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Senior Quantity Surveyor – Major Civils

Job type: Permanent

Specialism: Civil Engineering

Location: Central London

Salary: £70,000 – £85,000

Ref: SQS - MC

Enable Resourcing is recruiting for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor – Major Civils to join a leading civil engineering contractor based in Central London.

This role offers flexible office working alongside regular project and site engagement across high-profile infrastructure schemes.

You will play a key role in the commercial management of major civils packages, ensuring projects are delivered profitably, contractually compliant and aligned with programme objectives.

Key Responsibilities

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take full commercial responsibility from pre-construction through to final account.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and managing applications for payment

• Producing cost reports, forecasts and monthly CVRs

• Managing subcontractor procurement and account administration

• Negotiating subcontract terms and valuations

• Managing variations, compensation events and change control

• Administering NEC contracts and protecting commercial position

• Supporting financial forecasting and risk management

• Attending commercial and progress meetings

• Liaising with clients, consultants and supply chain partners

• Supporting final account negotiation and settlement

• Mentoring and developing junior commercial staff

You will work closely with Project Managers, Engineers and Senior Leadership to monitor financial performance and mitigate commercial risk across complex civils packages.

About You

To be considered, you will have:

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within major civil engineering or infrastructure projects

• Strong knowledge and experience administering NEC contracts

• Experience managing complex, high-value civils packages

• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation capability

• Ability to manage stakeholders across multidisciplinary teams

Desirable:

• Degree or professional qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management

• Experience working in Central London or on large infrastructure schemes

You will be commercially astute, confident and capable of managing large civils packages within a fast-paced London project environment.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary of £70,000 – £85,000 per annum

• Flexible office working arrangements

• Opportunity to deliver high-profile infrastructure projects in Central London

• Long-term career progression within a leading major civils contractor

If you are an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor seeking your next challenge on major infrastructure schemes in London, we would like to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Enable Resourcing for a confidential discussion.

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