Quantity Surveyor

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We’re offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join our Southern Region commercial team.

Sector:
Civils, Rail, Aviation

Location:

Swanley, Kent (Southern Region)

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Up to 3 volunteer days
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
• Generous employee referral scheme
• Strong internal support structure enabling personal and professional development, with clear pathways for progression
• Ongoing learning opportunities
• A safe and inclusive working environment
• Employee forums that ensure every voice can be heard

You will play a key role in supporting increased workloads across the South East, delivering multiple projects and taking responsibility for tender support, subcontract management, internal reporting, and client liaison across a portfolio of rail, building, and civils schemes.

Our business unit is fast‑paced and diverse, delivering a wide range of civil engineering projects across sectors including rail (bridges, embankments, stations, platforms, tunnels), the Environment Agency, and Local Authorities. We work on both standalone tendered projects and long‑term framework agreements with key clients, delivering multi‑disciplinary civils and rail‑associated building works throughout the South East.

Current frameworks and contracts include rail infrastructure for train operating companies, aviation civils infrastructure, and Environment Agency programmes. Typical works include bridge reconstruction and replacement, upgrades and refurbishments, station enhancements (including accessibility improvements), and structural works such as tunnels and footbridges.

• Supporting Senior Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Managers in the commercial management of multiple sites, ensuring delivery on time and within budget
• Preparing and submitting accurate estimates
• Resolving pricing queries with clients
• Managing client relationships
• Working with Site Managers to gather daily project information
• Managing subcontractors
• Overseeing change management and early warnings
• Administering contracts (NEC/)
• Preparing CVRs
• Managing final accounts

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor within a civils infrastructure project contracting environment.
• A relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management
• Experience in civil engineering projects (e.g., rail, bridges, roads, structures)
• Strong understanding of NEC or bespoke  of contract

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. Amco Giffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit. Amco Giffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high‑quality public and private sectors.

These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at Amco Giffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage…