Senior Quantity Surveyor

Workington Source: WhatJobs

£70,000–£75,000

MB934: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Workington
Salary: £70,000 + £5,750 Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP
Overview:
First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Workington depot.
Duties and Responsibilities:

To take supervised responsibility for the commercial function on a project or section of a project
To contribute to a result as agreed with local commercial management
To protect the company’s position throughout 360 degree relationships
To carry out commercial tasks and present results in an orderly and accurate format
Proactively contribute to the commercial success of the project and thus the business
Prepare applications and reports
Review incoming accounts and correspondence and react accordingly
Manage specified subcontract accounts and support senior commercial staff in negotiations
Agree a personal development plan and deliver the objectives
Contribute to the development of subordinates

Skills and Qualifications:

Have a sound general knowledge of health and safety issues.
Excellent communication skills.
IT Literate.
Good level of analytical skills.
Good attention to detail.
Ability to work on own initiative.
Ability to identify and resolve problems at an early stage.
A practical and logical mind and a methodical way of thinking.
Negotiation and team working skills and he ability to motivate and lead those on site.