Quantity Surveyor

About the role

To help drive efficiency in the green energy transition.

As owners of Wales and England’s electricity transmission network, we take green energy seriously. Between now and 2026 we’re investing £29 billion into the decarbonisation of energy systems. Would you like to be involved in this vital transition? If you’re a Quantity Surveyor who wants more responsibility and the chance to work on high‑value, complex schemes, we’d like to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the UK’s transition to clean energy within Strategic Infrastructure team as a Quantity Surveyor, where you support the development and delivery of very large and complex infrastructure projects safely, on time and within budget by providing contract and commercial guidance to the project teams.

Our customers include everyone who uses electricity in England and Wales. Acting on behalf of these people, you’ll help ensure that we deliver our projects in the most commercially effective way.

You’ll be welcomed into our diverse, inclusive organisation that has recently won an Institution of Engineering and Technology silver award for our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programme. If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, we look forward to talking to you very soon.

This role will be based out of Bury St Edmunds, with regular travel to sites in the east of England.

Step into a high‑impact role as an Experienced Quantity Surveyor, where you’ll take full ownership of your own work packages within a major, large‑scale project. You’ll already have a strong track record of delivering multiple projects and be confident managing the full commercial and contractual lifecycle. From stakeholder engagement and procurement to risk management and commercial oversight, you’ll play a key role in driving successful project outcomes.

Ideally you will have a degree in quantity surveying or a related discipline such as construction management or construction law and a couple of years experience of working as a QS or over 5 years experience of working as a QS on construction projects and an understanding of NEC4 contracts (Option A, C and

E). Ideally you have experience on infrastructure projects, but this isn’t essential as you might have a contractor or consultant background, for example.

You also have a driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK. There is an expectation that you’ll be able to travel to site when required and therefore a car will be provided. The role is on a hybrid basis therefore your time will be spent between working from home, office and site.

• You’ll support procurement activities associated with the packages/sub‑projects (over £100m) and with support from the Lead Quantity Surveyor act as the key commercial representative providing guidance on commercial and contract management considerations and advising on contract options and budget estimates, including risk & contingency allowances.
• You’ll be responsible for the quality assurance of construction contracts, including maintaining accurate contractor data records, providing commercial and contract management support, guidance and coaching to the project delivery team and ensure contractor costs are robustly managed across your package.
• You’ll ensure contract compliance through effective contract management activities including monitoring of spend against agreed budgets, KPIs and other metrics. Helping your project team develop and maintain cost forecasts will be a key responsibility.
• You’ll produce all necessary contract forms such as valuations and payment recommendations and instructions and communications for the assigned project, leading on providing independent reviews and advice on variations and compensation events, supporting any escalation procedures and dispute avoidance and resolution processes.
• You’ll build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders, including Project Managers, Planners, Accountants, Operational colleagues and other specialists, contractors, and colleagues in procurement, regulation and legal teams, reaching out to senior stakeholders for assistance when it is…