Role: Lead Quantity Surveyor

 

Help drive efficiency in the green energy transition

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As owners of Wales and England’s electricity transmission network we take green energy seriously, and are investing tens of billions of pounds over the forthcoming years.

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Would you like to be involved in this vital transition?

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We’re looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor who wants more responsibility and the chance to work on high-value, complex schemes.

 

You’ll be providing commercial and contractual support to project teams on large-scale infrastructure projects. These include VIP projects which replace overhead lines with underground cables in areas of natural beauty, such as our £350 million project in Snowdonia. They also include our Hinkley Connection project to bring low carbon energy to six million homes.

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Our customers include everyone who uses electricity in England and Wales. Acting on behalf of these people, you’ll help ensure that we deliver our projects in the most commercially effective way.

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This is not a project specific role, you’ll drop in and out of projects as required. You’ll enjoy great variety and the chance to work on some of the biggest, most exciting projects in green energy, providing crucial commercial guidance across numerous schemes at any given time.

 

The role could provide the right person with a fantastic stepping-stone into management. As a Lead Quantity Surveyor you will be the link between management and more junior Quantity Surveyors and you may also be responsible for the line management of a small team.

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“The reason I like working here so much is the opportunity I have to be

involved at the beginning of large-scale infrastructure projects to help the

transition to Net Zero.”

Ben Wilkinson, Contract and Commercial Manager

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Location:  xxxx

Job type: xxxx

Team: xxxx

Salary: xxxx

Benefits: xxxx

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Key accountabilities

Contract administration

• Taking the lead in reviewing entitlements and assessing the time and cost impact of complex compensation events.

• Ensuring junior team members comply with contractual obligations in the payment application process.

• Ensuring your project’s forecasts are robust, and challenging the project team in their compilation.

• Taking charge of the effective pre-contract and post-contract responsibilities of a large portfolio of works, with support from the Contracts and Commercial Manager.

• Providing sound and reasoned advice to project teams, to assist in the resolution of any complex disputes.

• Ensuring that across your portfolio of works, contracts are managed effectively and the relevant contractual procedures are followed.

• When appropriate, challenging decisions made by the project team to resolve contractual disputes in a timely manner.

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Internal governance

• Helping your project team develop and maintain cost forecasts.

• Attending contract risk reviews and ensuring the project team is employing strong risk management techniques to accurately reflect project risks.

• Playing a key role in ensuring project teams are compliant with National Grid governance processes.

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Stakeholder engagement

• Building strong relationships with a range of stakeholders, including Project Directors, Contracts and Commercial Managers, contractors, and colleagues in procurement and regulation teams.

• Facilitating good communication between stakeholders. Communicating succinctly and consistently, reaching out to senior stakeholders for assistance when needed.

• Possibly taking responsibility for reviewing and managing junior members of staff on smaller projects.

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Pre-contract involvement

• Supporting and managing others in procurement events.

• Leading on the commercial assessment of tenders.

• Advising on the most suitable procurement route. Leading negotiations on contract deviations, depending on the nature of the contract. Suggesting post-contract amendments to deliver the best value for National Grid.

• Developing relationships with our regulation team to support any submissions made to Ofgem with regard to funding for our schemes.

• Working with the procurement team to ensure internal processes are adhered to as well as procurement processes.

• Providing support to the Contracts and Commercial Manager, deputising when necessary to sign-off decisions required as part of our internal governance processes.

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About you

Methodical and process driven, you are good at gathering data and information to accurately assess an issue or event. You can analyse complex disputes to arrive at a reasoned decision and are flexible enough to pick up new challenges at short

notice.

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You can deal confidently with people at all levels of business including management, succinctly presenting facts and providing contractual advice. You can mentor others and develop their skills to build the overall capability of a team.

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You are unafraid of making independent decisions using your own skill and judgement, and willing to challenge and question the decisions made by others.

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You have a degree in quantity surveying or a related discipline such as construction management or construction law. You have extensive experience of quantity surveying and a strong understanding of NEC contracts (Option A, C and E).

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We’d like you to already be a Chartered Surveyor, or at least working towards becoming one. Ideally you have experience on infrastructure projects, but this isn’t essential. You might have a contractor or consultant background, for example.

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You also have a driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK. You are able to travel to site as and when required, and have the flexibility to work from home, a National Grid office, or site.

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Training and development

If you’re not already a Chartered Surveyor, we’ll help you to become one and support you to gain chartership with RICS.

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We’ll pay for external qualifications like the Association for Project Management’s project management qualification (PMQ), and contractual management qualifications such as NEC project management accreditation courses. You’ll be trained in a wide range of areas, including risk management and contract management software, safety and National Grid on-site authorisations. You’ll also have access to LinkedIn Learning’s 16,000 expert led courses.

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One of the most exciting things about the role is the management opportunities it can lead to. For example, you might eventually become a Contracts and Commercial Manager, or explore management opportunities in other areas of National Grid, such as procurement, project management or regulation.

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Our vision and values

At National Grid we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be, and we celebrate the

differences people can bring into our organisation. We welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

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Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, business need, and the innovation gained from diverse teams. We are committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated and able to reach their full potential.

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Our active, employee-led groups are here to make everyone feel welcome. They cover a diverse range of themes, including LGBTQ+, faith, disability, social mobility and equity. You can read more about them here, as well as about our charity

partners and our five Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments.

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