Job title: Quantity Surveyor / Estimator
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Location: Ballycastle, UK
Job published: 25-06-2026
Job ID: 118911
Contact name: Adam Adair
Phone number: +447441345306
Contact email: adam.adair@huntersavage.com

Job Description

Quantity Surveyor / Estimator (Civil Engineering)

Ballycastle

Description:
We are hiring for our client, a growing civil engineering and groundworks contractor based in Ballycastle on the North Antrim Coast. This Quantity Surveyor / Estimator job is a strong opportunity for an experienced commercial professional to join a successful subcontractor delivering works across groundworks, bulk excavations, earthworks, crushing and screening, demolition, haulage, soil stabilisation and wider site services.

The successful Quantity Surveyor / Estimator will manage civil engineering projects from procurement through to final account.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

  1. Competitive salary and benefits package
  2. Varied civil engineering and groundworks projects
  3. Join a growing subcontractor with strong NI and UK client relationships

The Role:
As Quantity Surveyor / Estimator (Civil Engineering), you will:

  • Manage project costs from procurement through to final account
  • Prepare valuations, cost reports and commercial updates
  • Manage subcontractor accounts and supplier agreements
  • Assess variations and support accurate cost control
  • Work closely with operational teams across multiple project locations
  • Identify commercial risk and support project profitability
  • Provide clear commercial advice throughout the project lifecycle

The Person:

  • Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within civil engineering
  • Strong understanding of NEC contracts
  • Groundworks, earthworks or wider civils experience is desirable
  • Strong analytical, communication and negotiation skills
  • Confident managing subcontractors, clients and project teams
  • Able to manage multiple workstreams and travel across the UK when required

The Reward:

  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Varied civils and groundworks project exposure
  • Long-term opportunity within a growing business
  • Supportive team culture and room for career development

Next Steps Why Hunter Savage:
For further information, and to apply for this Quantity Surveyor / Estimator (Civil Engineering) job, please contact Adam Adair at Hunter Savage.

Hunter Savage is a specialist recruitment consultancy with deep sector insight across the UK and Ireland.

Salary is a guide and may depend on experience and expertise. We reserve the right to heighten shortlisting criteria depending on response.