Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Waste Water Capital Delivery

Cardiff | Permanent | Infrastructure | NEC Contracts

£55,000 to £68,000 + car/travel allowance & package

Are you a commercially driven Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience in utilities or civil engineering? We are recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor on behalf of a leading infrastructure contractor delivering major waste water capital works across South Wales. This is a key hire within a growing commercial team based in Cardiff, offering structured career development and genuine leadership responsibility.

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will:

• Report directly to a Managing Quantity Surveyor (MQS)
• Oversee a portfolio of waste water capital schemes
• Support the MQS in mentoring and developing a small team of surveyors
• Take full commercial ownership of projects from procurement through to final account
• Operate predominantly under NEC contracts (Options A &
  
  C)

The framework includes a mix of treatment works upgrades, network improvements and associated civil engineering schemes. Projects typically range in value and complexity, providing strong exposure to a wide variety of work.

• Commercial management of multiple live projects
• Subcontract procurement, negotiation and administration
• Compensation Event management under NEC
• Cost forecasting and CVR reporting
  
  Risk and opportunity management
• Client liaison and commercial reporting
• Supporting and mentoring Assistant / Project Quantity Surveyors

• Experience as a Senior QS or strong Project QS ready to step up
• Background in waste water, water, utilities, or civil engineering
• Strong working knowledge of NEC forms of contract
• Experience managing subcontract packages and change control
• Ability to manage multiple schemes concurrently
• Strong commercial reporting and cost forecasting capability
• Degree qualified (Quantity Surveying or similar preferred)
• Experience on frameworks or long‑term utility contracts is highly advantageous

• Long‑term secured framework workload
• Clear route to Managing Quantity Surveyor
• Opportunity to help shape and develop a growing commercial team
• Exposure to major utility infrastructure delivery
• Stable regional role based in Cardiff

• Starting salary of £55,000 to £68,000
• Company car or allowance of £6,000
• 25 days leave + bank holidays
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Matched pension contributions
• Discretionary bonus

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially astute Senior QS looking for responsibility, progression and security within the utilities infrastructure sector.

If you are a Senior Quantity Surveyor in Cardiff or South Wales with experience in NEC contracts and civil engineering frameworks, we would welcome a confidential conversation.

Apply today or contact me directly to discuss this opportunity in more detail.

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