Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor | Civil Engineering
Truro | £70k - £74k + £9,000 Car Allowance + Annual Bonus

The Opportunity

We’re recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor for an established civil engineering contractor delivering major infrastructure projects across Cornwall and the South West.
Based predominantly in Truro and across Cornwall, you’ll take commercial responsibility for circa £50m of civil engineering projects, with travel to the Exeter office required just one day per week.

Projects include:

Reservoirs
Flood alleviation schemes
Bridges and structures
Highways
Major infrastructure works The Role

Working alongside the commercial, design and project delivery teams, you’ll manage:

Commercial performance across major civils projects
Applications, valuations and cost reporting
Subcontract procurement and accounts
Variations and compensation events
Forecasting, cost and value management
Contractual and commercial risk
Client and supply chain negotiations
Monthly financial reporting
Support and mentoring of junior commercial staff About You

We’re looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a strong contracting background across civil engineering, infrastructure, highways, utilities or heavy civils.

You’ll ideally have:

Strong civil engineering Quantity Surveying experience
Good working knowledge of NEC
Subcontract procurement and commercial management experience
Strong forecasting and cost reporting skills
Relevant QS, Commercial Management or construction qualification
Strong communication and negotiation skills The Package
£70k - £74k salary
£9,000 car allowance
Annual company bonus
Pension matched up to 10%
Based predominantly in Truro / Cornwall
Just one day per week in Exeter
Chartership support and professional development
Long-term career progression
Major secured infrastructure projects across the region Interested?

If you’re a Senior QS based in Cornwall looking for major civil engineering projects without a working week spent travelling out of the county, let’s have a conversation

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