Senior Quantity Surveyor North East

Snc-Lavalin; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the UK is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial delivery on complex infrastructure programmes. You will manage cost, change, risk, value, and contractual performance while building trusted relationships with clients and project teams.

The role offers flexible and remote working arrangements, supports career development and collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams across rail, highways, utilities, energy, and aviation sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience in quantity surveying or commercial management within infrastructure or related built-environment sectors.
• Understanding of commercial delivery, contract administration, cost management, change control and risk management.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts; accreditation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the commercial delivery of complex infrastructure projects, managing cost, change, risk, value and contractual performance.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and project teams through clear communication and proactive engagement.
• Support procurement, forecasting, reporting and commercial governance activities, and coach team members.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Commercial management

Cost management

Change control

Risk management

NEC contracts

Job description

Job Description Overview

Shape the commercial success of complex infrastructure projects. Are you ready to use your commercial expertise on some of the UK’s most important and high‑profile infrastructure programmes? Join our Complex Projects team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor and help deliver work that makes a real difference for our clients, communities, and the environment. At AtkinsRéalis, collaboration is at the heart of how we work. You’ll be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team where your voice is heard, your contribution is valued, and your development is actively encouraged. Flexible and remote working are central to our culture, so we’re happy to talk about how we can support you to do your best work. This is an opportunity to take a leading commercial role across complex infrastructure projects, working with clients and colleagues in our north east region to deliver clear, robust, and value-driven outcomes. You’ll support project delivery, strengthen client relationships, mentor others, and help shape a service offering built on technical excellence, commercial discipline, and trusted advice. Our teams work across a wide range of complex infrastructure sectors, including rail, highways, utilities, defence, energy, and aviation. You’ll bring your experience, curiosity, and judgement to help solve commercial challenges and deliver excellent outcomes for our clients including HS2, TRU, ECDP, Network Rail, National highways and Yorkshire Water.

Your role

Lead and support the commercial delivery of complex infrastructure projects, helping to manage cost, change, risk, value, and contractual performance. Build trusted relationships with clients and project teams through clear communication, proactive engagement, and practical commercial advice. Apply your knowledge of the NEC suite and wider commercial processes to support well‑informed decisions and disciplined project delivery. Contribute to procurement, contract administration, forecasting, reporting, and commercial governance activities across commissions. Support, coach, and develop colleagues, helping to create an inclusive team environment where people can grow, contribute, and thrive. Work with senior leaders to strengthen our service offering, identify opportunities, and enhance the value we bring to clients.

About you

• Experience in quantity surveying or commercial management within infrastructure, construction, or a related built‑environment sector.
• A good understanding of commercial delivery, contract administration, cost management, change control, and risk management.
• Working knowledge of NEC contracts, or a willingness to continue developing your expertise in this area.
• NEC project manager accreditation highly desirable but not essential.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships with clients, partners, and colleagues.
• A collaborative mindset, with an interest in supporting others and contributing to a healthy, high‑performing team culture.
• Professional membership, or progress towards membership, with a relevant body such as RICS or CICES would be welcomed.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life. Be rewarded. Find out more.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria.

Miscellaneous

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Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Created by the integration of long‑standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.