Senior Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure - Manchester Hybrid

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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Walker Sime - Construction Consultancy

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Manchester/hybrid, with occasional travel to Birmingham (site travel South of Sheffield from 2026)

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Sector: Infrastructure – Power & Energy

Experience Required: NEC (essential), Overhead Lines & Substations (desirable)

Join Us at Walker Sime – Where Expertise Meets Impact

We're looking for a skilled Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our growing Infrastructure team at Walker Sime—an SME consultancy with a reputation for delivering big results, backed by the strength and stability of international investment. This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in NEC contracts and a background in the power and energy sector, particularly within overhead lines and substation projects.

You’ll be working on a nationally significant infrastructure programme aimed at modernising and future-proofing a key part of the UK’s electricity network. The scheme includes the proposed construction and upgrade of three major substations, along with associated overhead line enhancements, as part of a broader transformation of the UK’s power infrastructure.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Acting as the commercial lead on a high-profile energy infrastructure project
• Managing NEC contracts, including Option C
• Cost planning, forecasting, and risk management throughout the project lifecycle
• Working closely with project managers, client teams, engineers, and contractors
• Supporting procurement strategy, contract administration, and variation management
• Providing clear, structured commercial reporting and recommendations
• Ensuring strong commercial governance and best practice across all activity
  
  

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor on large infrastructure or energy projects
• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts (essential)
• Experience in power transmission, substations, or overhead line projects (preferred)
• A confident communicator who can work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to balance commercial precision with a practical, delivery-focused mindset
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Strategy/Planning and Information Technology

• Industries

  Construction

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