Senior Quantity Surveyor This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with commercial expertise within the UK civil engineering or infrastructure sectors. In return you will be rewarded with an attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package, along with longevity in security of work and forward career advancement. This position also offers hybrid working, with a likely split of 2/3 days per week in the office and 2/3 from home. Our client is one of the UK’s leading specialist infrastructure and heavy civil engineering contractors, renowned for providing technically advanced and cost-effective solutions tailored to complex project and client requirements. Their reputation is built on engineering excellence and a commitment to continual innovation, backed by a central technical design and engineering resource, they can deliver the full range of foundations, groundworks, site remediation, piling, geotechnical, structural, and infrastructural engineering techniques. As one of the largest specialist contractors in the industry, they are able to provide clients with a bespoke service offering fully supported by their state-of-the-art processes and technologies. Due to continued growth and a number of recent, significant contract awards our client is now looking to recruit an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor who will support all commercial and contractual matters across the business and effectively contribute to successfully financially delivering a wide range of projects. The Role * Support all commercial activities and financial governance, working closely with the contracts, operations and senior management teams * Continual review and challenge existing commercial processes to identify and implement best practice * To draw up contracts and sub-contracts or ensure contracts have been drawn up prior to commencement of works, and to review contracts drawn up by third parties * To assist with pre-construction commercial activities, such as vetting or approval of terms, contract evaluations, and sub-contract procurement and selection * Identify risk and opportunities associated with contracts, and manage as appropriate * Provide commercial and contractual advice to operations teams * Notification, preparation and agreement of any change, claims or extensions of time that may arise * Attend client meetings, including project commencement and close out appointments * Undertake commercial audits for each contract to ensure good practice and compliance with company procedures and client specifications * Prepare monthly financial reports, identifying trends and areas for improvement * Provide final account sign off and agreement of interim assessments, including early warning notifications, compensation events and extensions of time etc. * Financial reconciliation and all contractual administration * Attending and contributing to risk management meetings, including value engineering, cost versus value, overall progress and general project updates * Preparation of weekly and monthly CVR reports, including KPI information, estimates of defined costs to complete, and any pain or gain position * Preparing and agreeing of final accounts * Preparation and administration of sub contract documents including sub contract set up * Administration of accounts to final stages * Remote working The Person * Whilst relevant formal qualifications are desirable, candidates possessing demonstrable relevant practical experience will be equally acceptable * You will possess a good working knowledge of the civil engineering or infrastructure sectors, along with NEC 3 & 4 and JCT contract expertise (NEC is essential, JCT desirable) * Knowledge and understanding of pre-construction and procurement processes * Knowledge of multiple differing construction techniques and the general sequence of events for a wide variety of contracts, schemes and project applications * The ability to apply the knowledge and principles of quantity surveying best practice to various projects * A basic working understanding of plant, equipment and materials We are committed to equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, marital / civil partnership status, religion / belief or nationality