About this role
Senior Quantity Surveyor Site-based in Barrow-in-Furness Permanent, full-time Circa £75,000 per annum, with flexibility for an exceptional candidate
Additional package including daily travel to and from site fully reimbursed, all reasonable expenses covered, private healthcare and a 4% employer pension contribution. Overnight accommodation options are also being considered.
Winsearch is proud to partner with a long-established specialist contractor looking to appoint an MRICS-qualified Senior Quantity Surveyor to support a major, long-term construction programme in Barrow-in-Furness.
The initial programme is expected to run for approximately six years, with further projects being pursued as part of the contractor's plans to establish a substantial long-term presence in the area.
This is a senior, site-based commercial role requiring recent NEC contract experience and an advanced understanding of project costing. The successful candidate will take ownership of compensation events, project changes, cost build-ups and inflation or deflation adjustments across high-value packages.
The Role You'll lead the commercial management of roofing, cladding and associated construction packages across a large, highly regulated operational site.
The wider programme includes new-build and remediation works across storage facilities, specialist industrial buildings, hangar-style structures and supporting buildings. Packages will include several roofing and cladding systems, technically complex interfaces and some masonry solutions.
Reporting to senior commercial leadership, you'll work closely with project teams, subcontractors, consultants and client representatives to maintain commercial control throughout procurement and delivery.
What You'll Be Doing Leading the commercial management of high-value construction packagesPreparing and agreeing commercial strategiesAdministering NEC contracts and maintaining compliance with contractual timescalesManaging early warnings, project changes and compensation eventsProducing detailed and properly substantiated compensation-event quotationsAssessing labour, plant, material, programme and access implicationsReviewing and validating estimates, cost build-ups and subcontractor pricingCalculating and evidencing inflation and deflation adjustmentsManaging subcontract procurement from enquiry through to appointmentPreparing and issuing Invitations to TenderNegotiating subcontractor and supplier termsProducing forecasts, cost reports and commercial updatesManaging valuations, applications for payment and subcontractor accountsMonitoring committed costs, liabilities and anticipated final outcomesIdentifying commercial risks and recovery opportunitiesSupporting dispute avoidance and contractual assuranceMaintaining accurate records to support commercial entitlementNegotiating variations and final accountsLiaising with the client, consultants, supply chain and internal teamsMentoring junior commercial staff where required What They're Looking For MRICS qualificationSignificant experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial ManagerStrong and recent NEC contract experienceDetailed knowledge of early warnings, notices and compensation eventsStrong project-costing and cost-build-up experienceProven ability to price and negotiate high-value compensation eventsExperience costing project changes and variationsPractical experience managing inflation and deflation within project costsCommercial responsibility for high-value construction projects or packagesBackground with a main contractor or specialist subcontractorStrong subcontract procurement and negotiation experienceAbility to review and challenge estimates and commercial assumptionsStrong forecasting, reporting and cost-control capabilityConfidence dealing with senior client and project stakeholdersAbility to operate independently within a site-based commercial role Experience within roofing, cladding, waterproofing or the wider building envel