Project Quantity Surveyor Water Sector

Arcadis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy firm in the UK is looking for enthusiastic Quantity Surveyors to join their Cost & Commercial Management team. This role involves working on significant water sector projects, focusing on post-contract NEC administration, risk management, and commercial support. Candidates should have strong skills in construction processes, experience with NEC contracts, and ideally a relevant degree. This position offers the chance to contribute to impactful sustainability efforts while being part of a dynamic team.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Diverse working environment

Impactful work in sustainability

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.
• Experience in consultancy and cost management.
• Strong skills in assessing contractual changes and payments.

Responsibilities

• Administer post-contract NEC contracts.
• Liaise with contractors and consultants.
• Provide commercial support throughout project lifecycle.
• Participate in risk management and lessons learnt workshops.

Skills

Self-management

Prioritisation skills

Construction processes knowledge

NEC Contract experience

Stakeholder influence

Interpersonal communication

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

MRICS or working towards chartership

Tools

Abinitio

Heavy Machinery

Job description

Description

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

We are currently seeking a number of personable-uppercase enthusiastic and energetic Quantity Surveyors to join our Cost & Commercial Management team to support our continuing growth within our resilience business for a Global Client in the Water Sector.

You will be a Cost Consultant within our Cost & Commercial Management team working on a variety of water/utilities projects and programmes.

You’ll help deliver some of the biggest most iconic projects imaginable with some of the best talent around. With your energy agility and keen eye for detail you’ll deliver transformational outcomes for multiple clients to deliver a more sustainable tomorrow.

The role sits within our Resilience GBA where we work to protect our natural environment and water resources$name while powering our world for future generations. Around the world we’re feeling the effects of climate change rapid urbanization and loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we are seeing large-scale unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources while powering our world for future generations.

Role accountabilities

• Working as part of a team alongside the Project Manager and Senior Cost Consultant to administer the post-contract administration of NEC contracts including assessment of contractual change and payments.
• Liaising with external contractors and consultants.
• To support suppliers in providing accurate and validated Project Cost and Financial Forecasts information.
• Commercial support / advice / guidance through all gateways to minimise cost and scope changes throughout the project life cycle.
• Contract support / advice / guidance.
• Pre-contract support including estimating and procurement.
• Risk and opportunity (efficiency) supporting the Client Project Manager in validating costs for the Project Efficiency register before submission.
• Participation in lessons learnt workshops to capture value benefits considerations for the future etc. as required.
• Participation in Risk and value management/meetings as required for the projects.
• Auditing and agreeing on Final Accounts.

Qualifications & Experience

• Demonstrating self‑management and prioritisation skills with the ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrate an ability to learn and develop.
• Good knowledge of specialised fields including construction processes and cost and commercial management in a consultancy setting.
• NEC Contract experience.
• Possess the skills to actively support the internal team and manage more junior staff on projects typically ranging between 1m and 20m.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to influence stakeholders and third parties.
• Ideally degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.
• Ideally appropriate professional body membership MRICS or working towards chartership.
• Experience in water and wastewater and/or regulated industries is desirable.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone isстоў empowered to be their best. We believe everyone’s contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills‑based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work and no matter what role you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

Key Skills

Abinitio, Maitre, Heavy Machinery, Environmental Science, Facility Management, Application Support

Employment Type

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience

Years

Vacancy

1