Lead Quantity Surveyor

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a great project team and to play a key role in the UK’s transition to clean energy within Strategic Infrastructure team as an Experienced Lead Quantity Surveyor on a multi-billion pound strategically important infrastructure project, where you'll be responsible for providing contract and commercial administration and guidance to project teams during the development and delivery of large and complex infrastructure projects ensuring that they are achieved safely, on time and within budget.

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.

This project requires regular travel within the UK, aswell as attending the Warwick office for key meetings. 

About you

What we do isn’t just important – it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit experts in their field.

This is an experienced Lead Quantity Surveyor role, and you'll be leading on a large-scale contract.

You'll have experience of;

• Delivering multiple large construction contracts or complex construction projects already
• Be able to demonstrate extensive experience of contract and commercial management across a range of contract types and suites. 
• You will have demonstrable proficiencies in complex stakeholder engagement such as multiple interfacing contracts or Joint Ventures. 
• You will be experienced in risk management, procurement preferably in a regulated environment and negotiation. 
• Ideally, you'll have a degree in quantity surveying or a related discipline such as construction management or construction law and several years relevant experience or significant experience of working as a QS on large construction projects.
• You'll have a good understanding of FIDIC Silver book and 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.

What you'll do

You’ll be the lead commercial representative providing guidance on commercial and contract management considerations and advising on contract options and budget estimates, including risk & contingency allowances on pre and post contractual activities within a large work package (over £0.5bn) for a multi-billion pound project.

Pre contract you will support the production of an estimate, input to the Procurement and Contract Strategies, lead the creation of commercial ITT documents and commercially support the project through to Contract Award, including evaluation and negotiations.  

You’ll be responsible for the contract quality assurance of construction contracts, ensuring contract obligations are fulfilled as well as,  providing commercial and contract management support.

 You’ll ensure contract compliance, through effective contract management activities including monitoring of spend against agreed budgets, KPIs and other metrics across the project.
 
You’ll produce all necessary contract forms such as valuations and payment recommendations, instructions and communications for the assigned work package, leading on the reviews and assessment change, supporting any escalation procedures and dispute avoidance and resolution processes.

 You may have a small number of direct reports and will provide guidance and support to the more junior members of the team.

Contract administration

Take the lead in ensuring contractual obligations for both Contractor and Client are fulfilled in compliance with the Contract
Take the lead on drafting notices in accordance with the Contract
Attend meetings to support the Project Team in commercial / contract matters
Ensure junior team members comply with contractual obligations under the contract and project requirements. 
Providing sound and reasoned advice to project teams, to assist in the resolution of any complex disputes or contractual matters with support from the Contracts and Commercial Manager
Ensuring that across your portfolio of works, contracts are managed effectively, and the relevant contractual procedures are followed. 

Cost Control and Reporting

Helping your project team develop and maintain cost forecasts.
Attending contract risk reviews and  lead robust costing of risks for your Work Package
Playing a key role in ensuring project teams are compliant with governance processes.
Ensure that effective change management is employed on your work package.
Draft / input to governance papers in accordance with project requirements

Stakeholder engagement 

Building strong relationships with a range of stakeholders, including Project Managers, Contracts and Commercial Managers, Delivery Managers, Contractors, and colleagues in procurement and regulation teams as well as with JV partners  
Facilitating good communication between stakeholders. Communicating succinctly and consistently, reaching out to senior stakeholders for assistance when needed.

Pre-contract involvement 

Supporting and guiding others in procurement events.
Advising on most suitable procurement route and contributing to the strategy and any necessary governance documents.
Leading on the commercial assessment of tenders and supporting negotiations
Preparing and updating estimates the procurement strategy and process develops.

Developing relationships with our regulation team to support any submissions made to Ofgem with regard to funding for our schemes. 

What you'll get in return

A competitive salary between £61,000 - £70,000 – dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

A job requirement car will be issued subject to business mileage covered. 

About us

The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to connect up to 50GW of offshore generation to the electricity network by 2030. Facilitating this ambition will require significant reinforcements to the onshore electricity transmission network. National Grid Strategic Infrastructure will make this happen.

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.

Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via the Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.

Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More Information

This role closes on 4th March 2026 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. 

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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