Highways Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Liverpool
If you want a Senior Quantity Surveyor role where you're trusted to run the commercial detail properly  with the support to develop your career and the benefits that genuinely add value  this is a strong opportunity. You'll be working on a major highways framework in Liverpool, supporting delivery teams to protect margin, improve cashflow, and maintain robust commercial control.
 
About the business you'll be joining
You'll be joining an established contractor delivering significant highways works on a long-term Liverpool framework. The environment is collaborative and delivery-focused, with clear commercial governance and a culture that values accuracy, integrity, and teamwork.
 
What you'll be doing day to day as Senior Quantity Surveyor
Reporting to the Commercial Manager, as Senior Quantity Surveyor you will support the contract delivery team to ensure profitability, cash management, cost control, and accurate reporting across schemes. You will be doing things such as:
 
·Managing applications for payment and credit control processes to optimise income.
·Managing costing, forecasting, and commercial reporting processes.
·Running the change control system and ensuring variations are captured and agreed.
·Inputting into the management of project risk from a commercial perspective.
·Producing and maintaining CTCs and CVRs.
·Managing the full subcontract cycle from procurement through to final account.
·Providing clear commercial advice to the Project Team.
·Supporting dispute resolution where required.
·Maintaining strong communication within the Project Commercial Team and wider Project Team.
·Supporting training plans and contributing to tendering activity when required.
·Training and mentoring an Assistant Quantity Surveyor.
·Working away from home 1-2 nights per week and travelling to projects around the UK as needed.
 
What you'll need to bring
To be successful as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will bring solid contractor-side experience and confidence managing commercial processes end to end. You'll need:
 
·Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within a contracting environment.
·Degree-qualified, or HND/HNC equivalent.
·Working towards a recognised professional qualification.
·Substantial post-degree experience in a commercial department.
·Working knowledge of construction industry conditions of contract.
·Strong proficiency with Microsoft packages, particularly Excel.
·Confidence in training, coaching, and supporting junior staff.
·A collaborative, professional approach that builds trust with clients and the supply chain.
 
Salary and benefits
·Salary up to £75,000
·25 days holiday plus bank holidays
·Pension
·Learning and development opportunities
·Employee assistance and wellbeing support
 
Location and working pattern
·Liverpool-based highways framework
·Working away from home 1-2 nights per week
·Travel to multiple UK projects as required
·Clear progression routes into Managing Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager roles.
 
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 (phone number removed) or email (url removed) for more information.
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