Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £300.0 to £425.0 per day |
| Additional salary information: | £425 per day (Inside IR35) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Location: | North of Kent, Kent, RM17 5RZ |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 4779911_1773652964 |
Summary
Your new company
You will be joining a leading UK contractor delivering a major, multidisciplinary civil engineering and infrastructure programme in the South East. The organisation is delivering large-scale asset replacement, deep-civils works, and complex engineering packages within a highly regulated environment. This programme involves significant groundwork, structures, utilities interfaces, and specialist construction operations.
Your new role
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will take responsibility for commercial management across a range of civil and engineering packages. You will manage subcontractor accounts, oversee variations and change events, maintain cost forecasting and CVRs and ensure compliance with NEC contract requirements.
What you'll need to succeed
- Proven experience as a QS on major civils, infrastructure, utilities, tunnelling, or energy-related projects
- Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts (Options A/C/E)
- Confidence managing subcontractor packages, variations and commercial reporting
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary site environment
- Stong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
- Flexibility to work across multiple sites as required
What you'll get in return
You will secure a long-term contract running until the end of 2026
You will gain exposure to one of the UK's largest infrastructure upgrade programmes, working within a high-performing commercial team. This role offers stability, technical challenge and the opportunity to enhance your experience.
What you need to do now
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