Senior Quantity Surveyor

Help Shape the UK’s Energy Future with the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), Supporting Sizewell C. As part of the CWA, you will support the building of Sizewell C, a 3.2‑gigawatt power station generating low‑carbon electricity for around 6 million homes.

This role will be within the Enabling and Earthwork Section.

What will you do?

• Has a good knowledge of and adheres to the Company’s GMCEs, BMS and other governance.
• Orders information and systematically checks data.
• Maximises digital opportunities.
• Prepares Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules & analyses tender documents.
• Critically appraises, estimates, and negotiates with 3rd parties.
• Reviews complex contract programmes such as Time‑Location.
• Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes.
• Monitors subcontract activities, measures and responds appropriately.
• Analyses the commercial progress and reports to senior project staff.
• Manages commercial aspects with Customer and Stakeholders for their area of responsibility.
• Undertakes constructability analyses using construction programmes.
• Prepares procurement programme and helps develop the strategy.
• Analyses rates & prices, agreements of variations and or compensation events as required.
• Undertakes customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility.
• Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required.
• Prepares internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation.
• Maintains own Personal Development Plan.
• Manages HR/People aspects for direct and indirect reports.
• Actively supports the development of others including professional mentoring.
• Produces plans for team to achieve goals / aspirations.
• Supports recruitment of lower grades.

What are we looking for?

• Commercial Management, Negotiation, Legal & contracting, Risk & opportunity management, Project procurement strategy, Civil engineering technical solutions.
• Project Management, HSE, DfMA, Digital engineering, Client & stakeholder management, People management.
• Cascades information in a positive way to staff at all levels.
• Ability to resolve conflict and build respect between multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Encourages inter‑team collaboration as well as with off‑site functions.
• Strong communication and excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Sets challenging goals for self and others to achieve.
• Takes difficult decisions as necessary.
• Understands economic factors that affect the construction industry.
• Manages the feedback of commercial data to Planning and Estimating.
• Ability to review tenders and cost data.
• Manages the preparation of Target Cost for a Project.
• Coordinates the commercial team to ensure programme issues are identified and actioned.
• Manages the preparation and review of Earned Value Management.
• Manages the preparation of the monthly operating statement and associated commercial reports.
• Reports and explains the commercial progress to senior teams.
• Manages the feedback of commercial data to Planning, Estimating, Marketing and Sales.
• Formulates management plans for resource procurement.
• Understands disputes resolution including options, structure as well as knowledge of the SCL Protocol.
• Chain management and procurement techniques, estimating and surveying functions.
• Management and reporting of Commercial Risk and Opportunity.
• Management of disallowed cost.
• Experienced in the recruitment and development of talent within the business.
• Ability to provide feedback on team members strengths and weaknesses and support performance management.
• Determining project commercial staff requirements.
• Able to make connection between creative ideas and innovative outcomes and implement using a wide range of improvement techniques.
• Managing risks and opportunities at a Project level and updating senior teams.
• Can see the big picture and can spot the point at which to make a trade off.
• Is aware of political issues, and seeks win‑win situations, whilst maintaining effective relationships.
• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent.
• Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards).

Desirable

• Teamwork/Role Model, Achievement Focus (Achieving Results), Business and Customer Awareness.
• Applies organisational aims & objectives, identifies with the customer needs, recognises opportunities & threats.
• Proven track record in managing and leading large teams.
• Demonstrable experience of innovation in all fields (Health and Safety, Operational Delivery etc).
• Experience in mentoring, and providing stretch and challenge for team members and ensuring clearly defined development plans are in place.
• Strong leadership and management skills, including completion of formal qualification (e.g., ILM).
• Wide ranging independent judgement evident.
• Has achieved professional accreditation and undertakes extra‑curricular activities to advance the profession (e.g., RICS, CMI).

What we will offer you?

The CWA offers market leading salaries, generous annual leave entitlements, a pension scheme and other flexible benefits.

About Us

The CWA celebrates the creativity and innovation that comes from a diverse workforce, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds — especially those from under‑represented communities. Our project is built on five core values: Humility, Positivity, Respect, Solidarity, and Clarity. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We are committed to protecting your privacy. If you decide to apply, please avoid including sensitive personal data in your CV.