Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Bristol, Hybrid working.
Contract Type: permanent, Full Time.
Salary: Competitive

Overview:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a highly regarded Complex Projects team delivering major infrastructure and engineering programmes across the UK and internationally.
This role offers the chance to work on prestigious, high-profile projects within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment where professional development, flexibility, and long-term career progression are genuinely supported. Flexible and remote working options are available, alongside tailored development pathways and mentoring opportunities. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will play a key commercial leadership role, ensuring projects are delivered successfully, responsibly, and within budget while upholding the highest professional standards.

Key responsibilities:

• Commercial Leadership - Acting as the primary commercial contact on assigned projects.
• Collaboration - Working closely with project teams, leadership, contractors, and supply chain partners to maintain strong and productive relationships.
• Cost Management - Monitoring and controlling project costs to ensure delivery within approved budgets. Reviewing, validating, and managing contractor and supplier applications and payments
• Financial Reporting - Producing regular financial reports, including performance updates, forecasts, and risk analysis to ensure transparency and confidence in project outcomes
• Procurement - Supporting or leading procurement processes, including tender evaluation and contractor appointment.
• Contract Administration - Administering a range of contract forms, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and conditions. Managing variations and change control processes, reviewing quotations, and ensuring timely agreement.
• Risk & Value Management - Identifying and mitigating commercial risks while supporting value engineering initiatives to optimise project performance.
• Team Development - Mentoring and supporting junior team members to encourage professional growth and career progression.

About you:
The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A degree (BSc or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• Strong experience in both pre- and post-contract quantity surveying duties.
• Working knowledge of contract forms such as NEC4, FIDIC, or IChemE.
• Understanding of recognised methods of measurement (e.g., CESMM4, MMHW).
• Experience within civil infrastructure projects (e.g., highways, water, or rail) is desirable but not essential.
• Membership of, or working towards membership of, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or an equivalent recognised professional body.

If you think this amazing opportunity is the right step for you, please get in touch! The recruiter for this role is Lottie Wibrow at Aldwych Consulting.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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