Highways Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Lead the Commercial Success of Major Highways Projects You're an experienced Quantity Surveyor who enjoys taking ownership, influencing commercial decisions and seeing complex civil engineering projects delivered safely, on time and within budget. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a leading role within multidisciplinary project teams, using your expertise to shape the commercial success of some of the most interesting highways and infrastructure schemes across the Leeds area. You'll have the autonomy to make a real impact while working alongside experienced professionals who value your knowledge and support your continued development. Take the Lead on Highways Infrastructure Projects My client is a well-established civil engineering contractor delivering a diverse portfolio of highways and infrastructure projects. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be a trusted commercial lead, building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and project teams while ensuring projects achieve profitable and sustainable outcomes. What You'll Be Doing As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will: ·Prepare and submit interim payment applications and project final accounts. ·Manage commercial activities using NEC3 and NEC4 forms of contract. ·Raise and manage early warnings, helping to reduce project risks. ·Notify, assess and submit quotations for compensation events. ·Procure subcontractors in line with project programmes. ·Administer subcontract agreements throughout the project lifecycle. ·Assess subcontractor payment applications, issue payment notices and arrange payments. ·Agree subcontract final accounts. ·Measure quantities on site and from drawings where required. ·Produce accurate internal valuations, subcontract liabilities and cost value reconciliations in line with commercial reporting requirements. ·Work closely with project teams to monitor progress and effectively manage risks and opportunities. ·Help ensure accurate and high-quality site records are maintained. ·Support additional commercial duties where required within the scope of the role. What You'll Bring To be successful in this Senior Quantity Surveyor role, you will have: Qualifications & Experience ·Experience working on civil engineering or highways projects. ·Strong knowledge of NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts. ·Experience managing commercial responsibilities across multiple projects. Skills & Attributes ·Excellent written, verbal and telephone communication skills. ·Strong attention to detail with the ability to deliver accurate work to deadlines. ·A proactive and solutions-focused approach. ·Excellent organisational and time management skills. ·A professional, approachable and collaborative manner. ·The ability to build strong working relationships with clients, subcontractors and colleagues. ·A commitment to managing your own performance and continuous professional development. ·The ability to keep key stakeholders informed of project progress. ·A valid UK driving licence. Salary & Benefits ·Salary up to 70,000 per annum, dependent on experience. ·Competitive benefits package. ·Support for professional development and further qualifications. ·Opportunities to work on a varied portfolio of high-profile infrastructure projects. Career Development, Location & Working Pattern ·Clear opportunities to progress your career within a growing civil engineering business. ·Ongoing professional development and long-term career progression. ·Based in Leeds with projects across the surrounding area and occasional travel as required. ·Full-time position working Monday to Friday across both site and office environments. Ready for Your Next Challenge? If you're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor opportunity where your commercial expertise will be recognised, you'll have genuine responsibility and you'll contribute to the successful delivery of major highways projects, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more about this exciting opportunity. FOOTNOTE: If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Jordan Townley at Carrington West on 023 9431 4917 or email View email address on click.appcast.io for more information. By applying for this position, you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third-party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage, you wish to withdraw your consent please contact us.Discipline(s): Highways, Transport & InfrastructureJob type: Permanent - Full Time