwell Bypass Location – Banwell Purpose of the role:
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.
Whatwill you be doing:
- 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 & Contractual 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 £4.3 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 ifyou’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- 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 free 24/7 support to those who need it
- Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Infrastructure BusinessOur Infrastructure business has seen impressive growth over the last few years, securing a number of high-profile projects and places on key frameworks that have cemented our position as a leading player in the infrastructure sector.
We are committed to investing in the success of our people, our business and our partners by consistently exceeding targets and delivering value to our customers through excellence, efficiency and innovation. We ensure that we have a positive impact and lasting legacy on the local environment, society and the communities in which we work.
With a solid foundation, we are poised for continued growth. Our Sustainable Growth Strategy centres on expanding our core…
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