Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Anglian Water Services; Selby; Hybride; GBP 30 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Personal private health care

Up to 26 days annual leave – rising

Flexible working

Competitive pension scheme – Anglian水

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits to support wellbeing

Résumé du poste

Anglian Water Services is seeking an proactive Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support commercial management and cost information delivery. In a hybrid working environment, you will help drive cost control, risk mitigation and contract performance while developing technical capability within a supportive team.

You will contribute to accurate cost data, accruals and forecasting, while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and a culture of continuous improvement and sustainability across the

Qualifications

• Strong IT knowledge including MS Office and data handling.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation abilities.
• Positive attitude and ability to integrate into teams.
• Strong numerate and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to influence.
• Experience delivering monthly reporting cycles and commercial reports.
• Experience working with SAP.
• Experience working in an office environment and contributing to a professional office culture.

Responsabilités

• Take an active role in managing commercial and cost aspects of projects, ensuring cost control, value maximisation, risk management and quality/safety adherence.
• Demonstrate strong commercial awareness and understanding of contractual obligations across all project activities.
• Support management of accurate commercial records, audits, cost assurance and Final Account delivery.
• Identify efficiencies across projects while adhering to alliance and client governance procedures.
• Maintain close working relationships with the Senior QS (Central) and Commercial Managers.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance commercial processes, systems and tools.
• Challenge performance, provide commercial insight, and drive actions to improve efficiencies and outcomes.
• Support Early Warning process and Risk Reduction Meetings to mitigate risks and promote proactive risk management.
• Assist with Purchase Order processes, ensuring compliance with procurement procedures and budgets.

Connaissances

Numerate & Analytical

Communication

MS Office

Organisational skills

Monthly reporting

Commercial awareness

Ambitious attitude

Office environment

Outils

SAP

Description du poste

Location

Huntingdon & Peterborough/Hybrid working.

Working Hours

Full-time / 37 hours

Salary

dependent on experience and skills

Values

At Anglian Water our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring.

Who are we?

Join the team that keeps water flowing and communities thriving.

At Anglian Water, we know that every drop counts — and behind every reliable service is a team of dedicated people making it happen. Our Integrated Maintenance and Repair Water Recycling Alliance is vital for servicing and enhancing our sewer network, repairing bursts, building intelligence and reducing risk for our customers and the environment.

We are looking for a proactive and self-motivated individual, excited to make continual improvements in how we deliver our services. In this role, you will help the Alliance Senior leadership through systems, procurement information management, and data analysis, leading a team to provide the management information we need to effectively plan, monitor, and control our outputs.

What you will be doing as our Assistant Quantity Surveyor

You’ll support the commercial management and assurance of cost information, driving robust cost control, risk mitigation and contractual performance. The AQS provides commercial insight to support decision-making, is responsible for the management of Anglian Water cost, including accruals, cost forecasting and adherence to the contractual commercial terms. The role plays a key part in managing commercial risks, maintaining accurate cost data, and supporting strong stakeholder relationships, while actively developing technical capability, promoting safe working practices, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Take an active role in managing commercial and cost aspects of projects, in particular Anglian Water costs to ensure effective cost control, value maximisation, risk management, and adherence to quality and safety standards.
• Demonstrate strong commercial awareness and a solid understanding of contractual obligations, ensuring compliance across all project activities.
• Support the management of accurate commercial records, ensuring readiness for audits, cost assurance, and timely and accurate Final Account delivery.
• Identify efficiencies across projects while ensuring strict adherence to Alliance and client governance procedures.
• Maintain close working relationships with the Senior QS (Central) and Commercial Managers.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance commercial processes, systems, and tools.
• Confidently challenge performance, provide commercial insight, and recommend actions to improve efficiencies and drive an environment of high performance and outperformance.
• Proactively support the Early Warning process and Risk Reduction Meetings, ensuring risks are identified early, effectively communicated, and mitigated, while driving a culture of proactive risk management across the project team.
• Support the Purchase Order process, ensuring compliance with procurement procedures, accurate financial coding, and alignment with budgets, while driving best practice across the team.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• Strong IT knowledge (particularly MS Office)
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise
• Positive attitude and ability to integrate into teams
• Strong Numerate and Analytical Skillswith attention to detailand a critical thinking mind
• Strong Communication Skillsboth written and oral with ability to challenge and influence
• Experience of monthly reporting cycles and commercial reports
• Experience working with SAP
• Experience working in an office environment
• Commercial Awareness and understanding of risk and risk management

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care
• Up to 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service
• Flexible working
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

Inclusion at Anglian Water

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing Date

27th October 2026