Galliford Try
UK-based construction group delivering building, infrastructure and specialist services across public and private sectors.
Quantity Surveyor
Manage contracts, costs and subcontractors for the A47 improvement project.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The role reports to the Infrastructure Business and will involve collaboration with operational and engineering teams, providing commercial expertise to support estimating and bid activities while maintaining accurate cost plans and monthly reports. • Contribute to creating a safe working environment. • Produce and negotiate subcontract documentation, including terms, prices and schedules. • Manage subcontract work packages, performing interim assessments and handling change management. • Issue commercial notices to the client and subcontractors as required by the contract. • Manage contract changes, preparing compensation event quotations and submitting monthly applications to the client. • Collaborate with operational and engineering teams to maintain proper site records. • Generate detailed monthly reports, Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) and maintain a comprehensive cost plan. • Attend progress and risk reduction meetings, applying contractual expertise to support estimating and bid teams.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸subcontract management
- ▸contract changes
- ▸cost reconciliation
- ▸monthly reports
- ▸site records
- ▸safety management
What You Bring
• Good appreciation of standard forms of contract. • Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word and contract/cost management systems such as CEMAR and Oracle. • Strong stakeholder management and communication capabilities. • Solid knowledge of construction processes. • Excellent time and outcome management skills. • Professional qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS (incorporated member preferred, working towards full membership). • Relevant degree or experience in a commercial environment. • CSCS card appropriate for the role.
Requirements
- ▸excel
- ▸cemar
- ▸oracle
- ▸mciob
- ▸mrics
- ▸stakeholder mgmt
Benefits
Galliford Try offers a stable environment backed by an order book of over £4.1 billion, with opportunities to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects. The company invests heavily in employee wellbeing through its ‘Be Well’ programme, provides high‑quality training, career‑path initiatives, and an Agile Working programme that gives flexibility in where, when and how staff work. Galliford Try is committed to inclusive hiring practices, offering full‑time, part‑time or flexible arrangements and encouraging candidates who do not meet every criterion to apply. As a Disability Confident employer, the firm will interview any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability who meets the essential criteria and will discuss reasonable adjustments. • Competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package. • Generous holiday entitlement that increases with years of service, plus the option to purchase additional leave. • Wide range of corporate discounts and Cycle to Work schemes. • Comprehensive pension plan and competitive family leave policy. • Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme. • Private medical scheme options and 24/7 employee assistance programme. • Paid annual membership to a recognized professional association relevant to the role. • Flexible working arrangements through the Agile Working programme.
Work Environment
Onsite