Associate Director - Quantity Surveyor

Vertical Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term career progression

Collaborative and supportive culture

Exposure to significant energy transition projects

Job summary

Vertical Recruitment is seeking an experienced Associate Director - Quantity Surveying in Manchester to drive major infrastructure projects under the National Grid Great Grid Upgrade. You will oversee substantial teams, manage client relations, and deliver commercial strategies across key infrastructure corridors. With an emphasis on leadership, this role offers the chance to shape significant energy infrastructure developments while fostering a collaborative culture. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in major programmes and demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement capabilities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in infrastructure, utilities, energy, civils, or major programmes.
• Strong Quantity Surveying and commercial management expertise.
• Proven leadership experience in managing teams and complex project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead quantity surveying and commercial management services across major projects.
• Manage project delivery across the North West region.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Quantity Surveying expertise

Stakeholder management

Leadership capability

Commercial management

Job description

A leading construction and infrastructure consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Director - Quantity Surveying to support the continued growth of its North West infrastructure division.

This is a major opportunity to join a highly respected consultancy delivering one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes, working directly on the National Grid Great Grid Upgrade commission, a once-in-a-generation energy transmission investment programme estimated at £60-70 billion+, designed to transform the UK’s electricity network and enable large-scale renewable energy integration across the country.

This role will focus on key packages and major infrastructure corridors forming part of this programme, including overhead line upgrades, new and reinforced substations, cable route works, and associated civils delivery across highly complex and regulated environments.

Covering projects from North Wales through to Carlisle, this role will play a critical part in supporting regional delivery, strengthening client relationships, and leading commercial teams across a major long-term infrastructure investment programme.

The consultancy is recognised for its collaborative culture, technical excellence, and track record of delivering alongside some of the industry’s most recognisable clients and nationally significant infrastructure programmes.

The Opportunity

As Associate Director, you will work closely with a key client on the National Grid Great Grid Upgrade programme, acting as a senior commercial lead across multiple infrastructure projects and packages throughout the North West.

This role requires a hands‑on and commercially astute leader capable of balancing strategic oversight with project delivery. You will support key client leadership, manage and develop teams, oversee commercial performance, and help drive regional growth within the infrastructure business.

This is a highly visible leadership role offering the opportunity to shape major energy infrastructure projects, influence client strategy, and play a central part in the long‑term growth of the North West infrastructure team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead quantity surveying and commercial management services across major National Grid Great Grid Upgrade infrastructure packages
• Support a key client delivering one of the UK’s largest energy transition programmes
• Manage project delivery across the North West region from North Wales to Carlisle
• Lead, mentor, and develop commercial and project teams
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and delivery partners
• Drive commercial strategy and delivery within NEC contract environments
• Support business development and regional growth initiatives
• Ensure high standards of commercial governance, reporting, and risk management
• Contribute to framework growth and future project opportunities

About You

We are looking for an experienced infrastructure commercial professional with strong leadership capability and experience operating within major programme environments.

You will ideally have:

• Significant experience within infrastructure, utilities, energy, civils, or major programmes
• Strong Quantity Surveying and commercial management expertise
• Experience working within consultancy and/or client‑side environments
• Proven leadership experience managing teams and complex project delivery
• Strong stakeholder management and client‑facing skills
• Business development and relationship‑building capability
• A proactive and collaborative leadership style

Why Join?

This consultancy has built an exceptional reputation for delivering major infrastructure programmes while maintaining a genuinely people‑focused and collaborative culture.

With a strong pipeline of secured infrastructure work and continued regional growth, this is an opportunity to join a business investing heavily in both its people and long‑term infrastructure capability.

You will benefit from:

• A senior leadership role on one of the UK’s largest energy infrastructure programmes
• Direct involvement in the National Grid Great Grid Upgrade commission
• Long‑term career progression and strategic growth opportunities
• A collaborative and supportive culture
• Exposure to nationally significant energy transition projects
• The chance to help shape the future growth of the North West infrastructure division

This is a career‑defining opportunity for an ambitious Associate Director looking to take a leading role within one of the UK’s most exciting and high‑profile infrastructure environments.