Job Description
We are partnering with a leading highways maintenance and civil engineering contractor to appoint an experienced Freelance Quantity Surveyor.
This role sits within a busy, fast-paced highways reactive and term maintenance environment. You will take commercial ownership of regional reactive repairs, emergency call-outs, routine maintenance works, and minor capital improvement schemes.
Key Responsibilities
- Commercial Management: Manage day-to-day commercial and contractual tasks across a portfolio of highways reactive and term maintenance work. 1
- Applications & Valuations: Prepare, submit, and negotiate interim applications for payment and final accounts with the client. 1
- Cost Control & CVRs: Produce accurate Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs), financial forecasts, and budget tracking. 1, 2
- Variations & Compensation Events: Identify, value, price, and negotiate variations, compensation events, and extra works under the relevant form of contract (e.g., NEC / ICE). 1, 2
- Supply Chain Management: Procure, value, and settle sub-contractor accounts, measurements, and payments. 1
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Site Agents, Project Managers, and client representatives to ensure commercial compliance.
Requirements
- Experience: Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within UK highways maintenance, civil engineering, or street lighting sectors.
- Contract Knowledge: Strong practical working knowledge of NEC contracts (Option A, B, C or Term Service Contracts).
- Qualifications: HNC, HND, or Degree in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent commercial discipline).
- Cards & Tickets: Valid CSCS card preferred
Rate is up to 320 per day outside IR35.
Please apply today to hear more.
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