Senior Quantity Surveyor

  • Girling Jones Ltd
  • 07/10/2026
Full time Construction

Job Description

Senior Quantity Surveyor Civil Engineering
Exeter £70k - £75k + £9,000 Car Allowance + Annual Bonus

The Opportunity

We re recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join an established civil engineering contractor delivering major infrastructure projects across the South West. Based from Exeter, you ll take commercial responsibility for circa £50m of projects across:
  • Reservoirs and water infrastructure
  • Flood alleviation schemes
  • Bridges and structures
  • Highways
  • Major civil engineering works
It s a substantial regional workload offering technical variety, commercial responsibility and long-term project security.

The Role

Working closely with the commercial, design and delivery teams, you ll be responsible for:
  • Commercial management of major civils projects
  • Applications, valuations and cost reporting
  • Subcontract procurement and account management
  • Variations and compensation events
  • Forecasting, cost and value management
  • Contractual and commercial risk
  • Client and supply chain negotiations
  • Monthly financial reporting
  • Supporting and mentoring junior commercial staff
About You

We re looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor from a civil engineering, infrastructure, highways, utilities or heavy civils contracting background.

You ll ideally have:
  • Strong civil engineering QS experience
  • Good working knowledge of NEC
  • Subcontract procurement experience
  • Strong forecasting and cost reporting skills
  • Relevant QS, Commercial Management or construction qualification
  • Good commercial, communication and negotiation skills
The Package
  • £70k - £74k salary
  • £9,000 car allowance
  • Annual company bonus
  • Pension matched up to 10%
  • Hybrid working
  • Exeter-based role
  • Chartership support and professional development
  • Long-term career progression
  • Strong pipeline of major regional infrastructure projects
Interested? If you re a Senior QS looking for major civils, serious commercial responsibility and a strong South West workload, let s have a conversation.