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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job details
Posting date: 23 January 2026
Salary: £500 to £550 per day
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 February 2026
Location: Plymouth, Devon, PL1 1AE
Company: Randstad CPE
Job type: Contract
Job reference: SQ0000_1769184687

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Summary

Senior Quantity Surveyor Project (Tier 1)

Location: Plymouth (Hybrid: 3 Days On-Site / 2 Days WFH)

Rate: £500 - £550 per day (Inside IR35)

Duration: Long-term Contract (5-Year Project Life Cycle)

Sector: Heavy Civil Engineering / Marine Infrastructure

The Opportunity: Secure Your Next 5 Years!

Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for the stability of a permanent role with the rewards of a long-term contract?

We are representing a prestigious Tier One Main Contractor currently embarking on a landmark infrastructure project in Plymouth. This is not just another "6-month stint"-we are looking for a commercial heavyweight to join during the critical Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase and lead the project through its entire 5-year delivery cycle.

Why Apply?

  • Unrivalled Longevity: Secure a flagship project with a confirmed 5-year roadmap.

  • ECI Phase Influence: Shape the commercial strategy from the ground up during the pre-construction and planning phases.

  • Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a balanced work week with a 3/2 split between site and home.

  • High-Value Exposure: Work on some of the most complex heavy civil engineering and marine works currently in the UK.

The Role: Key Responsibilities & Civil Engineering Duties

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be the commercial lead for major work packages, ensuring financial health and contractual compliance under an NEC Option E framework.

Your technical duties will include:

  • ECI Leadership: Driving cost planning, value engineering, and target price development during the pre-construction phase.

  • NEC Option E Mastery: Managing cost-reimbursable accounts with meticulous attention to "actual cost" auditing, resource substantiation, and Disallowed Cost management.

  • Civil Engineering Commercials: Performing detailed quantity take-offs from drawings, managing site measurements, and overseeing heavy civils packages (earthworks, piling, reinforced concrete, and marine structures).

  • Change Control: Proactively identifying, notifying, and negotiating complex Compensation Events (CEs) and maintaining a robust change register.

  • Subcontractor Management: Leading the end-to-end procurement and management of major specialist subcontractors, from tender through to final account.

  • Commercial Governance: Leading the monthly CVR process, providing accurate forecasting to the JV Board, and managing project risk and opportunity registers.

  • Mentorship: Supporting and developing the next generation of surveyors within the project team.

Candidate Requirements

To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate a "best-in-class" approach to commercial management within the civil engineering sector.

  • Heavy Civils Background: Proven experience with a Tier 1 Main Contractor on major infrastructure, marine, or heavy civil projects.

  • NEC Option E Specialist: Deep, practical experience administering Option E (Cost Reimbursable) contracts is essential.

  • Strategic Mindset: Experience in ECI, target price development, or open-book accounting is highly advantageous.

  • Professional Qualifications: Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering. MRICS or MCInstCES status is highly preferred.

  • Commitment: A desire to commit to a long-term project based in the Plymouth region.

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This is a career-defining contract on one of the UK's most significant engineering challenges. If you have the NEC expertise and the civils background required, we want to hear from you.

Please apply here if this is something you have experience in!

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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