Senior Quantity Surveyor - Chelmsford

Sccsinternational; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O\'Rourke in Chelmsford is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial decisions on National Grid's Great Grid Partnership programme. You will oversee cost, cash flow and margin for allocated areas, and negotiate subcontracts and commercial agreements.

The role requires a quantity surveying degree and NEC subcontract experience, with strong communication and stakeholder management. You will prepare budgets, monitor progress, report costs monthly, and mentor junior surveyors

Qualifications

• Quantity surveying degree required.
• Experience administering live subcontract packages under NEC contracts.
• Experience on power, energy or infrastructure projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate subcontracts and commercial agreements.
• Handle claims and administer packages during delivery.
• Price changes, manage valuations and payments.
• Advise project team on contractual obligations.
• Produce monthly cost forecasts and contract reviews.
• Establish and maintain budgets at contract award.
• Identify commercial risks and discuss with the wider team.
• Mentor Quantity Surveyors in the commercial team.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Education

Quantity surveying degree

Job description

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor for its Chelmsford team, working on National Grid's Great Grid Partnership programme. The role covers commercial responsibility for allocated areas of the project, including cost, cash flow and margin performance. The page also lists Dartford as a location.

The appointment involves negotiating subcontracts and commercial agreements, handling claims and administering packages during delivery. Responsibilities include pricing changes, managing valuations and payments, and advising the project team on contractual obligations. Monthly reporting covers costs, forecasts and contract reviews.

The surveyor will help establish budgets at contract award and maintain them as work progresses, while identifying commercial risks and discussing them with the wider team. Applicants need a quantity surveying degree and experience administering live subcontract packages under NEC contracts. The advert seeks experience on power, energy or infrastructure projects, alongside communication and stakeholder management skills.

RICS membership is desirable rather than mandatory. The role also includes mentoring Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors within the commercial team.