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Senior Quantity Surveyor
Gloucestershire
Senior Quantity Surveyor - Aviation (Airfield Civils)
£65,000 - £85,000 + package
Location: Gatwick Airport (3 days on-site / 2 days flexible)
The Opportunity
We're working with a leading cost and project management consultancy that continues to grow its footprint across the UK's most complex and high-profile infrastructure programmes. As part of a major airfield capital investment programme at Gatwick, they are now looking to appoint a Senior Quantity Surveyor with strong civil engineering and NEC expertise.
This is a long-term opportunity to work at the heart of a live airport environment, delivering critical airfield and runway infrastructure where commercial control, collaboration, and pace really matter.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll be a key commercial lead within the airfield delivery team, responsible for managing cost and commercial risk across complex civils packages, including highways and airfield works.
Key responsibilities include:
This role suits a hands-on, commercially sharp QS who is comfortable operating in complex, fast-moving infrastructure environments.
Essential:
£65,000 - £85,000 + package
Location: Gatwick Airport (3 days on-site / 2 days flexible)
The Opportunity
We're working with a leading cost and project management consultancy that continues to grow its footprint across the UK's most complex and high-profile infrastructure programmes. As part of a major airfield capital investment programme at Gatwick, they are now looking to appoint a Senior Quantity Surveyor with strong civil engineering and NEC expertise.
This is a long-term opportunity to work at the heart of a live airport environment, delivering critical airfield and runway infrastructure where commercial control, collaboration, and pace really matter.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll be a key commercial lead within the airfield delivery team, responsible for managing cost and commercial risk across complex civils packages, including highways and airfield works.
Key responsibilities include:
- Commercial management of airfield civils packages (runways, taxiways, aprons, highways)
- Full NEC contract administration (ECC) including compensation events, change control, and early warnings
- Cost planning, forecasting, and reporting against live programmes
- Supporting procurement strategies and contractor engagement
- Advising the client and project teams on commercial risk and opportunity
- Working closely with delivery, design, and stakeholder teams in a highly regulated environment
- Maintaining strong governance, compliance, and audit-ready commercial records
This role suits a hands-on, commercially sharp QS who is comfortable operating in complex, fast-moving infrastructure environments.
Essential:
- Strong background as a Quantity Surveyor within civil engineering
- Excellent working knowledge of NEC contracts (non-negotiable)
- Experience on highways, airfields, or heavy civils projects
- Confident managing change, compensation events, and commercial strategy
- Comfortable working in a live operational environment (airport experience a strong advantage)
- Runway or airfield infrastructure experience
- Previous experience working within aviation or similarly regulated sectors
- Consultancy background or client-facing delivery roles
- Work on one of the UK's most high-profile aviation infrastructure programmes
- Join a consultancy known for quality, progression, and long-term client relationships
- Exposure to technically complex, career-defining projects
- Hybrid working model (3 days on-site at Gatwick)
- Competitive salary (£65-85k) with a strong benefits package
- Clear pathway for progression within a growing aviation and infrastructure team
Salary: £65,000 to £85,000 Annual +
Hours Per Week: Full Time
