Senior Quantity Surveyor

82591 - Senior Quantity Surveyor – Lower Thames Crossing

This Senior Quantity Surveyor – Lower Thames Crossing will report to the Commercial Manager and will work within Capital Programme and Procurement based in our Maidstone office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £84,160 plus car and a bonus of 3%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote.

Close Date: 10/06/2026

We also provide the following additional benefits

• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits:
  Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

The Capital Programme and Procurement Team has a requirement for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial support to the Southern Region Commercial Manager, on the Lower Thames Crossing scheme being delivered from our Maidstone office.

Although based in the Maidstone office you will be expected to travel to site on a regular basis.

You will be required to provide a supporting role during initial procurement before taking ownership for delivery through to final account.

This will require good commercial and contractual management of contractors engaged through a variety of contractual mechanisms (e.g. NEC Fixed Price/ Target Price contracts, Framework Call-off forms and manufacturing orders). You will use our computerised contract management tool (Unifier) and P6 to ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budgetary constraints.

You will be responsible for all elements of Commercial Administration including the payment process, EWN's/ CE's, P6 programme reviews, approval of subcontractors, production of CVR's and other commercial reporting.

You will compile pre-contract information and help draft contracts, before passing over to our contract execution team.

You will also be responsible for figures within the project gate papers / exception papers for their contracts, whilst the Project Manager holds overall responsibility for the governance process.

• To comply with all UKPN guidelines, goals and procedures, identifying and reporting areas of non-conformance to the Commercial Manager.
• Administering the contract observing the terms and conditions, ensuring both UKPN and the Contractor meet their obligations.
• Assess contractor applications and change requests, making recommendations and preparing general correspondence on behalf of the Project Manager.
• Build a close relationship with all external and internal partners to allow progress without delay, and meet all reasonable requests in a timely efficient manner.
• To help with the review and verification of contractor prices for new contracts.
• Produce quality commercial reports and dashboards and ensure the successful Commercial management of the contract.
• Work with the Commercial Manager to resolve any contract issues, and in the event of a dispute arising to help prepare the required documentation to justify and strengthen our contractual position.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor will report to the Southern Region Commercial Manager. You will perform the following activities.

• To comply with all UKPN guidelines, goals and procedures, identifying and reporting areas of non-conformance to the Commercial Manager and wider commercial management team.
• Ensure that the project delivery team have acted observing the contract.
• Collaborate with all external and internal partners to allow the projects to…