Project Quantity Surveyor

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Peacehaven, South Heighton; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 26 days

Performance-related pay

Pension scheme

Health & wellbeing benefits

Cycle to Work

Life assurance

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Project Quantity Surveyor to manage a portfolio of projects with minimal supervision, ensuring value for money and contractual compliance. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and a base location in Reading with site attendance.

You will handle tender negotiations, payments, changes, and budget oversight across projects from £25k to £200M, with potential career growth toward Chartered status.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing a portfolio of projects pre- and post-contract.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Desire to progress toward Chartered Status.
• Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
• Understanding of water regulation (OFWAT Price Review).
• Excellent relationship-building abilities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Hold a full UK driving licence and own transport.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial assurance for Major Projects and Programmes contracts.
• Challenge, negotiate and agree project tenders for the portfolio.
• Ensure timely payments in line with contracts for the portfolio.
• Assess quantum of change and extension of time under contracts.
• Maintain contractual compliance and advise stakeholders on non-performance and corrective actions.
• Support budget management and spend optimization for the portfolio.
• Attend monthly site meetings on-site.
• Collect data on contracts within the portfolio.
• Audit and agree project accounts.
• Assist Senior/Principal/Managing QS with claim resolution as needed.

Skills

Portfolio management

Negotiation

Communication

Mentoring

Driving license

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Job description

Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB, Hybrid - Maple Lodge (STW) - WD3 9SQ

Job title Project Quantity Surveyor Ref 44021 Division Finance & Commercial Location Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB, Hybrid - Maple Lodge (STW) - WD3 9SQ Contract type Permanent Full/Part-time Full-time Salary Competitive salary from £54,000 to £64,000 per annum, depending on experience Job grade B Closing date 07/09/2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Quantity Surveyor who will be responsible for managing a portfolio of projects with minimal supervision to ensure that value for money is achieved alongside contractual compliance. You could have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects ranging in contractor value from £25k to £200M during your career at Thames Water.

What you’ll be doing as a Project Quantity Surveyor

• Providing Commercial Assurance of Major Projects and Programmes Contracts.
• Challenge, negotiating and agreeing Project Tenders on assigned Portfolio.
• Ensuring that payments are made on time and in accordance with the Contract for your given portfolio of Projects.
• Assessing the Quantum of Change and/or Extension of Time under the relevant Contracts on the assigned portfolio.
• Ensuring that appropriate processes are in place and monitored on your Projects to ensure that Contractual Compliance is maintained and advising stakeholders if any non-performance is identified and corrective actions implemented as necessary.
• Supporting the management and optimisation of budgets and spend on the portfolio of Projects
• Attending monthly site meetings on-site.
• Data Collecting the relevant Contracts on the assigned portfolio.
• Auditing and agreeing on Project Accounts.
• Supporting the Senior, Principal or Managing Quantity Surveyor with the resolution of Claims as necessary.

Base Location: Reading – Hybrid. Maple Lodge - Hybrid

Working Pattern or hours: 36 hours

What you should bring to the role

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

• Have extensive experience in commercially managing a portfolio of projects, both pre and post-contract.
• Hold a degree in Quantity Surveying of equivalent.
• Have a desire to work towards gaining Chartered Status.
• Be confident in negotiation and have some dispute resolution skills.
• Understand water regulation (incl. OFWAT Price Review methodology)
• Be excellent at building and maintaining relationships.
• Have strong communication skills.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Hold a full UK Driving license and have your own transport.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £54,000 to £64,000 per annum, 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.
• 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.