Job Description
Quantity Surveyor - Major Infrastructure Project
Location: West London (minimum 3 days per week on site)
Salary: 50,000 - 75,000 + car allowance, pension, healthcare + 25 days leave (plus bank hols.)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join a major UK infrastructure project based in West London. This is a commercially focused role requiring strong NEC contract expertise, with a particular emphasis on upstream client-facing commercial management.
The successful candidate will play a key role in managing cost recovery, preparing applications for payment, and ensuring Defined Cost is accurately captured, controlled, and defended in line with NEC requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Preparation and submission of monthly applications for payment to the client under NEC
- Management, reporting, and control of Defined Cost, ensuring costs are compliant, auditable, and recoverable
- Working closely with delivery teams to ensure commercial decisions align with NEC contractual mechanisms
- Supporting the administration of NEC Compensation Events, including cost assessment and impact on Defined Cost
- Responding to client and Project Manager queries, challenges, and assessments
- Maintaining accurate cost records, forecasts, and reports in an open-book commercial environment
- Ensuring strong commercial governance and adherence to project controls
Candidate Requirements
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor on major civil engineering or infrastructure projects in the UK
- In-depth working knowledge of NEC contracts (NEC3 or NEC4), ideally on Option C or similar
- Direct experience preparing applications for payment to the client
- Strong understanding of Defined Cost, cost components, and cost entitlement under NEC
- Comfortable working in a client-facing, heavily scrutinised commercial environment
- Ability to work on site in West London a minimum of three days per week
The successful Quantity Surveyor will be given the opportunity to gain experience of working on a high profile, high value and complex infrastructure project. My client can offer a structured career path, excellent work life balance and a competitive salary & package that includes:
- Starting salary of 50,000 to 80,000 (depending on experience)
- Car/Travel allowance
- Contributory pension
- Private healthcare
- 25 days leave + bank holidays
If you're a Quantity Surveyor looking for more responsibility or the chance to gain experience working on a major project, get in touch with Matt Clegg at Gold Group on (phone number removed).
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