Role: Quantity Surveyor- Civil/Structural
Location: Thurrock, Essex
Contract Duration: Initial 12-Month Contract (potential extension)
Sector: Energy from Waste (EfW) / EPC Construction
Start Date: Immediate / Negotiable
The Opportunity
:Our client, a leading EPC contractor, is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join the commercial team on a major Energy from Waste construction project in Thurrock, Essex. This is a site-based contract position offering an initial 12-month engagement with the potential for extension based on project requirement
s.The successful candidate will play a key role in the commercial management of significant civil engineering and structural building packages throughout the construction phase, ensuring robust cost control, contract administration, and commercial reporti
ng.Key Responsibilit
- ies:Commercial management of civil engineering and structural building work pack
- ages.Administration of subcontract agreements, including change management and contractual compli
- ance.Preparation, assessment, and agreement of subcontract valuations and paym
- ents.Management and valuation of variations, compensation events, and change or
- ders.Monitoring project costs, forecasts, and budgets to ensure commercial performance targets are achi
- eved.Preparation of cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and commercial dashboards for project leader
- ship.Evaluation and negotiation of subcontractor claims and final acco
- unts.Support procurement activities, including tender evaluations and commercial assessm
- ents.Liaise closely with project managers, engineers, planners, and procurement teams to ensure effective commercial deli
- very.Identify commercial risks and opportunities and provide recommendations to mitigate expo
- sure.Ensure all commercial activities are undertaken in accordance with contractual obligations and company proced
ures.Candidate Require
- ments:Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within major construction, infrastructure, industrial, power generation, or energy pr
- ojects.Strong experience managing civil engineering and structural building packages o
- f work.Previous experience working for an EPC contractor, principal contractor, or major construction cont
- ractor.Sound knowledge of contract administration, commercial management, and change control pro
- cesses.Experience managing subcontractor accounts from procurement through to final account sett
- lement.Strong understanding of NEC and/or FIDIC forms of co
- ntract.Excellent commercial acumen and negotiation
- skills.Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary project team on a complex construction pro
- gramme.Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline pre
- ferred.Membership of RICS, CIOB, or similar professional body is advantageous but not ess
ential.Desirable Exp
- erience:Previous Energy from Waste, power generation, waste management, industrial process plant, or heavy infrastructure project ex
- perience.Experience working on projects valued in excess of £100
- million.Familiarity with reinforced concrete structures, steel-framed buildings, earthworks, foundations, and associated civils
packages.What’s
- on Offer:Long-term contract opportunity on a flagship UK energy infrastructu
- re project.Competitiv
- e day rate.Opportunity to work with a leading EPC contractor delivering a complex and high-prof
- ile scheme.Collaborative project environment with potential contract extensions subject to project re
quirements….