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Assistant Quantity Surveyor

United Kingdom

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Location: Site based - Middleton, Heysham

Overview:

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will support the commercial and contractual delivery of complex civil, electrical and commissioning works across Substation sites. This is a hands-on role where you develop core QS skills—measurement, valuation, change control and cost reporting—while learning how NEC4 contracts are administered on a live EPC environment.

What will you do?

Key Responsibilities

  • Measurement & Valuations: Assist with take-offs, site measures, monthly valuations and payment applications for subcontract packages (civil, M&E and commissioning).
  • Change Control (NEC4): Help prepare and track Early Warnings (EWN), Quotations and Compensation Events (CEN), maintaining registers and supporting timely submissions.
  • Subcontract Administration: Support drafting instructions, scopes and RFQs/RFPs, review subcontractor applications, and maintain contract correspondence and records.
  • Cost & Reporting: Contribute to CVRs, cash-flow, earned value, and monthly project commercial reports; keep data quality high for internal and client reporting.
  • Procurement Support: Assist Supply Chain with tender packs and clarifications; help compare bids and prepare recommendations/award documentation.
  • Stakeholder Interface: Work professionally with site teams, designers, supply chain partners and the client National Grid; support meetings and action tracking.
  • Governance & Quality: Follow CDM, HSE and project procedures; maintain audit-ready files and contribute to risk/opportunity tracking.

What You'll Learn?

  • Practical NEC4 contract administration (Options A and C) in a live utilities/substations environment.
  • How programme, scope and change interplay to drive commercial outcomes on a major infrastructure project.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

  • Degree (or final-year/just-graduated) in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or related discipline.
  • Strong numeracy and Excel skills; clear written communication and attention to detail.
  • Interest in NEC3/NEC4 forms and infrastructure delivery.

Desirable

  • Any placement/industry experience in civil engineering, building, power or utilities.
  • Familiarity with NEC4 processes (EWNs/CENs) and basic programme understanding.
  • Experience preparing scopes/RFPs or reviewing subcontractor applications.

Behaviours

  • Ownership: You take responsibility for tasks, follow through, and ask the right questions early.
  • Teamwork: You support engineers, planners and senior QS colleagues and communicate clearly.
  • Integrity & Safety: You make good decisions, respect procedures and contribute to a positive site culture.

Benefits & Development

  • Mentoring by experienced QS/Commercial Managers and structured early-career development.
  • Exposure to a high-profile, high capex transmission project from concept through to execution.

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge and Atkins Realis's project management expertise to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon. Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy and transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

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Location

United Kingdom

Job Type

Full time

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Salary range

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Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

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