Senior Quantity Surveyor

Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor or experienced Quantity Surveyor looking for your next role? Do you have experience in highways, roads, or transport infrastructure projects? Then please read on as we have a new role with the team here at Tarmac that may just be for you. At Tarmac, 'who you are' matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer. We are currently looking for a suitably qualified and/or experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our friendly team in Walsall, West Midlands and you will be required to travel across the assigned West Midlands region; dependant of contracting works requirements. Our regional office is easily accessible from Dudley, Wolverhampton, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Bridgnorth, Brierley Hill, Wednesbury, Burntwood, Sutton Coldfield, Telford, Shrewsbury, Birmingham, Walsall, Cannock, Redditch, Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove, Smethwick, Halesowen, Tamworth and surrounding areas. We're working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it's important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds., As the Senior Quantity Surveyor you will have worked in a similar industry with experience of working on Highways, Infrastructure or Maintenance Projects, the focus of this role is on highways services. Other responsibilities for this role will include (not exhaustive):

• Be an integral member of the commercial team supporting the Commercial Manager and Managing Quantity Surveyor
• Build a strong relationship with internal and client counterparts as well as managing members of your team to attain their full potential
• Managing commercial projects from pre contract stage through to completion ensuring contracts returns are maximised and complete forecasting across all within your works
• Engaging and managing sub-contracts including tender enquiries, award and assessment of monthly payment applications
• Support the production of monthly CVR's
• Produce both internal and client forecasts
• Production and substantiation through to agreement of associated Final Accounts
• Ensure all Tarmac and client processes are followed to minimise commercial risk
• Work with your team and ensure all work completed is accurately valued and followed through to cash collection
• Prepare and submit monthly application for payments to clients
• Prepare and issue early warning notices and compensation events
Due to the nature of the work, you must have a FULL UK manual car driving licence with no more than 6 points


• Customer exposure with National Highways or other large government organisations would prove highly beneficial
• BSc or MSc Degree in Quantity Surveying
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral, written communication; and presentation skills with strong numeracy and analytical ability
• Process driven with strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills
It is preferred that the successful candidate for the role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is educated to degree level, although other equivalent qualifications minimum HND will be accepted.

In addition to the role of Senior Quantity Surveyor we offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives, and benefits:
• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female Voice, and Menopause
• Training and development opportunities