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Quantity Surveyor

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Posted on Jul 8, 2026 by CV-Library
Penrith, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£50k - £65k Annual
Full-Time
Aureos are seeking a Quantity Surveyor to work in growing team in Penrith.

Working within Aureos Highways Business Unit, and forming a part of the Commercial team, the Quantity Surveyor plays an integral part in delivering exceptional commercial results. Core responsibilities encompass project delivery, commercial reporting and maximising profit.

Primary tasks and duties

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will assist the commercial team in providing support to the contract delivery team to ensure the profitability, cash management, cost control and accurate reporting of all schemes. Your role will require you to:

* Input into the application and credit control processes

* Understanding of income forecast and pricing of scope changes

* Understanding of the change control system

* Understanding of project risk

* Understanding of the production of CVRs

* Understanding of CTC

* Understanding the production of forecasting data

* Understanding the costing process

* Understanding the management of the full sub-contract cycle and input into sub-contract documentation

Secondary tasks and duties

We operate a team ethos across the Aureos Business Unit and strive to assist colleagues in the execution of their duties where this is appropriate and brings added value. The Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the following in this respect:

* Ensure that the group commercial policies are adhered to and that the requirements of legislation are met

* Manage commercial performance against business targets and KPI’s

* Working with the commercial and operational teams to strive for continuous improvement

* Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement and use of best practice across the client base

Qualifications and Training

Essential:

* Degree educated or HND/HNC equivalent.

* Working towards Professional Qualification (preferred)

* Suitable post degree experience working in contracting commercial department preferably within the power industry

* Knowledge of and ability to interpret construction industry conditions of contract, mainly NEC3 and NEC4

* Proficient in Microsoft packages (Excel)

Desirable:

* Driving license

In return you will receive

* Generous Salary

* 25 days Holiday with the option to buy more

* Pension

* Cycle to work scheme

* Free parking

* Health & wellbeing programme

* Employee benefits portal.

* On-site parking

* Private medical insurance

* Referral Scheme

Equal Opportunities

Aureos are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable

Reference: 225341918

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Quantity Surveyor

CV-Library

Posted on Jul 8, 2026 by CV-Library

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Penrith, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£50k - £65k Annual
Full-Time
Aureos are seeking a Quantity Surveyor to work in growing team in Penrith.

Working within Aureos Highways Business Unit, and forming a part of the Commercial team, the Quantity Surveyor plays an integral part in delivering exceptional commercial results. Core responsibilities encompass project delivery, commercial reporting and maximising profit.

Primary tasks and duties

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will assist the commercial team in providing support to the contract delivery team to ensure the profitability, cash management, cost control and accurate reporting of all schemes. Your role will require you to:

* Input into the application and credit control processes

* Understanding of income forecast and pricing of scope changes

* Understanding of the change control system

* Understanding of project risk

* Understanding of the production of CVRs

* Understanding of CTC

* Understanding the production of forecasting data

* Understanding the costing process

* Understanding the management of the full sub-contract cycle and input into sub-contract documentation

Secondary tasks and duties

We operate a team ethos across the Aureos Business Unit and strive to assist colleagues in the execution of their duties where this is appropriate and brings added value. The Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the following in this respect:

* Ensure that the group commercial policies are adhered to and that the requirements of legislation are met

* Manage commercial performance against business targets and KPI’s

* Working with the commercial and operational teams to strive for continuous improvement

* Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement and use of best practice across the client base

Qualifications and Training

Essential:

* Degree educated or HND/HNC equivalent.

* Working towards Professional Qualification (preferred)

* Suitable post degree experience working in contracting commercial department preferably within the power industry

* Knowledge of and ability to interpret construction industry conditions of contract, mainly NEC3 and NEC4

* Proficient in Microsoft packages (Excel)

Desirable:

* Driving license

In return you will receive

* Generous Salary

* 25 days Holiday with the option to buy more

* Pension

* Cycle to work scheme

* Free parking

* Health & wellbeing programme

* Employee benefits portal.

* On-site parking

* Private medical insurance

* Referral Scheme

Equal Opportunities

Aureos are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable
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Reference: 225341918

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