Senior Quantity Surveyor
PR/079135
Posted: 16/09/2025
- £55000 - £65000 per annum, Benefits: Vehicle, Bonus and Private Health Care
- England, North East, County Durham
- Permanent
Orion is working with an increasingly succesful Scottish based Civils & Infrastructure business to source a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join there Durham based team.
Our client has a long history of delivering ambitious projects across the renewables, marine, and power & transmission sectors and with some recent high profile contract wins added to there already healthy order book of projects, this would be a great time to join the business and elevate your career.
Your Responsibilities
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Our client has a long history of delivering ambitious projects across the renewables, marine, and power & transmission sectors and with some recent high profile contract wins added to there already healthy order book of projects, this would be a great time to join the business and elevate your career.
Your Responsibilities
- Take ownership of cost management and budgeting across high-value projects.
- Prepare, review, and manage estimates, contracts, and valuations – directly impacting project profitability.
- Lead cost and risk analyses to support informed decision-making.
- Support project managers with financial reporting and forecasting.
- Build strong relationships through collaboration with clients, subcontractors, and project partners.
- 5–7+ years’ experience as a Quantity Surveyor, ideally within a Civils Contractor environment.
- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of contract frameworks (e.g., NEC, FIDIC) and cost management practices.
- Accuracy, independence, and excellent negotiation skills.
- Experience mentoring junior QS or leading a small team is a plus.
- Competitive salary package with performance-related bonuses.
- Secure employment – permanent contract or consultancy (B2B), depending on your preference.
- The opportunity to work on innovative infrastructure projects in fast-growing sectors.
- Ongoing professional training and clear career progression pathways.
- Benefits Package (private healthcare, Bonus, Vehicle / Car Allowance)
- Supportive and collaborative team culture where knowledge-sharing is encouraged.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
John MacRitchie
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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