Quantity Surveyor Manager, Capital Project Delivery

About us

National Grid is hiring a Quantity Surveyor Manager for our NY Electric Major Projects department. This position can be located in Albany, Syracuse, or Buffalo, NY. 

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

The Quantity Surveyor Manager will oversee a team of Quantity Surveyors who ensure that National Grid achieves value for project costs, and that Major Projects Contractors deliver the work that they are contracted to, at the price they committed to. To support the delivery with project or program management teams, advising on best practices for pricing evaluation within contracts and field practices for contract changes in technical work. To be responsible for ensuring all costs for an assigned portfolio or projects are reviewed and robustly challenged against appropriate benchmarks and cost databases. Participate with adjacent stakeholders in scrutiny and development of cost databases for electrical construction work.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead and embed positive safety culture and process safety within team to improve collective safety performance ensuring adherence to company policy, aims and objectives.
• Maintain accountability for first level assurance across all team activities and responsibilities.
• Develop and share best practice in SHESQ and Project Delivery.
• Lead team to manage and deliver program of projects safely to time, cost and specification within governance requirements including project initiation documents, project execution plans and management of plans, schedule, National Grid resources, budgets, quality and risks.
• Challenge project teams to ensure project scope, designs and delivery solutions are innovative, efficient, fit for purpose and prevent creep.
• Provide accurate and timely monthly project status reports covering SHE performance, milestone progress, risk management, current and forecast financial performance to ensure robust tracking and reporting against the long-term capital plan.
• Ensure that Project Engineers are robustly positioned commercially on scheme delivery, and coordinate and prioritize commercial / contractual support systems in place.
• For Major Infrastructure Schemes, agree and implement a community consultation plan for the project with the SPM and local authorities. Ensure a robust response management system is in place for the recording of the receipt and response to all statutory and public feedback.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education or experience in Estimating, Planning, Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering, or similar technical fields required. 
• At least 8 years of experience in utilities or construction industries required.
• Technical understanding of utility construction work being planned and managed.
• Unionized contract management in utility or construction preferred. 
• Ability to be detail-oriented with excellent organizational and administrative skills. 
• Microsoft office and strong systems usage experience (SAP, PowerBI).  

More Information

Salary: $142,000.00 - $167,000.00 USD annually

National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of protected class. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. National Grid maintains affirmative action programs for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Our employment practices are designed to ensure that all individuals are treated fairly and with respect throughout the hiring process and during employment. National Grid complies with all applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, and we encourage a culture of respect for all.
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