Experienced Civil Quantity Surveyor for Rochdale/ Trafford area

We are recruiting a skilled Civil Quantity Surveyor with highways and civil engineering experience to join a respected and established business and conduct works in the Trafford or Rochdale area, Manchester. This permanent position provides an excellent platform to grow your career while working on high-profile infrastructure projects.

Monday – Friday, 8 hour days, £50k-£60k salary depending on qualifications and experience

Looking to immediately after successful interview process (end of January/ start of February)

Key job responsbilities:

-Manage all commercial and cost control activities including site measurements, cost reporting, forecasting, financial tracking and the agreement of final accounts.

Prepare and manage valuations, quotations and estimates, ensuring accuracy and alignment with drawings, specifications and client requirements.

Oversee subcontractor commercial management, including enquiries, procurement, order placement, valuations and payment assessments.

Manage financial administration, reporting and stock control, maintaining clear, accurate and up-to-date commercial records while working closely with the finance and administration teams to support accurate account settlement, audit trails and effective project governance.

Coordinate closely with site teams and business centre managers to ensure strong communication.

Represent the company professionally with clients, supply chain partners and external stakeholders, building strong working relationships.

Ideal candidates:

– Strong background in Civil Engineering and Highways infrastructure, with extensive experience delivering major projects for both public and private sector clients under NEC and JCT forms of contract (primarily NEC).

– Highly commercially aware, with a solid understanding of construction costs, project components and effective financial control.

– Excellent communicator and team player, able to work collaboratively with clients, site teams and colleagues while also supporting and mentoring others where required.

– Highly organised and detail-focused, with the ability to maintain accuracy across commercial, financial and contractual documentation.

– Strong IT capability, including MS Office, Outlook and measurement software, supporting efficient and accurate commercial management.

– Self-motivated and ambitous, with the confidence to make informed decisions and work independently/ not supervised when required and desire to become an integral part of the team.

If interested and satisfy the ideal candidate criteria, please do not hesitate to apply