ARE YOU A SKILLED QUANTITY SURVEYOR SEEKING YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE ON A MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT?

Whether you’re looking to step up into larger-scale work or already have experience in this area, we’d love to hear from you. Tarmac is offering a permanent opportunity to join our team and make a real impact.
We’re currently recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join our fantastic Highways team, based at our Colchester site, supporting projects across the South East region. You’ll play a key role in our commercial team, working closely with the Managing Quantity Surveyor and building strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and client representatives.
We support hybrid working and encourage applications from experienced Assistant Quantity Surveyors who are ready to take the next step in their career. We’re committed to developing talent and helping you grow into the role.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We’re seeking someone with:

• Previous experience in surfacing or highways infrastructure projects
• Strong drive and ambition to succeed
• NEC3/4 contract experience (highly desirable)
• Solid sub-contract administration skills
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal abilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills
• Commercial awareness and a process-driven mindset

• Willingness to travel between sites as required

  A degree-level qualification is preferred, but we also welcome candidates with HND or those qualified by experience (QBE).
  The role is based our Colchester Office in Essex. The office is easily commutable from Colchester, Tiptree, West Mersea, Clacton-on-Sea, Great Bentley, Braintree, Witham, Ipswich, Sudbury, Halstead, Chelmsford and the surrounding areas
  At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer. Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long-term future.
  Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Quantity Surveyor, you’ll ideally bring experience from similar sectors such as Highways, Road Infrastructure, Paving, Surfacing, or Civil Engineering. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing sub-contracts: issuing tender enquiries, awarding contracts, and assessing monthly payment applications
• Supporting the preparation of monthly CVRs and forecasts (internal and client-facing)
• Assisting with final account agreements and substantiations
• Ensuring compliance with Tarmac and client processes to mitigate commercial risk
• Accurately valuing completed work and ensuring timely cash collection
• Preparing and submitting monthly applications for payment

• Issuing early warning notices and managing compensation events

  A company vehicle is provided with this role. A full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points is required, and occasional travel across the UK may be necessary to support wider team needs—flexibility is key.

In addition to this role we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
• Training and development opportunitie