Senior Quantity Surveyor

  • Coleman James
  • City, York
  • Nov 04, 2025
Full time Construction Quantity Surveyor Civil Engineer Management Skilled Trades & Labour Commercial Manager

Job Description

My client, a civil engineering Tier 1 main contractor who operate in the civil engineering sector delivering high-value infrastructure schemes across the UK, is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team in York. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business with a strong name and excellent reputation in the civil engineering industry.

Your main duties will include:

  • Reporting to the commercial manager, you will be responsible for working as part of the team delivering a 200m infrastructure project.
  • Working alongside the operations and site delivery team to ensure project viability and cost effectiveness
  • Monitor and report all project costs/finances
  • Cash-flow forecasting
  • Change management
  • Sub-contractor, labour and materials management (placing orders, invoices, price negotiation etc)
  • Be responsible for cost changes and monitoring throughout the life cycle of the project
  • Final accounts

To be successful in this role, you must have:

  • Experience of working in a main-contracting environment with a civil engineering company
  • Have worked on larger scale infrstructure schermes
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Be proficient with IT

My client will offer an excellent salary and package and the opportunity to work on high value, long-term projects.