Managing Quantity Surveyor

VolkerWessels; Abbotsley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Birthday day off

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

VolkerFitzpatrick, part of VolkerWessels UK, seeks an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities on major water and infrastructure projects. You will drive cost control, contract administration, and value optimisation within a collaborative environment.

Ideal candidates will have a Quantity Surveying degree (or equivalent), be chartered or working toward chartership, and possess a strong track record with NEC3/NEC4 contracts across large-scale schemes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in senior/ managing quantity surveying on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts (NEC3/NEC4) and commercial frameworks.
• Proven track record delivering projects with values from tens to hundreds of millions of pounds.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial activities on major infrastructure projects.
• Manage and develop commercial teams.
• Identify and action risks, opportunities and value enhancements.
• Engage with stakeholders and clients to ensure project goals are met.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Leadership

Risk assessment

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Chartered status / working toward chartership

Job description

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

As part of our continued growth within the water sector, we are seeking an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our team delivering major infrastructure projects through the Anglian Water Major Projects Framework. The Anglian Water AMP8 programme (Apply online only)) represents one of the largest infrastructure investment programmes in the UK water sector, creating an exceptional opportunity for commercial professionals seeking exposure to major projects, collaborative contracting, and industry-leading delivery models. Anglian Water's AMP8 investment programme is valued at approximately £11bn, with billions of pounds of work being delivered through established alliances and frameworks across the East of England. This framework allocates £1.5bn of work.

This is a unique opportunity to play a leading commercial role on a programme that will transform water infrastructure across the region, whilst working within a collaborative and forward-thinking project environment.

About you

We are looking for a commercially astute and proactive leader who thrives in a collaborative infrastructure environment and has a passion for delivering complex projects successfully.

Ideally, you will have:

Significant experience operating at Senior Quantity Surveyor or Managing Quantity Surveyor level within major infrastructure, civil engineering or utilities projects. Strong knowledge of NEC forms of contract, particularly NEC3 and NEC4. Proven experience managing commercial teams and developing people. A track record of successfully delivering projects with values ranging from tens to hundreds of millions of pounds. Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills. Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify risks, opportunities and value-enhancing solutions. Experience of framework delivery environments and collaborative contracting models. A degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline. Membership of RICS, ICES or a similar professional body (or working towards chartership).

Why work with us?

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities – comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect – We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

Allour staff undergo a mandatory drugs & alcohol screening to maintain healthy, safe and productive working conditions for the entire team.