Senior Quantity Surveyor
We are supporting a leading, independent construction consultancy who are currently recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support National Grid’s Grain to Tilbury project, a critical element of The Great Grid Upgrade - the largest overhaul of UK electricity network in generations. This project will replace the existing 1960s Thames Cable Tunnel between Tilbury and Gravesend and deliver vital new infrastructure to strengthen the UK’s high-voltage transmission network.
The role will support the delivery phase of the project, encompassing the construction of a new 2.2km tunnel beneath the River Thames, installation of new 400kV cabling, construction of headhouses at each end of the tunnel, and associated reconductoring works along existing overhead line routes. This upgrade is essential to enabling secure, cleaner, and more affordable energy to flow through the national grid.
This is a site-focused role based in Kent, with flexibility where appropriate, offering the opportunity to work on a technically complex, high-profile energy infrastructure project that has received full planning approval and is moving into active delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead commercial management activities across the Grain to Tilbury project during construction and delivery phases
- Prepare and manage cost plans, budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting for complex infrastructure works
- Administer NEC3/NEC4 contracts, including compensation events, change control, and commercial risk management
- Provide early warning of cost and programme risks, implementing mitigation strategies in collaboration with delivery teams
- Act as a trusted commercial advisor to National Grid and project stakeholders
- Work closely with contractors and multidisciplinary teams to resolve commercial and contractual matters
- Support governance, reporting, and commercial assurance processes in line with National Grid requirements
- Contribute to mentoring and development of junior commercial team members as required
Candidate Criteria
- BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent
- Chartered (MRICS) or actively working towards chartership
- Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on major infrastructure, energy, utilities, or tunnelling projects
- Strong working knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 contracts, particularly in a delivery or construction environment
- Excellent commercial awareness, including forecasting, change control, and risk management
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder and contractor management skills
- Based in Kent or the surrounding region, with the ability to attend site as required
What’s on Offer
- £75,000 salary + £5,000 car allowance
- Opportunity to work on a flagship National Grid project forming part of The Great Grid Upgrade
- Exposure to complex tunnelling and high-voltage transmission infrastructure
- Long-term programme stability with a respected, growing consultancy
- Clear career progression and professional development support
