| Location: Enfield | Salary: £53000 - £65000 per annum + package |
| Sector: Commercial, Construction | Type: Permanent |
| Contact: Matthew Clegg | Job Published: about 2 hours ago |
Senior Quantity Surveyor - Major Energy Infrastructure Project (National Grid)
Location: Loughton, Essex
Salary: £53,000 - £65,000 + £7,000 car allowance
Benefits: 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, private healthcare, pension, discretionary bonus
A leading infrastructure contractor is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its Energy team on a major energy project valued in excess of £300m. This is a significant opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to undertake the end-to-end commercial management for a defined package of works on a high-profile, technically complex energy infrastructure scheme in the South East. The successful candidate will have the option of being based from Enfield, Hoddesdon or Bishops Stortford.
The Role
As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will play a key role in the commercial delivery of a major transmission project, ensuring robust governance, cost control, and contractual compliance throughout the project lifecycle. You'll be involved from the very start of the project, giving you the opportunity to put your own mark on the programme from day 1.
Key responsibilities include:
- Full commercial management of a package of works from inception through to final account
- Ensuring site teams operate in line with internal commercial procedures and governance
- Preparation of valuations and applications for payment with full contractual substantiation
- Producing and overseeing cost reports to the client in line with contract requirements
- Management of subcontract and materials procurement schedules
- Administration of subcontractor and supplier accounts, including interim payments and final accounts
- Contract administration, change control and maintenance of all associated commercial registers
- Identification and management of commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change
- Accurate cost allocation and coding to meet internal and external reporting requirements
- Measurement of works in accordance with standard methods of measurement
About You
You will be a commercially astute Quantity Surveyor with experience delivering large-scale infrastructure or civil engineering projects under NEC contracts.
You will ideally have:
- HND or Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
- Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, or an experienced Quantity Surveyor ready to step up
- Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts (NEC4 Option C preferred, but other NEC experience welcomed)
- Experience working on civil engineering and/or major construction projects
- Membership of, or working towards, RICS or ICES chartership
What's On Offer
- Excellent long term career prospects
- Starting salary of £53,000 - £65,000 depending on experience
- £7,000 car allowance
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with the option to buy additional leave)
- Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Private healthcare, life assurance and health screening
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay
- Structured investment in professional development and career progression
- Additional lifestyle benefits including retail discounts, gym memberships and cycle-to-work schemes
If you're a Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for an exciting new challenge or a Quantity Surveyor ready to step up into a new position, get in touch today to find out more.
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