Senior Quantity Surveyor

Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure; Rochester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible and adaptable working

Contributory pension scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Share-save scheme

Job summary

Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure in Rochester, England, seeks an experienced commercial lead for a major energy infra project. You will oversee commercial delivery, reporting, subcontract management, and risk controls, ensuring robust financial governance and stakeholder engagement across the project lifecycle.

The role requires NEC3/NEC4 experience, leadership of a small team, and a delivery-focused mindset within a heavy civils/energy context.

Qualifications

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent; working toward professional membership (RICS/CIOB).
• Relevant commercial experience in heavy civils and energy projects.
• NEC3/NEC4 forms of contract experience required.
• Supervisory/management experience within a project commercial team.
• Ability to lead a small team and report to senior leadership.
• Strong commercial acumen with delivery focus.
• Experience in energy-related or major infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial delivery within a designated geographic area.
• Produce accurate commercial reports, forecasts, and advice to support decision-making.
• Manage subcontract procurement, administration, interim applications, variations, and final accounts.
• Oversee cost reporting, forecasting, and risk management.
• Manage change control processes and ensure contract compliance.
• Maintain accurate commercial data, documentation and reporting.
• Build relationships with client’s commercial team and project stakeholders.
• Identify and escalate commercial risks to senior leadership.
• Mentor and guide junior commercial staff.
• Deliver against commercial performance targets and contribute to improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

NEC3/NEC4

Contract management

Commercial acumen

Energy infra experience

Substation experience

CEMAR

FastDraft

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

Tools

CEMAR

FastDraft

Job description

Location: Rochester, England

Talented people are the key to our success. This is an excellent opportunity to help drive the commercial management of the first live scheme across the whole of the Great Grid Partnership – TKRE Overhead Line reconductoring project.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead commercial delivery within a designated geographic area.
• Produce accurate and timely commercial reports, forecasts, and advice to support decision‑making.
• Manage subcontract procurement, administration, interim applications, variations, and final accounts.
• Oversee accurate cost reporting, forecasting, and risk management.
• Manage upstream and downstream change control processes.
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance of all commercial data, documentation, processes, and reporting.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with project stakeholders, including the client’s commercial team.
• Identify, manage, and escalate commercial risks or issues to senior leadership.
• Support, mentor, and guide junior commercial staff.
• Deliver against internal and external commercial performance targets.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of quantity surveying and commercial management practices.
• Use finance systems (such as COINS) to maintain effective financial controls.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or an equivalent commercially related discipline, ideally working toward professional membership (RICS or CIOB).
• Relevant commercial experience.
• Strong background in heavy civils; substation experience is desirable.
• Essential experience working with NEC3 or NEC4 forms of contract.
• Supervisory or management experience within a project commercial team.
• Ability to manage a small team while reporting into senior leadership for strategic guidance.
• Strong commercial acumen with a delivery‑focused mindset.
• Experience within energy‑related or major infrastructure environments.
• Proficiency using Contract Management Systems (e.g., CEMAR, FastDraft).

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days.
• Flexible and adaptable working.
• Family friendly policies and work/life approach.
• Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Annual bonus scheme.
• Recognition scheme and long service awards.
• Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role).
• Option to participate in our share‑save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.

About The Energy Business Unit

We have extensive experience in upgrading and replacing energy networks, delivering asset management for major UK energy companies and network operators. Our transmission and distribution services involve the upgrading and replacement of electricity assets both above and below ground. Within the electricity sector we install and maintain assets, including excavation, laying, and jointing of cables (fluid filled and XLPE), substations and overhead line, new build, repair, and refurbishment services.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company. Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.