Quantity Surveyor / Estimator – Civil Engineering
Location: Chorley, Lancashire
Company: Holderness Groundworks & Paving Ltd
Job type: Permanent, with freelance considered
Hours: Full-time preferred, flexible arrangements considered
Sector: Groundworks, civil engineering, public realm and infrastructure
Salary/rate: Competitive, dependent on experience
About HGP
Holderness Groundworks & Paving Ltd is a growing groundworks, civil engineering and public realm contractor based in Chorley, delivering projects across the North West.
We provide a full range of groundworks, civil engineering and infrastructure services, with a strong reputation for quality, reliability and practical delivery.
Our work includes public realm schemes, deep and shallow drainage, paving, bulk earthworks, complex access works, FPC works, soft landscaping and material reprocessing. We operate across a varied project base including town centre public realm works, university schemes, industrial refurbishment, drainage infrastructure, rail environments, paving packages and complex restricted-access projects.
The opportunity
We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor / Estimator to support our continued growth and strengthen our commercial function.
This is a varied role suited to someone who enjoys being involved across the full project lifecycle, from tender stage through to procurement, valuations, variations and final accounts.
You will work closely with the directors, project managers, site teams, clients and supply chain, with the opportunity to have a direct impact on project performance and business growth.
This role would suit an experienced Assistant QS ready to step up, an Intermediate QS, or a commercially minded Estimator/QS who wants more influence and variety than a larger corporate environment may offer.
Key responsibilities
You will be involved in:
- Pricing tenders and preparing competitive submissions
- Measuring drawings and carrying out take-offs
- Preparing bills of quantities and cost breakdowns
- Supporting procurement of subcontractors, suppliers and materials
- Preparing and managing valuations
- Monitoring project costs, variations and commercial performance
- Preparing and agreeing final accounts
- Attending site visits across the North West
- Working closely with directors, project managers and site teams
- Supporting commercial reporting and forecasting
- Identifying risks, opportunities and value engineering options
What we’re looking for
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience in quantity surveying, estimating or commercial management within construction
- Groundworks, civil engineering, paving, infrastructure or public realm experience
- Ability to measure drawings and price works accurately
- Good commercial awareness and attention to detail
- Confidence working with site teams, clients and suppliers
- Ability to manage workload and prioritise deadlines
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
- A practical, hands-on understanding of construction delivery
Experience with NEC, JCT or other construction contracts would be beneficial, but is not essential depending on experience.
Why join HGP?
This is an opportunity to join a growing North West contractor where your commercial input will be visible, valued and directly linked to project performance.
Unlike a role in a large commercial department, this position offers genuine involvement across the full project lifecycle, from tender pricing and procurement through to valuations, variations and final accounts.
HGP operates from a Chorley head office supporting estimating, pre-construction, commercial management, project planning, procurement, health and safety, compliance and business operations.
With our own operational yard, plant and fleet support, HGP has strong delivery capability across sites in the North West.
What we offer
- Permanent or freelance opportunity considered
- Full-time role, with some flexibility negotiable
- Office and site-based working
- Varied projects across the North West
- Direct access to directors and senior decision-makers
- Opportunity to help shape the commercial function of a growing contractor
- Exposure to tendering, procurement, valuations and final accounts
- Supportive, practical and delivery-focused working environment
How to apply
Please apply with your CV and a brief note outlining your relevant experience in groundworks, civil engineering, paving, infrastructure or construction commercial management.
Pay: From £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chorley
