Highways Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Highways Eastbourne
Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for a highways-focused role where you can lead, influence commercial outcomes, and continue progressing your career? This Eastbourne-based opportunity offers responsibility, stability, and a strong benefits package within a supportive and inclusive business.
You will be working on highways schemes, taking ownership of commercial performance while mentoring junior staff and adding real value to project delivery.

Why this role is for you
You will enjoy a salary of up to £78,000 dependent on experience, excellent benefits, early finishes every Friday, and clear career progression. You will be trusted to make decisions and supported to develop further as a Senior Quantity Surveyor.

What you will be doing
In this Senior Quantity Surveyor role, you will:
Manage commercial delivery of highways projects
Support and mentor junior team members
Maximise contract profitability and control costs
Identify and manage commercial risks
Prepare estimates, forecasts, and cost reports
Procure subcontractors and manage payments
Prepare and agree contract variations
Support dispute resolution where required
Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards

What you will need
You will bring:
Experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on highways or civil engineering schemes
Main contractor background
Strong NEC contract experience
Excellent communication, negotiation, and commercial skills
A proactive and flexible approach

Salary and benefits
Salary up to £78,000 dependent on experience
Company car or car allowance
Pension matched up to 8%
Life assurance (4x salary)
25 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy more)
Training and development programmes
Cycle-to-work scheme
Employee benefits platform
Early finish every Friday

Location and progression
You will be based in Eastbourne, working on highways projects with strong support for long-term career development.

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NOTE:

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Jordan Townley at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) for more information.
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