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Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Posted 02 March 2026
- Salary £70k per year
- LocationWakefield
- Job type Permanent - Full Time
- Discipline Highways, Transport & Infrastructure
- ReferenceJO0000064915
Job description
Senior Quantity Surveyor - Highway Infrastructure
Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: Up to £70,000 + Package
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a well-established Highways Infrastructure team delivering local authority civil engineering projects across the North West and Yorkshire regions.
This is a key commercial role, supporting the successful delivery of schemes while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget. You'll work closely with operational and engineering teams, managing commercial performance and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships.
Key Responsibilities
·Promote and ensure a safe working environment
·Produce and negotiate subcontract documentation (terms, pricing, and programmes)
·Manage subcontract works packages, including interim assessments and change management
·Issue and manage all contractual notices to Clients and Subcontractors in line with contract requirements
·Oversee and manage Compensation Event Quotations and change control processes
·Produce, submit, and agree monthly applications in accordance with contract terms
·Maintain accurate site records in collaboration with operational teams
·Prepare detailed monthly reports, Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR), and manage cost plans including expenditure tracking and forecasting
About You
·Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts
·Experience delivering large infrastructure schemes or multiple smaller civil engineering projects
·Proficient in Excel, Word, and commercial systems such as CEMAR and Oracle
·Relevant degree (or equivalent experience) within a commercial or construction discipline
·CSCS card (appropriate level)
·Excellent time management and organisational skills
·Professional qualification (MCIOB or MRICS) desirable, ideally working towards full membership
What's on Offer
·Salary up to £70,000 (DOE)
·Competitive benefits package
·Strong pipeline of secured infrastructure work
·Clear career progression within a supportive commercial team
If you're a commercially astute Quantity Surveyor looking to take the next step in your infrastructure career, we'd love to hear from you.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation 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 Patrick Gray at Carrington West on 02393 876 069 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. Please submit your CV to Patrick.gray@carringtonwest.com
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