Senior Quantity Surveyor - NEC4 Specialist - Tyne & Wear

Morson Group; North East; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent salary package

Health insurance

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement 25 days

Hybrid working

Accreditation sponsorship

Bonus scheme up to 10%

Job summary

Morson Group seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor with NEC3/4 specialist knowledge to manage contract and commercial matters across major power, infrastructure and energy projects. The role requires regular site visits and collaboration with project teams and stakeholders.

Applicants should have NEC Practitioner-level competence, strong leadership, and membership in professional bodies; UK driving licence is preferred. Hybrid working arrangements are available, with a clear career progression path.

Qualifications

• Detailed working knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts (Main & Secondary Options) and Contract Data.
• Experience advising on scope, site information and obligations across parties.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with ability to run workshops and present NEC best practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide NEC contractual expertise to deliver strategic commercial advice across client projects.
• Act as trusted advisor on-site and in office; regular site visits to engage delivery teams, contractors and subcontractors.
• Manage compensation events and programme impacts with Project Manager and planner.
• Lead pricing, Defined/Disallowed Cost, and Schedule of Cost Components; advise clients on contractual positions.

Skills

NEC contracts knowledge

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Contractual negotiation

NEC payment mechanisms

Education

Degree in QS/Engineering

HNC/HND considered

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor - NEC3/4 Specialist
Location: North East

Sector: Nuclear, Renewables, Water & Infrastructure

Our client is a Chartered Quantity Surveying practice with a clear ambition to become the UKs leading NEC4 consultancy. They work across major power, energy, infrastructure, engineering and utilities projects and frameworks ranging from £250k to £1.5bn, and are investing heavily in developing NEC4 expertise across their teams.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, youll bring NEC contractual expertise to deliver strategic commercial advice, managing contract and commercial matters across diverse client projects. Youll act as a trusted advisor both on-site and in the office - this role requires regular site visits to engage with project delivery teams, contractors and subcontractors, building relationships and driving collaborative project outcomes.
Whether youre stepping up to Senior QS for the first time or bringing extensive NEC experience, this offers a genuine, structured career pathway from NEC Practitioner to Specialist level.

NEC Contracts

• Demonstrate detailed working knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts, including Main and Secondary Options and Contract Data
• Compile and advise on NEC contracts, ensuring documents are concise, compliant and fit for purpose supervise drafting of conditions of contract
• Advise on Scope and Site Information, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements
• Understand the roles, responsibilities and obligations of all parties (Project Manager, Supervisor, Contractor, Subcontractor)
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, including health and safety, defects, bonds, insurances, HGCRA, delay damages, and dispute avoidance/resolution

Programme Management

• Assess, manage and implement compensation events and anticipated programme impacts
• Interrogate programme requirements, logic and methodologies alongside the Project Manager and planner

Payment & Change Management

• Manage commercial aspects of NEC contracts, including Defined Cost, Disallowed Cost, Fee and the Schedule of Cost Components
• Lead production of pricing documents and assess compensation events with project teams
• Advise clients on contractual positions and manage the early warning process

Leadership

• Act as a visible, trusted leader within project teams and with stakeholders
• Facilitate workshops and presentations on NEC matters and commercial best practice
• Champion a culture of joint collaboration and collective responsibility, supporting problem-solving and innovation across the supply chain

Requirements

• Degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or Engineering (HNC/HND considered)
• NEC Practitioner-level competence, with strong understanding of NEC4 structure, principles and commercial application
• Membership (or working towards) RICS, CICES, CIOB or MAPM preferred
• Practical expertise in NEC payment mechanisms, compensation events, programme management and risk mitigation
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car for site visits and business travel

Rewards & benefits

• Excellent salary package
• Significant £ flexible allowance, company health cash plan, enhanced family leave, private medical insurance, life assurance
• Flexible benefits including holiday buy/sell, EV scheme, and matched pension contributions up to 8%
• Company bonus scheme up to 10% of salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working - exact pattern agreed based on client/project needs
• Structured progression from Practitioner to Specialist level, including sponsored NEC4 accreditation and tailored leadership development