Job Description:

Position: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Wigan with hybrid working available

Rate Guide: £65-75k (Neg DOE), car/allowance and excellent benefits package

Our Client: Is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1,400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances.

The Role: An experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the successful delivery of a major water infrastructure project at Wigan WwTW valued at £230m. This is an opportunity to take commercial ownership of significant project and work packages in a complex, highly collaborative delivery environment.

Site-based reporting directly to the Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will take responsibility for the quantity surveying duties associated with a major project. You will provide robust commercial management, work closely with the client and project teams, and help ensure that cost, value and contractual obligations are controlled effectively.

Responsibilities: Lead the quantity surveying activities for allocated projects and work packages.

Work closely with design, construction and supply chain teams to capture, analyse and control cost.

Collaborate with the client to understand and meet business and project requirements.

Administer the main contract, ensuring that contractual notices and correspondence are identified, prepared and issued when required.

Prepare and issue subcontract documentation.

Support the management and performance of subcontractors.

Manage the preparation, submission and agreement of applications for payment.

Prepare accurate project cost and value reports, budgets and forecasts.

Support the management, mentoring and development of junior commercial team members

Experience: Essential

Degree or equivalent

Working towards or have chartered membership of a recognised institution

Experience in utilities/civil engineering/MEICA sectors

NEC3 Experience

Desirable

Experience of managing and developing an individual or small team

The Candidate: Strong quantity surveying and commercial management experience, ideally gained on major infrastructure, utilities or water-sector projects.

Sound knowledge of main contract and subcontract administration, including notices, correspondence, payments and commercial reporting.

The ability to build constructive relationships with clients, delivery teams and supply chain partners.

A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with clear communication and sound commercial judgement.

A commitment to professional development and keeping current with industry change and innovation.

The ability to represent the commercial team and our client professionally, positively and with appropriate confidentiality.

Flexibility to undertake reasonable duties, training or working hours consistent with the seniority of the role

Package includes: A competitive salary

Car/car allowance (subject to role and level of position)

Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)

Contribution Pension scheme

Life Assurance, Health Insurance, Private medical Insurance

And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc

Key Words:

Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveying

QS

SQS

Senior QS

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Managing Quantity Surveyor

Managing QS

MQS

Commercial

Construction

Contracts

Contractual

Conditions of Contract

Sub-Contracts

NEC

Water Treatment

Clean Water

Water Sector

Water Industry

Sewage

Wastewater

Waste Water

Utilities

Infrastructure

Rail

Highways

Power

Energy

Nuclear

Oil

Gas

Petrochemical

Renewables

Procurement

Valuations

Variations

Claims

Final Accounts

United Utilities

Severn Trent Water

Veolia

AMP 7

AMP 8