Quantity Surveyor

Yorkshire Water; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Wellness day

Retail savings scheme

Online GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Yorkshire Water are recruiting Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors to join the Capital Commercial Services Team in Bradford. The roles cover procurement, cost control, contract strategy and risk management across our capital programme.

We offer a competitive salary (£45,427-£73,000), a performance-related bonus up to £1,000, a generous pension, 25 days leave plus wellness day, and hybrid working with two office days per week.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the administration associated with construction contracts
• Ability to identify, quantify and control commercial risks
• Knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts, contract management practices, procedures and systems
• Ability to work with all stakeholders, provide guidance and support key decision commercial outcomes that benefit Capital Delivery

Responsibilities

• Procurement and contract strategy development and implementation
• Cost assurance pre and post contract
• Development and implementation of key commercial controls
• Supporting negotiations with partners, suppliers
• Evaluating financial risks
• Contract administration in line with the NEC suite of contracts
• Process Partners Applications for Payments
• Change control assurance
• Supporting successful completion of schemes
• Providing guidance and support in aspects such as risk management and cost control
• Liaising with Stakeholders
• Supply chain management and procurement support
• Further developing commercial behaviours that are suited to a multi-party collaborative enterprise

Skills

Construction contracts

Identify risks

NEC contracts knowledge

Stakeholder guidance

Education

Professional qualification

Job description

Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, 4a to 4b, £45,427 - £73,000, depending on experience
• Annual incentive related bonus - £1000 maximum Bonus Opportunity for the Performance Year
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the Quantity Surveyor progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location:

Bradford , hybrid working - 2 office days per week (office move to Leeds from Summer 2026)

Work type:

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday

We have an exciting opportunity for Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors to join the Capital Commercial Services Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Capital Commercial Services team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

To meet this challenge, we are expanding our Capital Commercial Services Team, offering rewarding career opportunities to drive the transformational change to ensure resilient and sustainable supply across our business. The roles offer excellent prospects supported by training and development to suit the individual.

We are looking for Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors to be accountable for a portfolio of schemes cross our end to end process associated with the delivery of Yorkshire Water's Capital Programme. This includes:

• Procurement and contract strategy development and implementation
• Cost assurance pre and post contract
• Development and implementation of key commercial controls
• Supporting negotiations with partners, ,
• Evaluating financial risks
• Contract administration in line with the NEC suite of contracts
• Process Partners Applications for Payments
• Change control assurance
• Supporting successful completion of schemes
• Providing guidance and support in aspects such as risk management and cost control.
• Liaising with Stakeholders
• Supply chain management and procurement support
• Further developing commercial behaviours that are suited to a multi-party collaborative enterprise

The Capital Commercial Services Team work closely with the Capital Delivery Programme Managers, Capital Delivery Senior Project Managers and Project Managers to optimise contract performance and deliver contracts within budget and on schedule.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Knowledge of the administration associated with construction contracts
• Ability to identify, quantify and control commercial risks
• Knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts, contract management practices, procedures and systems
• Ability to work with all stakeholders, provide guidance and support key decision commercial outcomes that benefit Capital Delivery

You will also benefit from having:

• Understanding and usage of framework agreements
• Understanding working within an Alliance environment
• Knowledge associated with developing commercial processes and procedures
• Experience in supplier relationship management
• Experience or knowledge of behavioural management techniques and tools
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Experience in water / utilities (or wider infrastructure sector)
• Professional qualification, or working to a professional qualification, associated with the role

We embrace a flexible working model, where our hybrid setup typically requires an average of two days in the office per week. This could be slightly more when collaborative efforts, training or meeting deadlines demand it. For those who prefer to work on-site, our office is open Monday-Friday during working hours.

If you're a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

What's in it for you?

Career enhancement and development, colleague well-being and a genuinely positive work experience for all are key priorities. We are continuously evolving and improving our ways of working and you will support us in achieving our vision of 'taking responsibility for the water environment for good'.

Quantity Surveyor

Kelda Group provides water and sewerage services to domestic and business customers across the UK, managing the following subsidiary companies:

Yorkshire Water, is the main subsidiary company providing water and sewerage services to 4.7 million people and 130,000 businesses in the Yorkshire region. Its activities are regulated by the Water Services Regulation Authority, Ofwat Loop Customer Management Ltd specialises in delivering customer service support to Yorkshire Water that includes billing, debt recovery and incident management. Employing more than 600 people, Loop have built up an impressive list of industry awards and achievements since being created in 2000 and is currently listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 list as being one of the best companies to work for.

Kelda Water Services (KWS) manages Kelda's non-regulated water and waste water contract operations. It is now the second biggest player in the UK market for outsourced clean and waste water services.

Kelda Water Services Retail offer quality, integrity and partnership but it is never just about the technologies behind our solutions in water. It is about the structure, delivery and even the financing of those solutions, and about giving our customers a level of convenience they never knew was possible.

KeyLand Developments Limited (KeyLand Developments) is responsible for managing, developing and disposing of the group's surplus property assets, either on its own or in partnership with outside organisations.

Kelda Group values equality, diversity and inclusion we believe that everyone should be treated with respect. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, religion or belief and trade union membership.