Quantity Surveyor

Our Water contractor client are seeking a Quantity Surveyor to help deliver a range of Thames Water AMP8 projects based out of Reading with hybrid working.

Our client are growing their team delivering AMP8 for Thames Water, to meet the greatly enlarged programme of works between 2025 and 2030. Working across projects in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire and Thames Valley regions.

This is a great opportunity to join a team delivering on Treatment Works within this area. Projects are a mix of civil, mechanical, electrical and IC scopes and range between 2.5m to 25m in size, enhancing existing AMP7 projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial management on low to medium risk / complexity projects including the following tasks:
• Co-ordinating with, reporting to and implementing the reasonable directives of the Senior Quantity Surveyor / Managing Quantity Surveyor (functional reporting).
• Complete monthly internal CVR updates informed by robust cost forecasting
• Liaising with Contracts Managers on the day-to-day commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
• Undertake subcontract procurement from cradle to grave (enquiry packages, bid analysis and recommendations, Subcontract drafting and Subcontract management through to final account).
• Supervising, mentoring and encouraging junior staff in their personal professional development.
• Ensuring consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the Contract are given in an expedient manner.
• Compilation and submission of monthly Applications for Payment to the Client including negotiation of interim certified amounts.
• Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.
• Responsible for managing meetings where appropriate.
• Complete accurate internal cash flow forecast updates
• Complete external reporting to the Client including Value of Work Done and cash flow forecasting.
• Ensure disciplined change control and management both domestic with the supply chain and external with the client.
• Ensure the successful negotiations of Main Contract Final Accounts.
• Undertake robust cost control including management of accruals, actual cost allocations and challenge.
• Provide commercial support to the project operations team including regular site presence.

Skills/experience/qualifications

• Sound & comprehensive understanding of construction industry and the parties to it.
• Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
• Good knowledge of standard forms of contract.
• Proficient in reading drawings, specifications and knowledge of construction process.
• Ability to negotiate with clients/sub-contractors and draft sub contracts.
• Knowledge of CIS.
• Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Awareness of dispute procedures.
• Experience of undertaking risk assessments and valuation of them in conjunction with other project team members.
• Experience of working on live projects and final accounts
• Experience of value engineering.
• Successfully completed a number of final accounts.
• Experience of procuring major works subcontracts
• Professional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable)
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word & PowerPoint and industry standard Common Data Environment, financial and Project Management systems.
• Experience of mentoring junior staff.
• Experience of working on Water Treatment projects highly desirable.

Benefits

• Competitive salary circa 45k-55k
• 3 or 4 days on site in Clearwater Court office (Reading)
• 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
• Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
• Life Assurance
• Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%.
• 2 days volunteering opportunities
• Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional membership fees
• Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
• Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
• Dental Insurance
• Travel insurance
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions.
• 40 hour working week.