Girling Jones Ltd
Active Vacancy
Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Posted on
- 07 October 2026 (Yesterday)
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Closing Date
- 06 November 2026
- Job Reference
- 225697883
Job Description
Senior Quantity Surveyor | Civil Engineering
Exeter / Plymouth | £70k - £75k + £9,000 Car Allowance + Bonus
The Opportunity
We're recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor for an established civil engineering contractor delivering major infrastructure projects across Devon and Cornwall.
You'll take commercial responsibility for circa £50m of projects, including:
Working closely with the commercial, design and delivery teams, you'll be responsible for:
We're looking for an experienced QS with a strong contracting background across civil engineering, infrastructure, highways, utilities or heavy civils.
You'll ideally have:
Exeter / Plymouth | £70k - £75k + £9,000 Car Allowance + Bonus
The Opportunity
We're recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor for an established civil engineering contractor delivering major infrastructure projects across Devon and Cornwall.
You'll take commercial responsibility for circa £50m of projects, including:
- Reservoirs
- Flood alleviation schemes
- Bridges and structures
- Highways
- Major civil engineering infrastructure
Working closely with the commercial, design and delivery teams, you'll be responsible for:
- Commercial management of major civils projects
- Applications, valuations and cost reporting
- Subcontract procurement and account management
- Variations and compensation events
- Forecasting, cost and value management
- Contractual and commercial risk
- Client and supply chain negotiations
- Monthly financial reporting
- Supporting and mentoring junior commercial staff
We're looking for an experienced QS with a strong contracting background across civil engineering, infrastructure, highways, utilities or heavy civils.
You'll ideally have:
- Strong civil engineering Quantity Surveying experience
- Good working knowledge of NEC
- Subcontract procurement and commercial management experience
- Strong forecasting and cost reporting skills
- Relevant QS, Commercial Management or construction qualification
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- £70k - £75k salary
- £9,000 car allowance
- Annual company bonus
- Pension matched up to 10%
- Hybrid working
- Chartership support
- Professional development
- Long-term career progression
- Major projects across Devon and Cornwall