Senior/Associate Quantity Surveyor

Carriera Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

Carriera Limited is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Associate Cost Manager in London/South East with hybrid working. The role focuses on post-contract delivery for major energy and infrastructure projects, including battery energy storage and grid infrastructure.

You will manage valuations, variations, cost reporting, and contract administration across civils, electrical and utilities packages, coordinating with clients and contractors to keep projects on budget and on time.

Qualifications

• Experience in post contract cost management on energy and infrastructure projects.
• Strong contractual knowledge, NEC experience desirable and FIDIC familiarity encouraged.
• Consultancy or client side background is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide post contract cost management across major energy and infrastructure projects.
• Manage commercial delivery across civils, electrical and utilities packages.
• Assess and agree valuations, variations and change.
• Prepare regular cost reports and commercial forecasts.
• Manage contractor applications and payment recommendations.
• Monitor project expenditure against agreed budgets.
• Support the commercial management of major construction packages.
• Identify commercial risk and advise clients on mitigation.
• Manage contractual correspondence and commercial records.
• Support procurement and contract administration where required.
• Negotiate and agree final accounts.
• Work closely with clients, contractors, engineers and project teams.
• Provide clear commercial advice throughout project delivery.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Contract negotiation

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field

MRICS (advantageous)

Job description

Role: Senior Quantity Surveyor / Associate Cost Manager

Location: London / South East, Hybrid Working

Sector: Energy, Infrastructure & Utilities

Salary: Up to £85,000 + £5,000 Car Allowance + Benefits

Carriera is working with an established construction consultancy looking to appoint a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Associate Cost Manager to strengthen its growing infrastructure and energy offering.

This is a specialist opportunity focused predominantly on the post contract delivery of major power and energy infrastructure projects, with particular emphasis on battery energy storage, electrical infrastructure, civils and utilities.

The projects form part of the UK's continued investment into improving the resilience and efficiency of the national energy network. You will work on schemes designed to draw power from the grid, store energy and release it during periods of peak demand.

This would suit a commercially strong Quantity Surveyor who understands complex infrastructure projects and wants to build their career within one of the fastest growing areas of the construction market.

Responsibilities

• Provide post contract cost management across major energy and infrastructure projects.
• Manage commercial delivery across civils, electrical and utilities packages.
• Assess and agree valuations, variations and change.
• Prepare regular cost reports and commercial forecasts.
• Manage contractor applications and payment recommendations.
• Monitor project expenditure against agreed budgets.
• Support the commercial management of major construction packages.
• Identify commercial risk and advise clients on appropriate mitigation.
• Manage contractual correspondence and commercial records.
• Support procurement and contract administration where required.
• Negotiate and agree final accounts.
• Work closely with clients, contractors, engineers and wider project teams.
• Provide clear commercial advice throughout project delivery.

Requirements

• Previous Quantity Surveying or Cost Management experience within infrastructure, energy, utilities or another technically complex environment.
• Experience working with civils, electrical or utilities packages.
• Battery energy storage, power generation, grid infrastructure or wider energy sector experience would be particularly advantageous.
• Good contractual knowledge.
• Experience working with FIDIC would be highly desirable.
• Strong NEC experience will also be considered.
• Consultancy or client side experience would be advantageous.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Confident managing contractors and complex commercial discussions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or another relevant discipline.
• MRICS would be advantageous but is not essential for the right candidate.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to move into a specialist and rapidly expanding part of the infrastructure market.

You will gain exposure to technically complex energy projects with significant commercial responsibility and the opportunity to develop deeper expertise across power, utilities and battery storage.

For someone already operating at Senior Quantity Surveyor or Associate level, the role offers the scope to take ownership of major workstreams while continuing to develop within a growing consultancy environment.

Carriera Limited values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments required during the recruitment process.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.