Senior Quantity Surveyor

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 5 May 2026
LOCATION
Cambridgeshire
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£85,000 / year
CATEGORY
Construction
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

NEC Contracts FIDIC Contracts ICE Contracts Cost Management Contractual Advice Risk Management Valuations Final Accounts

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Quantity Surveyor

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Group is recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor based in Cambridgeshire. This is a permanent, remote role with travel. Salary: £60,000 - £85,000 per annum + package.

Job Description

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Oil & Gas / Petrochemical / Nuclear Decommissioning / Power T&D
Cambridgeshire | £65,000 - £80,000 + £6,000 Travel Allowance + Benefits | UK Nationals Only

Are you an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor with a background in oil and gas, petrochemical, nuclear decommissioning, Power Transmission & Distribution or other highly regulated industries? Do you thrive in complex, high-value project environments where your commercial expertise genuinely matters?

If so, this is an outstanding opportunity to join a highly respected specialist consultancy that partners with major end clients on some of the UK's most significant heavy civil engineering projects.

Working as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be tasked with supporting a key client with projects across the Cambridgeshire. Based remotely, with project travel as required by the client and the programme, you'll be embedded into the clients project team and providing expert commercial and contractual advice across all stages of their projects.

This is a genuinely high-profile role, offering excellent visibility, career development, and the opportunity to work on complex, technically challenging projects within the energy, oil and gas, nuclear decommissioning, marine engineering, petrochemical and power T&D sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage all commercial and cost management activities on major capital projects
  • Administer and manage NEC, FIDIC, or ICE contracts on behalf of clients
  • Prepare and review valuations, cost reports, variations, and final accounts
  • Advise clients on contractual entitlements, dispute avoidance, and risk management
  • Provide strategic commercial advice at a senior level to project stakeholders
  • Mentor and support junior members of the commercial team
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams including engineers, project managers, and legal advisors

Requirements

  • Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
  • MRICS (or working towards) preferred
  • Demonstrable experience in oil and gas, petrochemical, nuclear decommissioning or other highly regulated industries
  • Strong working knowledge of NEC, FIDIC, or ICE contract forms
  • Proven track record on large, high-value, technically complex projects
  • Must be a UK National and able to obtain and maintain security clearance

What's on Offer

  • Starting salary of £65,000 to £80,000
  • £6,000 travel allowance
  • 25 days leave + bank holidays
  • Private healthcare
  • Private pension contributions
  • Paid professional fees
  • Discretionary bonus paid twice a year
  • Travel and accommodation costs covered for all project travel

To apply for this Senior Quantity Surveyor position, please submit your CV through the portal or contact Matt Clegg at [Employer hidden] Group for a confidential discussion.

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