Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Description Working within Aureoss SPN Business Unit, and forming a part of the Commercial team, the Senior Quantity Surveyor plays an integral part in delivering exceptional commercial results. Core responsibilities encompass project delivery, commercial reporting and maximising profit.Aureos SPN work collaboratively with our customers to deliver critical national infrastructure projects across the UK. Our goals are to:Grow: turnover, margin and customer satisfactionImprove: operational delivery, reliability and outcomesSustain: our people, communities and the environmentAureoss Action Agenda Unleashing our potential, a business-wide strategy focusing on seven key priorities:Sustainable innovation: Embedding sustainable improvements with an aim to be net zeroStructure and Governance: Through monthly Performance review meetings and clear delegation of authorityBusiness Development and Customer Relationship Management: Growing into new markets and developing relationships and strategies with new and existing customersSafety, Health and Wellbeing: implementing tiers of H&S management and bring the operational input to the forePeople and inclusion: With specific training and succession planningOperational effectiveness: Enhancing our capabilities and strengthening the existing core of the business Digitisation: Through an internal Programme Management office, lean tools, and digital platforms.With sustainable growth in mind, our Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for assisting the commercial team in completing and maintaining well organised records, contribution to the timely production of applications for payment and accurate project reporting.Job ContentPrimary tasks and duties:Reporting to the Regional Commercial Manager, you will assist the commercial team in providing support to the contract delivery team to ensure the profitability, cash management, cost control and accurate reporting of all schemes. Your role will require you to:Management of application and credit control processesManagement of optimisation of incomeManagement of all processes regarding costing and forecastingManagement of change control system Input into the management of project riskManagement of CTC and CVRsManagement of the full sub-contract cycle Provision of commercial advice to Project TeamDevelopment of team spirit and trustworthiness within Project Commercial Team and with Client and S/CManagement of dispute resolutionCommunications within the Project Commercial Team and with the Project TeamManagement of Training plansInput into the tendering processSecondary tasks and duties:We operate a team ethos across the SPN Business Unit and strive to assist colleagues in the execution of their duties where this is appropriate and brings added value. The Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the following in this respect:Ensure that the group commercial policies are adhered to and that the requirements of legislation are metManage commercial performance against business targets and KPIsWorking with the commercial and operational teams to strive for continuous improvementPromote a culture of integration, continuous improvement and use of best practice across the client baseAssisting with the use of key lean tools to drive efficiencies and reduce wasteEncourage, support and assist with the delivery of successful collaborative planning with the contract delivery teamsCommitment to their own professional development, and that of others across the Business UnitOther tasks appropriate to the role of Senior Quantity Surveyor, as identified by Regional Commercial Manager/Commercial ManagerBehavioursAureos SPN expects all employees to conduct themselves in a safe professional manner, applying the following key behaviours across all aspects of their work.Trust and respectWe act with integrity and treat everyone with respect.We have an open and honest working environment in which everyone contributes effectivelyWe deliver on our commitments and support others across our team to deliver on theirsAccountability and decision makingWe ensure responsibilities are clearly defined and fulfilled, and that performance is managed fairly.Everyone knows what is expected of them and how their job fits into the bigger pictureWe include the right people in the right conversations, making decisions in an effective and timely manner; we take accountability for our actions and ownership of the outcomesCommunication and engagementWe are a high performing, collaborative team of effective communicators.We willingly share information across the team to the benefit of allWhen communicating, we provide clarity and seek feedback to ensure understandingConstructive challengeWe are open to challenge and welcome diversity of opinion.We welcome the opinions of others, even when they differ from our ownWe challenge in a constructive and professional manner to promote successImprovement and innovationWe challenge the status quo to find better ways of working.Everyone in the team proactively shares ideas without fearWe learn from successes and mistakes to promote continual improvementExpectationsTargets for the Senior Quantity Surveyor will be set and reviewed on a 6 monthly basis, aligned with the responsibilities and behaviours listed within this job description. The section below will be used to record key targets, which will align with Performance Reviews undertaken via the current Group process. The Senior Quantity Surveyor is expected to deliver:Timely achievement of forecast figures for turnover, profit and incomeTimely production of accurate internal accounts and internal/external reports/auditsTimely production of accurate cost and forecasting informationRobust and up to date change control system. Prompt agreement of and payment for changes. Risk register frequently reviewed and updatedSuccessful well managed sub-contract life spans with few or no disputes and payments made on timeA commercially well informed, qualified and professional Project Commercial Team with few quickly resolved project disputesUp to date records/reports/libraries of standard documentsSignificant contribution to the tendering, and contract review processesIn return you will receive.Generous Salary25 days Holiday with the option to buy morePensionCycle to work schemeFree parkingHealth & wellbeing programmeEmployee benefits portal.On-site parkingPrivate medical insuranceReferral SchemeEqual OpportunitiesAureos are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable

Created: 2026-03-20