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Quantity Surveyors in energy.
An energy QS works on generation and storage. That means the onshore works that bring offshore wind to land, solar farms, battery storage, and the connections that tie them into the grid. It is one of the fastest-growing commercial markets in UK infrastructure.
The work.
Onshore substations and cable routes for offshore wind. Solar farms and battery storage sites, built fast and in numbers. Grid connection works. A growing volume of hydrogen, carbon capture and heat network projects.
Many schemes are led by developers, with the pace and the pressure from funders that comes with it.
The contracts.
A mix. NEC and FIDIC on the larger schemes, bespoke EPC contracts on many renewables, and the developer's own terms on the smaller ones. Long-lead equipment and grid connection dates drive the programme, and the commercial risk sits in the interfaces between packages.
The clients.
Developers and energy companies building generation and storage. Transmission and distribution owners on the connection side. EPC contractors, and the civils and electrical contractors beneath them. Investors and funders, whose reporting needs shape the commercial job.
What a good energy QS has usually done.
Worked on an energy scheme led by a developer, not only a regulated one. Managed the interfaces between civils, electrical and equipment packages. Understands EPC risk and where it lands. Is comfortable reporting to a client who answers to investors.
How careers move.
In. From electricity networks, civils or M&E. The electrical content is familiar. The developer client is not.
Through. From project QS to portfolio commercial roles across a developer's pipeline.
Out. Client side with a developer or energy company, or across to transmission and major infrastructure.
Freelance QS work in energy.
Final accounts, claims between packages, and commercial set-up for developers without a team of their own. That is Delivery work.
Assistant Quantity Surveyor to Commercial Director, Permanent and Contract, UK wide
Hiring in energy? For commercial leaders
Sectors Water · Gas · Electricity · Telecoms · Rail · Highways · Nuclear · Energy · Data centres · Building · Fit-out · M&E
Regions London and the South East · Midlands · North West · North East and Yorkshire · Scotland and Wales
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Do you have energy Quantity Surveyor jobs?
Yes, Permanent and Contract, with developers, contractors and client side. A Career Insight Call is where to start.
What is the difference between energy and electricity networks for a QS?
Networks work is for regulated owners, on long frameworks. Energy work is often for developers, on EPC and bespoke contracts, with investors behind them. It is faster and less predictable.
Can an electricity networks QS move into energy?
Yes. The electrical content carries over. The developer client and the contract forms take learning.
What contracts will I see?
NEC and FIDIC on larger schemes, EPC contracts on many renewables, and developer terms on the rest.
Is renewables work steady?
The long-term direction is growth, driven by the grid build-out and net zero targets. Individual developers can pause or sell their pipelines, so the employer matters as much as the sector.
