Senior Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Vertical Recruitment Limited; Tilbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Vertical Recruitment Limited is supporting a consultancy delivering a major UK energy infrastructure project spanning Kent and Essex. This Senior Quantity Surveyor role focuses on commercial control across tunnelling and transmission works, with a hybrid work model combining site presence and flexible remote options.

You will manage budgets, NEC contract administration, and pre-construction activities while working closely with clients, engineers, and subcontractors to drive robust commercial

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong background in utilities, power, energy, or transmission projects preferred.
• Excellent working knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts (essential).
• Experience managing compensation events, variations, and change control processes.
• Strong commercial acumen with negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• RICS chartership desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and actual costs across major infrastructure packages spanning Kent and Essex.
• Administer NEC3/NEC4 contracts, including compensation events, variations, and full contractual compliance.
• Support pre-construction activities including consents, enabling works, and PCSAs across multiple work fronts.
• Identify, assess, and manage commercial risks and opportunities across tunnelling and overhead line works.
• Prepare detailed cost reports, forecasts, and commercial updates for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, engineers, designers, and subcontractors to support efficient delivery.
• Undertake occasional site visits across Kent and Essex to maintain commercial oversight and engagement.

Skills

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

RICS chartership (desirable)

Job description

Vertical Recruitment Limited is supporting a consultancy delivering a major UK energy infrastructure project spanning Kent and Essex. This Senior Quantity Surveyor role focuses on commercial control across tunnelling and transmission works, with a hybrid work model combining site presence and flexible remote options.

You will manage budgets, NEC contract administration, and pre-construction activities while working closely with clients, engineers, and subcontractors to drive robust commercial