Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor – Water Location: Bournemouth Rate: £550–£600 per day Inside IR35 Contract: Freelance – 3 months Site Requirement: 2–3 days per week Ganymede Solutions are currently working…

Inside IR35 Engineering
Pay rate £550 – £600/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 18 August 2026

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Senior Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor – Water

Location: Bournemouth
Rate: £550–£600 per day Inside IR35
Contract: Freelance – 3 months
Site Requirement: 2–3 days per week

Ganymede Solutions are currently working with a leading contractor within the UK water sector who are looking to strengthen their commercial team with 2x freelance Quantity Surveyors / Senior Quantity Surveyors on a Water Treatment Works project in Bournemouth.

The requirement is initially for 3 months, with the successful candidates joining the project during its final stages to support with commercial management and project close-out.

The Role

As Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the commercial management and close-out of a range of Civils and MEICA packages.

Key responsibilities will include:

NEC3 subcontract management
Payment assessments and subcontractor management
Final account negotiations and commercial close-out
Disallowed cost negotiation
Pricing and management of Compensation Events
Forecasting and cost management across labour, plant and materials
Commercial management of Civils and/or MEICA packages
Supporting packages including surfacing, final pipework installation, MEICA installation and commissioning activities

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

Strong Quantity Surveying experience within infrastructure or utilities
Good working knowledge of NEC3 contracts
Experience managing and closing out subcontract packages
Experience negotiating final accounts and disallowed costs
Civils and/or MEICA commercial experience
Water sector experience, with Clean Water experience particularly desirable
Experience using Causeway and/or Aconex would be advantageous

The Opportunity

This is an initial 3-month contract supporting the close-out of a major Water Treatment Works project.

There is the possibility of further opportunities across other water projects following completion of the initial assignment, although this cannot be guaranteed.

Rate: £550–£600 per day Inside IR35
Location: Bournemouth – 2–3 days per week on site
Start: ASAP

To apply, please submit your latest CV or get in touch with Ganymede Solutions for further information.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

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