Project Quantity Surveyor

idibu; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Performance-related pay

Pension scheme through AON

Health and wellbeing benefits

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 on schemes ranging from £25k to £200M.

Based in Reading with hybrid working, the role involves commercial assurance, tender negotiation, payment certification, change control, budget management, and stakeholder liaison.

Join a large water utility offering generous benefits and ongoing development toward Chartered status.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide Commercial Assurance of Major Projects and Programmes contracts.
• Challenge, negotiate and agree project tenders on portfolio.
• Ensure timely payments in line with contracts.
• Assess Change and Extension of Time under contracts.
• Maintain contractual compliance and advise stakeholders on performance.
• Support budgets and spend management for portfolio.
• Attend monthly site meetings.
• Data collection for contracts.
• Audit and agree project accounts.
• Support senior/junior QS in resolution of claims.

Skills

Portfolio management

Contract negotiation

Dispute resolution

Communication skills

Relationship building

Driving license

Team mentoring

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Job description

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.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

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.