Knights Brown
Senior Quantity Surveyor
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Location: Bridgend Office (South Wales)
Division: Energy
Sector: Civil Engineering / Energy Infrastructure
Role type: Permanent, full-time
Role overview
Knights Brown is an independent civil engineering contractor delivering complex work across energy, water utilities, infrastructure, coasts & ports, and buildings. We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Energy team, managing the commercial delivery of civil engineering projects within the South Wales region.
This role will take responsibility for the commercial management of wind, solar, battery energy storage (BESS) and National Grid projects delivered under NEC and FIDIC contracts, including works undertaken as a subcontractor. The level of appointment will reflect experience, with Senior Quantity Surveyors expected to lead commercial delivery across larger or multiple projects and develop junior team members.
What you’ll be doing
- Managing the commercial lifecycle of projects from contract award through to final account
- Administering NEC (ECC) and FIDIC contracts, including early warnings, compensation events, variations, notices and claims
- Preparing monthly applications for payment and agreeing valuations with clients and principal contractors
- Producing monthly cost value reconciliations (CVRs), cost reports and robust cost-to-complete forecasts
- Procuring and managing subcontractors and suppliers, including enquiries, tender analysis, orders, valuations and final accounts
- Reviewing contract and subcontract terms, ensuring risk is identified, understood and appropriately allocated
- Identifying commercial risks and opportunities and maintaining project risk registers
- Working closely with project managers and site teams to manage change and protect entitlement and margin
- Senior level: leading commercial delivery across multiple projects and mentoring Assistant and Quantity Surveyors
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What we’re looking for
- Degree in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
- Proven Quantity Surveying experience within a civil engineering contractor
- Sound working knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 ECC and/or FIDIC contracts
- Experience of subcontract procurement, management and final account agreement
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to manage change and protect entitlement
- Confident communicator, able to build effective relationships with clients, principal contractors and the supply chain
- Full UK driving licence
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Desirable:
- Chartered membership (MRICS, ICES or equivalent), or working towards
- Experience on energy infrastructure projects – wind, solar, BESS, grid connections or substations
- Experience working within the National Grid supply chain
- Familiarity with CESMM4
Why join Knights Brown
- Real engineering work – delivering complex, high-impact infrastructure
- Direct delivery model – engineering-led teams with real control
- Responsibility with support – ownership backed by experienced teams
- Progression through experience – develop through real project delivery
- A place you belong – collaborative, straightforward working culture
Location & travel
- Based at our Bridgend office
- Travel to project sites across South Wales as required, with occasional travel further afield dependent on project location
Our commitment
We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunity, and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.
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