Lead Quantity Surveyor - Strategic Infrastructure

About the role

Join us and 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 an experienced Quantity Surveyor who wants more responsibility and is looking for a stepping-stone into management along with 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 Lead Quantity Surveyor for Sea Link, where you'll be responsible providing contract and commercial 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.

In this role you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. You'll be flexible to regular travel to sites in Kent and Suffolk and working from our London office as required. You'll also have a driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK.

Key accountabilities

You’ll take charge of the effective pre-contract and post-contract responsibilities of a large project (over £0.5bn) and with support from the Commercial Manager provide support of procurement activities associated with a project, acting as the lead 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 team and ensure contractor costs are robustly managed across the portfolio of projects. You’ll also attend contract risk reviews and ensure the project team is employing strong risk management techniques to accurately reflect project risks. 

You’ll ensure contract compliance, through effective contract management activities including monitoring of spend against agreed budgets, KPIs and other metrics across the project. Helping your team support the development and maintenance of 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 the reviews and assessment of variations and compensation events, supporting any escalation procedures and dispute avoidance and resolution processes.

You’ll provide guidance and support to the more junior members of the team including the graduates, Assistant Quantity Surveyors and the Quantity Surveyors as well as building 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 needed.

About you

This is an experienced Lead Quantity Surveyor role and you would be leading on your large scale project made up of several subprojects. You'll have experience of delivering several projects already and be able to demonstrate experience of contract and commercial management, stakeholder engagement, risk management, tenders and procurement 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 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 get

• A competitive salary between £61,000 - £75,000 – dependent on capability.
• Established market supplement of £3,000 per annum (paid monthly).
• Job requirement car.
• An annual performance bonus.
• 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days.
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - so long as it's relevant to your role.
• Access to 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.
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
• Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.

About us

National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is a Business Unit created to propel our grid forward to deliver in 5 years, what has been achieved in the previous 30. By 2030 we aim to have 17 new major infrastructure projects live across England, Scotland and Wales. 

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 1 June 2025 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. 

At National Grid, 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.

Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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