Managing Quantity Surveyor

Turner Lovell; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Lovell is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial function on major utilities and civils projects across the UK. You will oversee cost management, forecasting, cash flow and project profitability.

Working with project managers, you will protect margins, manage risk, and provide timely commercial reporting to senior stakeholders, while ensuring alignment with business objectives. UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• 50m+ projects experience in power, utilities or civils.
• Experience with NEC3/NEC4 contracts in infrastructure or civil environments.
• Proven ability to forecast costs and prepare cost-to-complete reports.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• Full UK driving licence and right to work in the UK.
• Chartered or Incorporated status, or working toward it is desirable.
• Professional accreditation with RICS, ICES or CIOB desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead all commercial activity across major utilities and civils projects.
• Set and manage project budgets, ensure costs stay within parameters.
• Lead valuation and cash-flow planning, including cost-to-complete forecasting.
• Produce accurate commercial reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with project managers to align commercial and operational objectives.
• Provide clear financial updates to senior management and external stakeholders.
• Identify and manage commercial risk to protect profitability.
• Support delivery of projects against financial, quality and programme objectives.

Skills

Commercial management

Quantity Surveying

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Forecasting

Cash flow

Risk management

Stakeholder reporting

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Managing Quantity Surveyor - Power & Infrastructure

Location: UK

Sector: Power, Utilities & Infrastructure

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

A leading specialist contractor operating across the power and infrastructure sector is looking to appoint a Managing Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial function across major utilities and civils projects.

The business delivers high-value electrical infrastructure programmes for some of the sector's most demanding clients across the UK and Europe. With a strong pipeline of complex projects, this is an opportunity for an experienced commercial professional to take a lead role in delivering major infrastructure programmes from award through to completion and energisation.

Working alongside experienced project managers and delivery teams, you will have significant ownership of project commercial performance and play a key role in protecting margins, managing risk and delivering value for clients.

The Role

As Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will act as the primary commercial lead across major projects, taking responsibility for cost management, financial forecasting, cash flow and overall commercial performance.

• Leading all commercial activity across major utilities and civils projects.
• Setting and managing accurate project budgets, ensuring costs remain within agreed parameters and aligned with wider business objectives.
• Leading valuation and cash-flow planning, including detailed cost-to-complete forecasting.
• Producing accurate and timely commercial reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Working closely with project managers and delivery teams to maintain strong alignment between commercial and operational objectives.
• Providing clear financial updates to senior management, project teams and external stakeholders.
• Identifying, assessing and managing commercial risk from an early stage to protect project profitability.
• Supporting the successful delivery of projects against financial, quality and programme objectives.

About You

The successful candidate will have a strong commercial background within power, utilities, civils or major infrastructure, with proven experience managing high-value projects.

• Proven Quantity Surveying experience managing 50m+ projects within the power, utilities or civils sectors.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts within major infrastructure or civil engineering environments.
• Proven experience producing detailed financial forecasts, cost-to-complete reports and managing project cash flow.
• A degree in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• A full UK driving licence and the right to work in the UK.
• Chartered or Incorporated status, or actively working towards professional qualification, is desirable.
• Professional accreditation with RICS, ICES or CIOB is desirable.

This is a senior commercial position within a business operating across some of the UK's most important infrastructure markets. You will have the opportunity to take genuine ownership of major projects, influence commercial strategy and work closely with senior project and delivery teams. The role offers scope to make a direct impact on project profitability while helping shape the continued growth of the commercial function.