Senior Quantity Surveyor
Job Description
Job title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Company: Sphere Solutions
Job description: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Rail / Civil engineering
Location – Pontyclun
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our specialist rail and civil engineering team in the Wales region, playing a fundamental role in the commercial management of long-term, secured Civils & Buildings Rail Capital Delivery Projects, throughout Wales.
A busy and fast-paced business unit involved in a range of civil engineering works in a variety of sectors including rail (bridges, embankments, stations, platforms, tunnels etc.), Environment Agency, Local Authority etc. The business unit are involved in multi-disciplinary civils projects across the Wales region, whether one-off tendered projects or projects within our long-term framework/contract agreements with key clients including but not limited to Capital Delivery Projects.
Existing contracts include CP6 infrastructure projects and moving into CP7, Capital Delivery Projects and Buildings & Civils Asset Management frameworks with works typically including bridge re-construction/replacement, upgrades and refurbishments, station work (platforms, access for all etc.), structures including bridges, tunnels, footbridges, flood repair and alleviation to name just a few examples.
The Role
As an Established Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will join our commercial team in the Wales region commercially managing a portfolio of Capital Delivery Projects for CP7 Network Rail project works & Transport For Wales projects. As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing a small portfolio of projects ranging from £500K – £5m. Your day-to-day role and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Leading the commercial management of multiple sites on time and within budget.
- Pricing and ensuring estimates are submitted accurately and on time,
- Resolving pricing issues with clients
- Client Liaison
- Liaison with Site Managers to collate information on day-to-day remits,
- Subcontractor management
- Change management and early warnings
- Contract administration (NEC/NR forms of contract)
- CVR’s
- Final accounting.
- Requirements
To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor in a rail / civil engineering environment.
- Relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management
- Civil Engineering project experience (rail, bridges, roads, structures for example)
- Contractual experience with NEC or bespoke NR forms of contract
- Experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor in a civils contracting environment.
- Strong negotiation skills
In return
- Competitive annual salary negotiable depending on experience
- Company Car or Car Allowance
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Up to 3 volunteer days
- Company contributory Pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
- Generous Employee referral scheme
- Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
- Consistent learning opportunities
- A safe place to work
- Employee forums that provide a platform for having your voice heard
Our client has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, and waterways.
If you’re interested, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Expected salary: £55000 – 65000 per year
Location: Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf
