Senior Quantity Surveyor

Mitie; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Salary Finance

MiDeals discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Life cover

Enhanced pension

Job summary

Mitie Power & Grid is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial delivery on major infrastructure projects across the UK. You will drive financial controls, contract administration and value optimization in a dynamic hybrid-working environment.

Join a critical sector and develop your career while mentoring others and shaping project profitability. Experience in power, utilities or energy sectors is highly valued, with opportunities to progress into senior leadership roles.

Qualifications

• Experience as Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor in infrastructure, utilities or energy.
• Strong commercial/contract awareness and negotiation skills.
• Experience with NEC, JCT, FIDIC or similar contract forms.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.
• Professional membership of RICS, CIOB, ICES, CICES or other relevant institution preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial management of major projects from award to final account.
• Manage change control, variations and contractual notices.
• Prepare, submit and negotiate applications for payment; maintain budgets and CVRs.
• Support procurement activities and subcontract package management.
• Provide commercial guidance to Project Managers and delivery teams.
• Mentor junior commercial team members and share best practices.
• Ensure governance and compliance requirements are met.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Financial forecasting

Driving licence

Travel readiness

Power & utilities experience

Education

Relevant QS/CM qualification

Job description

Location: Hybrid Working | UK Wide Projects

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Reporting To: Commercial Manager

Join One of the UK's Fastest-Growing Infrastructure Sectors!

The UK's energy network is undergoing its biggest transformation in generations. Investment in grid infrastructure, renewable energy connections, battery energy storage systems (BESS), substations and network reinforcement projects is creating unprecedented demand for skilled commercial professionals. At Mitie Power & Grid, we are helping deliver the infrastructure that will support the UK's energy future.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Major Projects team and play a leading commercial role across a portfolio of high-value infrastructure projects throughout the UK.

Whether your experience comes from power, utilities, rail, water, highways, civil engineering, M&E, building services or wider construction sectors, this is an opportunity to develop your career within a resilient, growing industry that offers significant long-term opportunities.

Working within a hybrid environment, you will collaborate with Project Managers, Engineers, Planners, clients and supply chain partners to ensure successful commercial outcomes while supporting the continued growth of the business.

Main Duties

The Role

• As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the commercial management of major infrastructure projects from award through to final account.
• You will act as a key commercial leader within the project team, ensuring commercial risks are effectively managed, contractual entitlements are protected and opportunities are maximised throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Management

• Lead the commercial management of major projects or project workstreams.
• Maintain robust commercial controls throughout project delivery.
• Prepare and manage project budgets, forecasts and cost reports.
• Produce accurate Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs) and cash flow forecasts.
• Support project teams in maximising commercial performance and profitability.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities.

Contract Administration

• Administer contracts in accordance with NEC, JCT, FIDIC and other standard forms of contract.
• Manage change control, compensation events, variations and contractual notices.
• Prepare, submit and negotiate applications for payment.
• Support the resolution of commercial and contractual issues.
• Prepare and negotiate final accounts with clients and supply chain partners.

Supply Chain Management

• Support procurement activities and subcontract package management.
• Prepare and negotiate subcontract agreements.
• Assess subcontractor applications and valuations.
• Manage subcontractor accounts through to final account settlement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the supply chain.

Project Delivery Support

• Work closely with operational teams to support successful project delivery.
• Provide commercial guidance to Project Managers and delivery teams.
• Contribute to project reviews, risk workshops and client meetings.
• Ensure commercial governance and compliance requirements are met.

Leadership and Development

• Support and mentor junior commercial team members.
• Share best practice across the commercial function.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of commercial processes and standards.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor role within construction, engineering, infrastructure, utilities or energy sectors.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Experience managing subcontractor accounts, change control and final accounts.
• Experience working under NEC, JCT, FIDIC or similar contract forms.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong financial reporting and forecasting capability.
• Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel to project locations as required.
• Experience within power, utilities, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, BESS or substation projects.
• Knowledge of High Voltage (HV) electrical infrastructure and associated civil engineering works.
• Professional membership of RICS, CIOB, ICES, CICES or other relevant professional institution.
• Relevant Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction or Engineering qualification.

Be Part of the Energy Transition

• Help deliver major infrastructure projects that will shape the future of the UK's energy network and support the nation's net-zero ambitions.
• Join a rapidly growing business with opportunities to progress into Commercial Manager and Senior Commercial Leadership roles.

Diverse Major Projects

Work across a range of nationally significant projects, including:

• Grid infrastructure and reinforcement works
• High Voltage substations
• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
• Cable infrastructure projects
• Renewable energy connections

Flexible Working

• Benefit from a hybrid working model that supports collaboration, project delivery and work-life balance.

Supportive Culture

• Join a team that values professionalism, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

What Success Looks Like

• You are someone who:
• Thinks commercially and strategically.
• Enjoys solving complex contractual and commercial challenges.
• Builds trusted relationships with clients, colleagues and supply chain partners.
• Takes ownership and accountability for outcomes.
• Thrives in a fast-paced project environment.
• Wants to build a long-term career in one of the UK's most important and fastest-growing infrastructure sectors.

At Mitie Power & Grid, we're building the infrastructure that will power the UK's future. If you're an ambitious commercial professional looking to develop your career on major projects within a growing and resilient sector, we'd love to hear from you.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.