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Quantity Surveyor
Job Posted: 4 hours ago
Salary: £ 33,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Our client, a leading groundworks and civil engineering contractor with over 25 years of experience, is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team covering sites across Nottingham/ Newark-on-Trent and sown to Huntingdon when not on site will be based in their office outside Leicester. With a turnover exceeding £250 million and over 1,500 employees, they operate nationally, delivering high-volume residential groundwork packages for some of the country's most respected housebuilders.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business that combines scale and structure with a supportive, family-led culture. With long-standing client relationships and a track record for delivering exceptional quality and safety standards, the role offers the chance to manage your own workload while benefiting from excellent career progression, stability, and long-term incentives. This position would suit an experienced Assistant Quantity Surveyor ready to step up, or an established Quantity Surveyor with a background in groundworks or residential construction.
Quantity Surveyor Job Overview
Managing all project costs from tender through to final accounts
Preparing and reviewing tenders with the estimating team and identifying value engineering opportunities
Monitoring and managing variations, claims and client instructions
Managing subcontractor procurement, payments and final accounts
Maintaining cash flow and ensuring timely payments and valuations
Reporting regularly on cost/value reconciliations and forecasting
Working closely with site teams to understand project progress and risks
Building strong relationships with client commercial teams and suppliers
Mentoring and developing junior members of the team as required
Quantity Surveyor Job Requirements
Minimum 3 years' experience in a Quantity Surveying role (either as Assistant QS or QS)
Background in residential groundworks preferred, although general residential construction experience will be considered
HNC/HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management
Strong numerical, commercial, and contractual knowledge
Excellent Excel skills and familiarity with cost reporting tools
Effective communicator with good organisational ability
Clean UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites as required
Quantity Surveyor Salary & Benefits
Salary: £33,000 - £55,000 DOE
Company car or £840/month car allowance + fuel card
Discretionary bonus scheme
23 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service)
Long service awards
Pension contributions (employer 3.5%)
Employee Assistance Programme (access to same-day GP, mental health, physio and more)
Healthy Living Policy (gym membership contributions after probation)
Office hours: 07:30 - 16:30Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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