Senior Quantity Surveyor

3 months ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom Vital Energi Utilities Limited Full time

Senior Quantity Surveyor


Would you like to be part of Vital Energi’s 5-year Strategy of Growth?


If so, due to continuing success, we are experiencing rapid and extensive growth in all business sectors, and we are looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor with a successful background in the world of Construction.


You will join our Commercial team supporting a variety of projects covering the Northwest Region.

Based at our Head Office, Blackburn. You will support financial management of Contracts, in partnership with the Contracts Managers and/ or Project Managers.


What you will be doing:

  • Work in partnership with site management, commercially supporting sites as required, to develop a proactive site team. Ensuring that contractual obligations are identified and administered.
  • Vet contract documentation on receipt from Client to ensure compatibility with the Company’s Tender and subsequent negotiations
  • Produce Commercial Risk Register for each contract. Monitor risk and assist in implementation of agreed mitigation measures
  • Prepare and issue enquiries for Major Plant & Equipment and Sub-Contract packages. Vet quotations commercially and negotiate price and terms with vendors. Issue resultant Purchase Orders
  • Prepare and submit Applications for Payment and/or Invoices, obtain Payment Certificates and progress Client Payments in accordance with contractual provisions
  • Measure, submit and agree Variations, Loss & Expense and/or Compensation Events in accordance with contractual provisions to facilitate prompt agreement of Final Accounts
  • Monitor on-site record keeping. Prepare and issue Notices in accordance with contractual provisions
  • Prepare and submit monthly Cost Value Reconciliations and Cash/Spend Profiles. Attend Contract Review Meetings
  • Authorisation and coding of Suppliers’ and Sub-Contractors’ Invoices and submission to Finance for payment
  • Measure, certify and agree Sub-Contractors interim valuations and final accounts. Prepare and issue contractual notices to Sub-Contractors


Who we are looking for:

  • A senior quantity surveyor who has a successful construction portfolio
  • Educated to BSc in Quantity Surveying (or other equivalent commercially related discipline)
  • Member of Profession Institution (e.g. MRICS or similar)
  • Have knowledge and working experience of Mechanical / Electrical services and/ or utilities
  • Be able to demonstrate commercial awareness/ acumen


The Package

  • Attractive Salary
  • Company Car/ Car Allowance
  • Pension
  • EAP scheme
  • 25 Days Holiday plus 8 days bank holidays. Holiday increasing in line with service.
  • Free Onsite gym
  • Cycle to work scheme plus more




Applications will be processed within 28 days of receipt. If you have not heard from us within this time period it will mean that your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. Thanks you for your interest in Vital Energi.

The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/ or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.


Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK and are currently resident in the UK are invited to apply.


Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives:

Vital Energi Utilities Ltd is not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. CVs submitted to any Vital Energi Utilities Ltd employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.



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