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Senior Quantity Surveyor - Chelmsford

Laing O'Rourke
Commercial, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 8/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/25/2026
Are you an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for your next challenge?

Do you have experience working on major power, energy or infrastructure projects?

Are you ready to take ownership of commercial performance across complex, high-value projects?

If the answer is yes, then the opportunity below could be for you!

The Senior Quantity Surveyor Opportunity

Laing O'Rourke are currently recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the team in Chelmsford.

We have been appointed as construction partner for National Grid's Great Grid Partnership programme, which forms part of a supply chain framework that will also support infrastructure projects beyond 2030.

What will the role look like?

  • Manage the commercial delivery of allocated project areas, ensuring cost, cash, margin and commercial targets are achieved.
  • Draft, manage, negotiate and close out subcontracts, claims and commercial agreements.
  • Identify, price and manage change, ensuring effective change control is maintained.
  • Manage live subcontract packages, including valuations, payments, change and contractual obligations.
  • Provide commercial and contractual advice to the project team, identifying risks and opportunities.
  • Prepare and manage monthly cost reports, forecasts, contract reviews and BPR information.
  • Support the establishment and ongoing management of project budgets from contract award.
  • Liaise and negotiate with clients, subcontractors and consultants to achieve successful commercial outcomes.
  • Proactively identify and communicate commercial risks, issues and opportunities to the wider project team.
  • Support and mentor Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors within the Commercial team.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

  • Experience managing live subcontract packages under NEC contracts.
  • Degree in Quantity Surveying; RICS membership is desirable but not essential.
  • Experience working on power, energy or infrastructure projects.
  • Strong commercial and contractual knowledge.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • The ability to manage commercial risk while driving project performance.
  • Experience supporting and mentoring junior members of the Commercial team.

About Us

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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