Senior Quantity Surveyor

Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

5/6/2025

Description And Requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Infrastructure Water team in Cambridge.

What you'll do:

• Ensuring robust cost plans are live and accurate and are aligned to scope being delivered
• Reporting to the deadlines agreed within the commercial calendar and in accordance with the respective work breakdown structure / cost breakdown structure.
• Work closely with the Procurement team to develop & monitor procurement strategy.
• Work closely with the site team, attending site regularly to ensure they are aware of and can manage the allowances and outputs, provide robust challenge to achieve outperformance, communicate change control and escalate when necessary.
• Comfortable in presenting to, influencing and negotiating with a wide range of teams, stakeholders, and supply chain partners.
• Ensure that all team members understand the contractual arrangements in place.
  
  

What you'll bring to the role:

• Relevant CSCS Card
• Degree level (or equivalent) in an engineering/ management/ cost discipline.
• Chartered surveyor or working towards chartered status.
• Experience in managing costs through a complex Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).
• Experience in NEC forms of contract.
  
  

Experience and strong understanding of wate-water process

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More Information About The Role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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