Managing Quantity Surveyor

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual leave 26–30 days

Performance pay

Generous pension

Private medical care

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water Utilities Limited is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor to lead a team of up to 40 QS professionals and drive value across AMP8 major projects.

You will manage contract compliance, procurement strategies, and commercial governance while supporting the Head of Commercial and delivering robust cost control for a portfolio valued up to £400m per annum.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent required.
• Experience in civil engineering/utilities sectors.
• Experience line-managing a large team (up to 40 QSs).
• Proven ability in pre- and post-contract commercial management.
• Ability to negotiate with suppliers and assess contractual risk.
• Strong communication to align multiple stakeholders.
• Full UK driving license and own transport.
• Chartered or working towards RICS accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure contractual compliance on all contracts.
• Develop and monitor procurement strategies for delivery areas.
• Provide commercial support to third-party suppliers.
• Manage relationships with direct delivery contractors.
• Lead performance reporting and team management.
• Demonstrate value for money in-life supplier engagements.
• Provide data for cost databases to support estimating.
• Develop and progress team members toward chartership.
• Ensure proper payment certification and processing.
• Advise on budgets and spend optimization.
• Advise on contractual duties and other tasks under contracts.
• Provide dispute resolution and input to governance proposals.
• Support Head of Commercial with strategy and disputes resolution.

Skills

Team management

Contractual negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Budgeting / cost control

RICS knowledge

Chartered status

Driving license

Commercial management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

We are looking for a talented Managing Quantity Surveyor who has the skills and necessary experience to challenge, engage, influence and drive change.

This is an integral and exciting opportunity lead a dedicated and enthusiastic team of Quantity Surveyors essential to the successful delivery of Major Projects and Programmes in AMP8 at Thames Water. You will oversee a contractor programme value of up to £400m per annum in AMP8, playing a vital role in ensure we deliver value and life’s essential service to Customers.

What you’ll be doing as a Managing Quantity Surveyor

• Ensuring that Contractual Compliance is maintained on all Contracts.
• Ensuring that appropriate processes are in place, reviewed and monitored for your Delivery Area and Team to ensure that Contractual Compliance is maintained and act as second point of escalation should any non-performance be identified and corrective actions implemented as necessary.
• Developing and Advising on Procurement Strategies for your Delivery Area.
• Assisting the Procurement and Supplier Management Team with the implementation of robust commercial processes with their Third-Party Suppliers and providing them with commercial support as and when required.
• Commercial Relationship management with Direct Delivery Contractors.
• Performance Reporting and Management of Team.
• Ensure that in-life supplier value for money can be demonstrated.
• Providing data for cost database to support estimating and Business Planning.
• Management and development of Team Members including their progression towards chartership.
• Ensuring that all payments are properly certified and processed in line with contracts.
• Advising on the overall management and optimisation of budgets and spend.
• Advising on Contractual duties and other tasks under assigned Contracts.
• Providing Commercial Dispute Advice and resolving claims as required.
• Ensure Team always maintain financial governance and provide expert input to financial and contract governance proposals.
• Supporting the Head of Commercial with the resolution of disputes and departmental strategy, as necessary.

Base Location: Hybrid - Reading

Working Pattern or hours:36 Hours

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

• Hold a degree or a master’s in quantity surveying or equivalent.
• Have a background in working in the civil engineering sector, such as transportation, nuclear, utilities or similar fields.
• Be competent in line managing a team of up to 40 Quantity Surveyors of all levels and developing them to success.
• Extensive experience in commercially managing a portfolio of projects both pre and post-contract.
• Have experience in negotiating with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters and applying judgment as to what constitutes an acceptable level of contractual risk and supply resilience.
• Have strong communication skills and the ability to bring numerous stakeholders together to bring opportunities to fruition.
• Self-starter, resilient and tenacious under pressure.
• Hold a full UK Driving license and have your own transport.
• You will need to be a good team player who enjoys working as part of a busy team.
• Chartered or detailed knowledge of the RICS.
• Knowledge of water regulation (incl. OFWAT Price review methodology) would be desirable.

What’s in it for you?

You will be a part of a highly professional Quantity Surveying team empowered to make decisions and responsible for all commercial aspects of their contracts.

• Competitive salary depending on experience.
• Annual Leave- 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process . If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support .

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.