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Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Salary: £80000 - £85000 per annum + bonus, pension, private healthcare
- Type: Full Time
- Region: UK - London
- Town/City: London
- Posted: 15/10/2026
- Listed in: Quantity Surveyors
- Reference: BBBH5667_1792069875
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Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor - Highways Infrastructure
Location: London, Hertfordshire / Hybrid Working
Salary: Up to £80,000-£85,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Sector: Highways / Infrastructure / NEC Contracts
Employer: Leading International Construction Consultancy
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quantity Surveyor, Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a leading international construction consultancy supporting a major highways infrastructure programme.
Our client is involved in the commercial management, procurement and contract administration of improvement and upgrade works across the M25 motorway network and associated strategic roads.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially experienced professional with strong NEC3 and NEC4 contract knowledge to work on a high-profile highways programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide commercial management and contract administration support across highways improvement and infrastructure projects.
- Administer NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, particularly Options A, C and E.
- Review and assess contractual entitlements, compensation events and changes.
- Monitor contractor performance, contractual compliance and commercial obligations.
- Review and assess allowable and non-allowable costs in accordance with contractual provisions.
- Review commercial reporting, payment applications, cost assessments and supporting contractual documentation.
- Identify contractual risks and provide practical recommendations to protect the client's commercial interests.
- Support contract governance, compliance and commercial assurance processes.
- Provide clear, commercially sound advice to project teams throughout procurement and delivery.
About You
We are seeking an experienced commercial professional with strong NEC contract administration skills and a practical understanding of infrastructure project delivery.
Essential experience:
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor, Senior Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Manager or Contract Manager.
- Strong working knowledge of NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts.
- Practical experience administering NEC Options A, C and/or E.
- Good understanding of contractual entitlements, compensation events and commercial change management.
- Experience reviewing contractor costs, including allowable and non-allowable expenditure.
- Strong procurement, contract administration and commercial management skills.
- Understanding of contractual governance, compliance and assurance.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
- A collaborative, commercially aware approach to working with clients and contractors.
Desirable experience:
- Experience working on highways, motorways, strategic road networks or major civil engineering projects.
- Previous experience working with National Highways or major highways delivery organisations.
- Contractor-side experience involving NEC contract administration.
- Experience working in a client-side commercial assurance or contract management capacity.
- A relevant Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or Construction qualification.
- MRICS or equivalent professional accreditation.
Applications are welcomed from both contractor and consultancy backgrounds. Candidates with strong NEC contract administration experience who are looking to move into a more client-facing commercial management role are particularly encouraged to apply.
Working Arrangements
The position offers hybrid working, with the main project office based at Hertfordshire, close to Junction 23 of the M25.
- Attendance to project office is likely to be required at least once per week.
- The remaining working week can be split between home and the consultancy's offices, depending on project requirements.
If you are an experienced Quantity Surveyor with strong NEC contract administration skills and an interest in major highways infrastructure, please contact Andreea Hudson at Aldwych Consulting for a confidential discussion.
Aldwych Consulting 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 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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