Quantity Surveyor – energy & infrastructure projects

Overview

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will take front-line commercial responsibility for major infrastructure and energy projects from mobilisation to final accounts. You will work with project leaders, operations and manufacturing teams to manage costs, change, and reporting across both factory-originated and site delivery. The role combines engineering, off-site manufacturing and installation, offering hands-on exposure to high-stakes programmes. You’ll develop NEC contract-management capability with structured training and clear progression within a long-standing engineering specialist.

Pay / Benefits

• 36.5-hour week with early Friday finish
• hybrid working around Manchester office and project needs
• working-away package: 28,800 per annum
• car scheme
• 15% uplift on qualifying assignments
• competitive salary depending on experience

Responsibilities

• Maintain project budgets, forecasts, cost reports and margin projections
• Measure completed works against drawings, specs and scope
• Prepare accurate and timely applications for payment
• Identify and recover variations and contractual change
• Administer NEC early warnings and compensation events (CEMAR)
• Ensure commercial records are auditable and well-documented
• Monitor programmes and entitlements related to delays or changes
• Manage subcontractor procurement, valuations, payments and final accounts
• Track costs across manufacturing, labour and installation within project P&L
• Maintain positive relationships with clients, contractors and internal stakeholders
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities and agree actions with leadership
• Prepare, submit and negotiate final accounts
• Support and develop Assistant Quantity Surveyors where applicable

Key requirements

• Quantity Surveying experience within construction, mechanical engineering, HVAC, building services, infrastructure or similar
• Experience administering JCT or NEC contracts
• Strong measurement, valuation and cost-management capability
• Confidence interpreting drawings and project information
• Experience preparing forecasts, reports and variance analysis
• Commercial awareness and ability to identify contractual entitlement
• Strong client-facing communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent attention to detail and record-keeping discipline
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and commercial reporting systems
• Desire to develop into NEC delivery from JCT experience
• Desirable: BIM or digital project-management systems experience
• Desirable: experience with CEMAR
• Desirable: experience on safety-critical projects

• strong client-facing communication
• negotiation skills
• attention to detail
• JCT contracts
• NEC contracts
• CEMAR

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