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VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings. Please input an enticing sentence for the advert preview along with project/location information and a couple of sentences describing the role/accountabilities. About you Technical qualification (example Degree in civil engineering or HND) Proven technical organisational skills Knowledge of the requirements and implementation of Ability to produce Work Package Plans, Task Briefing Sheets, and safe systems of work Knowledge of Safety, Quality and Environmental issues Experience in civil engineering If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us. Why work with us? VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients. We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including: Competitive salary Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday Option to buy additional annual leave Private medical care Pension Life Assurance Cycle to Work scheme Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits Employee Assistance programme Mental health, physical health, and financial support 24/7 Virtual GP service Fairness, inclusion and respect We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive. If you need support with your application, please contact us at Additional information Note for Recruitment Agencies: Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release. We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

Following the the recent award of a several projects in the Airport, Water, Nuclear and Local Authority sectors, a leading engineering company is searching for a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Managing Quantity Surveyor level professional to join their rapidly expanding team in Oxford. This is an excellent opportunity to work on some really exciting civil engineering projects all being delivered using the NEC contract. You will also have the opportunity to lead, mentor and inspire a small team of enthusiastic Quantity Surveyors on these projects across Oxfordshire. Key Responsibilities: Leading and mentoring a small team of Quantity Surveyors, ensuring professional development and project success Acting as the primary point of contact for various key clients. Overseeing quantity surveying activities on civil engineering projects across various sectors including Airports, Water, Nuclear and Local Authorities. Ensuring compliance with NEC contracts and efficiently managing contractual responsibilities Conducting comprehensive cost analysis and financial reporting for projects Developing and maintaining strong client relationships through effective communication and service delivery Collaborating with other departments to ensure integrated project delivery and successful project outcomes Implementing and monitoring quality control measures and project controls Job Requirements: Extensive experience in quantity surveying, particularly within civil engineering projects Proficiency in working with NEC contracts and understanding their application in project management Strong leadership and mentoring skills with a passion for guiding teams towards success Proven track record in managing projects within sectors such as rail, highways, water, nuclear, or energy Excellent communication and client management skills, with the ability to maintain strong professional relationships Accurate and detailed-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities Relevant degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field, or equivalent professional qualifications Benefits: Opportunity to work on diverse and exciting projects within the energy, transportation, and infrastructure sectors Professional growth and development opportunities within a supportive and collaborative environment A dynamic and motivated team environment Comprehensive employee benefits package If you are a skilled Senior Quantity Surveyor or Managing Quantity Surveyor with a passion for civil engineering and leading teams, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our a dynamic and dedicated team Oxford.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a well-established civil engineering and groundworks contractor. About the Role As the Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the commercial performance of multiple groundworks projects for residential developments across the East Midlands. You'll be responsible for cost control, contract administration, and providing strategic input to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards. Key Responsibilities: Manage the full commercial lifecycle across a portfolio of residential groundworks projects. Prepare valuations, CVRs, forecasts, and final accounts. Oversee subcontractor procurement, management, and payment. Provide commercial advice and ensure compliance with contracts Monitor and report on project budgets, cost variations, and risk. Liaise closely with project managers, engineers, and clients to ensure alignment. What We're Looking For: Minimum 5+ years' experience in Quantity Surveying, ideally within groundworks or civil engineering. Strong background in residential infrastructure or groundwork packages. Proven ability to manage multiple projects or large-scale developments. Excellent negotiation, reporting, and commercial management skills. Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or related discipline (or equivalent experience). What's in It for You: Join a respected contractor with a strong pipeline of work. Be instrumental in delivering high-value residential groundwork projects. Clear progression opportunities Competitive salary, car allowance, bonus scheme, and full benefits package. Please contact John Ashcroft for more information (phone number removed) (all conversations are confidential) About Us We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Nicholas Associates Group of companies Privacy Notice.

Due to the start of 4 new projects within their Water sector, our client, a top Utility Contractor has the need for a Senior Quantity Surveyor on a freelance basis with immediate effect. They schemes are currently in design phase on relatively small value cost-plus contracts with daily duties including overseeing 1-2 of these projects commercially from start to completion with specific duties including overseeing Sub Contractor Accounts, Payments, Cost Reporting and meetings with the Senior Management and Stakeholders. To be considered you will have a minimum of an HNC in Quantity Surveying and have solid Water and Civil Engineering exposure to your name gained within the Main Contracting environment. In return, an immediate start is on offer along with a top day rate and long term contract. Urgent need so if interested, please send a copy of your CV to Dave Rowe by email or call Dave on (phone number removed) for further information.

About you You are a Quantity Surveyor who does not need hand holding. You are comfortable running your own jobs and you take real pride in protecting margin and building solid relationships on site. You probably live within an hour of Banbury, somewhere in Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire or Hertfordshire, and you want to work for a contractor where your voice carries weight. You enjoy groundworks and civil engineering. You like the pace of residential infrastructure. You want to be trusted with proper commercial responsibility and paid properly for it, with a salary between £55,000 and £70,000 depending on what you bring to the table. Your experience You have at least four years experience as a Quantity Surveyor within groundworks or civil engineering. You understand the pressures of working with volume housebuilders and you know how to manage costs on live residential infrastructure projects. You are confident producing interim valuations, managing variations and agreeing final accounts. Excel does not scare you. You use it properly for cost tracking, forecasting and reporting. You understand NEC and JCT contracts and you are commercially aware enough to spot risk early and deal with it. You can manage multiple live projects without dropping the ball. A Quantity Surveying degree or progress towards RICS is useful, though experience and commercial nous matter more here. What you will be doing with your experience You will take commercial responsibility for three to four live groundworks and civil engineering projects, typically valued between £1m and £15m. These are residential infrastructure schemes for well known housebuilders. You will manage cost control, subcontractor procurement, valuations, variations and final accounts. You will monitor budgets, cash flow and forecasts, reporting directly into the Commercial Director. You will work closely with site teams to make sure the numbers reflect reality. You will attend commercial meetings and deal with clients in a straightforward, professional way. You will not be micromanaged. You will be trusted to run your jobs properly while having senior support there when you need it. About the business This is a well established groundworks and civil engineering contractor with a strong national presence and a solid reputation in the residential sector. They deliver infrastructure packages for major UK housebuilders and continue to grow steadily across the Midlands and surrounding regions. The culture is practical and team focused. Decisions are made quickly. Good performance is recognised. There is clear progression for a capable Quantity Surveyor who wants to step up and grow with the business. They are based in Banbury and most projects are within a sensible regional spread, so you are not living out of your car. Next steps A CV isn't needed to start a conversation, so no matter what stage you're at in your job search, get in touch to discuss.

Senior Quantity Surveyor / Managing Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager HS2 (Civil Engineering, Drainage, Earthworks, Structures) Banbury Permanent Role Multiple Roles Available (Mid to Senior Level. Job Title can be negotiated!) Permanent Role - Salary Negotiable On Level Of Experience Our client, a growing Civil Engineering contractor, is currently recruiting various commercial staff for their HS2 team, looking for talented individuals who can help to ensure cost control across different packages of work, such as Civil Engineering, Drainage, Earthworks, Structures etc. The role would suit either an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor / Managing Quantity Surveyor or possibly a Commercial Manager, who can ensure costs on HS2 projects are monitored and controlled, with support from the wider commercial team, including Assistant Quantity Surveyors / Quantity Surveyors. Due to the nature of HS2 the scheme, we are also interested in speaking with commercial staff with good change management experience. Candidates will ideally: Hold a relevant qualification, related to Quantity Surveying. Be able to demonstrate strong commercial experience + knowledge, in one or more of the following disciplines: Civil Engineering. Drainage. Earthworks. Structures. Change Management. Have experience working as part of a large commercial team. For more information, please contact Tim Smyth on (phone number removed) or via LinkedIn

About the role Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Regional team based at our Langley office, close to Slough. You will be working on a GBP57 million highways project which involves an extension to the A40 with improvement works to the footway/cycleway and new junctions to improve access to the dual carriageway. This is a SCAPE framework project for Oxfordshire County Council. We are looking for a Senior QS with experience of large civil engineering projects. You will be a Chartered Member of the RICS, ICES or CIOB and have experience of managing a small team of less experienced commercial staff. What you'll be doing As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, your main responsibilities are as follows: * Has a good knowledge of and adheres to the Companys GMCEs, BMS and other governance * Maximises digital opportunities * Prepares Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules & analyses tender documents * Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties * Reviews complex contract programmes such as Time-Location, * Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes * Monitors subcontract activities, measure and respond appropriately * Manages commercial aspects with Customer and Stakeholders for their area of responsibility * Undertakes constructability analyses using construction programmes * Prepares procurement programme and helps develop the strategy * Undertakes customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility * Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required * Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation * Manages HR/People aspects for direct and indirect reports (PDRs etc) * Actively supports the development of others incl professional mentoring * Supports recruitment of lower grades Who we're looking for The following qualifications are essential: * BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent * Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB * Experience of civil engineering projects * Teamwork / Role Model * Leadership The following qualities and experience are desirable: * Experience of working on a similar sized highways project Why work for us Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on. About us We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation. Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering). Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the workingmums Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life. Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists

About the role Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Regional team based on site in Wokingham. You will be working on a GBP57 million highways project which involves an extension to the A40 with improvement works to the footway/cycleway and new junctions to improve access to the dual carriageway. This is a SCAPE framework project for Oxfordshire County Council. We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor with experience of civil engineering projects who is ideally chartered or in the final stages of achieving professional membership of the RICS, ICES or CIOB. What you'll be doing As a Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for: Governance: * Has a good knowledge of and adheres to the Companys GMCEs, BMS and other governance. Analytical Thinking & Decision Making: * Orders information and systematically checks data. Cost Engineering: * Measure, record & value work unsupervised in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures. Estimating: * Measure & interpret specifications & drawings; * Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates; * Translate measurement from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates Planning; * Review weekly, monthly, section programmes of works; * Plan commercial activities to meet requirements of section programmes; * Have an understanding of delay and disruption programmes. Project Management: * Use the companys ERP System; * Collation of Cost and Value Information; * Preparation of Cost reconciliation statements. Procurement: * Collect information required to specify procurement requirements * Record and document information including registration of interest * Understand the steps / documentation required Commercial Management: * Undertakes customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility; * Collation of cost and value information; * Measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors. Development, Recruitment and Retention: * Maintain a Personal Development Plan; * Supports the development of others; * Working towards professional membership from the RICS, ICES or CIOB. Who we're looking for The following qualifications are essential: * BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent. * Exposure to civil engineering projects The following qualities/experience are desirable: * Experience of working on a similar sized highways project Why work for us Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on. About us We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation. Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering). Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the workingmums Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life. Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists