Senior Quantity Surveyor - Birmingham

Laing O'Rourke group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support projects based in Carlisle, with Birmingham as the office base.

We have been appointed for National Grid's Great Grid Partnership programme, delivering essential power infrastructure beyond 2030. The role covers managing commercial duties, cost reporting and subcontract management on live packages with a focus on risk, value, and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience managing live subcontract packages under NEC contracts.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying; RICS membership desirable but not essential.
• Experience on power, energy or infrastructure projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage commercial risk while driving project performance.

Responsibilities

• Managing all commercial and quantity surveying duties across allocated work packages.
• Measuring, valuing and agreeing works.
• Preparing and managing interim applications and payment certifications.
• Drafting, managing and closing out subcontracts.
• Managing live subcontract packages, including commercial performance, change, valuations, payments and contractual obligations.
• Monthly cost reporting and commercial forecasting.
• Preparing, managing and negotiating claims and final accounts.
• Identifying, pricing and managing change control processes.
• Advising project teams on contractual obligations, commercial risks and opportunities.
• Producing contract reviews, BPR information and management reports.
• Supporting project budget establishment from contract award stage.
• Building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and project stakeholders.
• Mentoring and supporting junior commercial team members.

Skills

Live subcontract packages

NEC contracts

Stakeholder management

Commercial risk

Project performance

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor with major infrastructure or power project experience?

Do you want to work on high-profile projects that will help transform the UK's power network?

Would you value a business that supports your professional development and invests in your future?

If the answer is yes, then this opportunity is for you!

Join us in delivering the critical power infrastructure needed to support the UK's future energy demands.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor Opportunity

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support projects based in Carlisle, with Birmingham as the office base.

We have been appointed as construction partner for National Grid's Great Grid Partnership programme, a long-term supply chain framework delivering essential power infrastructure, with projects extending beyond 2030.

What will the role look like?

• Managing all commercial and quantity surveying duties across allocated work packages.
• Measuring, valuing and agreeing works.
• Preparing and managing interim applications and payment certifications.
• Drafting, managing and closing out subcontracts.
• Managing live subcontract packages, including commercial performance, change, valuations, payments and contractual obligations.
• Monthly cost reporting and commercial forecasting.
• Preparing, managing and negotiating claims and final accounts.li>
• Identifying, pricing and managing change control processes.
• Advising project teams on contractual obligations, commercial risks and opportunities.
• Producing contract reviews, BPR information and management reports.
• Supporting project budget establishment from contract award stage.
• Building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and project stakeholders.
• Mentoring and supporting junior commercial team members.

What skills and experience are we looking for?

• Experience managing live subcontract packages under NEC contracts.
• A degree in Quantity Surveying; RICS membership is desirable but not essential.
• Experience working on power, energy or infrastructure projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to manage commercial risk while driving project performance.

About Us

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.