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Senior Quantity Surveyor

AVK
Construction
Construction
Negotiable
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Description

Location
London, UK with occasional travel to Europe

Hours
Hybrid role - 3 days per week in the office or client site, with flexibility for ad-hoc overseas working

Salary
Competitive salary offered

About the Role
AVK-SEG is a market leading specialist contractor delivering power infrastructure for data centres across the UK. Our commercial teams oversee pricing, partnerships, supply chain, contracts, and manage the profitability of major projects. We are recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to take full commercial ownership of major power and critical infrastructure projects. You will be embedded within the project team, managing projects commercially from procurement through to final account. Key responsibilities include full project commercial control from contract award to final account, subcontract procurement, negotiation and contract placement, subcontractor account management, client applications and valuations, cost control and forecasting, variations and claims management, programme and cost recovery, risk management, and providing commercial support to project managers and engineers.

Requirements

Experience
- Proven experience running large construction or infrastructure projects commercially (5+ years)
- Strong subcontract background
- Experience managing projects valued at £20m+ from start to finish (5+ years)
- Full final account experience (client and subcontract)
- Strong cost control and forecasting skills
- Experience with variations and claims
- Comfortable managing multiple packages and projects in parallel
- Experience leading and managing quantity surveyors or readiness to step into that role
- Strong Excel and commercial reporting capabilities

About You
- Commercially sharp and delivery focused
- Comfortable leading and coaching others to achieve common goals

Preferred
- Project experience in Data Centres, Critical Power, Standby Generation and Power Infrastructure
- Sector experience in Logistics, Installation and Commissioning
- Delivery experience in Engineering, Procurement and Construction projects

Expiry date: 15/08/2026
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Company:
AVK
Job Type:
Full-time
Location:
London