Quantity Surveyor

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days leave

Pension contributions

Mortgage brokering services

Family-friendly policies

Training opportunities

Job summary

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is seeking a qualified Cost Manager for its Developer Services team in Cardiff. You will manage commercial and cost aspects across multiple projects, advising engineers and PMs on contract strategy and risk mitigation.

The role requires experience in NEC3/framework contracts, SAP/SRM, and a strong ability to analyse payments, prepare cost estimates, and deliver timely reporting to stakeholders. Hybrid working with competitive rewards is offered.

Qualifications

• Qualified to relevant degree level and working towards chartered status.
• Understanding of NEC3 forms and the DCWW framework contracts.
• Cost and contract management experience in water industry (£5k–£2m).
• Experience in SAP finance, project management and SRM modules.
• Strong numeracy and financial skills; customer-focused.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, commercial and cost management for Developer Services projects.
• Advise project managers and engineers on commercial contract management.
• Assess payment applications and prioritise overdue ones.
• Assess payments from framework contractors to ensure compliance with contracts.
• Identify, analyse and manage project risks, ensuring proper allocation.

Skills

Cost management

Contract management

SAP finance

SRM modules

Numeracy

Education

Degree level (relevant)

Tools

SAP

BPM

Teamworks

Job description

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City: Cardiff

Address:

Cardiff, Wales, GB, CF3 0LT

Job Requisition Number 9325

Work Type Permanent

Job Function Cost Management

Salary Range £47,492.00-£54,618.00

Base South East Hub

Closing Date Sunday 18th October 2026 at 23:59

What you'll be responsible for

• Providing professional, commercial and cost management of a number of Developer Services projects simultaneously.
• Providing support and advice to a team of project managers and project engineers on all aspects of commercial contract management.
• Assessment of payment applications and prioritising any that are overdue
• Assessing payment applications from framework contractors to ensure that they are in line with the relevant construction contract
• Identifying, analysing and managing project risks, ensuring risks are understood, valued and correctly allocated.
• Providing advice on early warning notices and compensation events
• Assist in the creation of contracts for the construction of Developer Services schemes
• Undertaking peer reviews to ensure that construction offers made by Developer Services are not exposing DCWW to any undue commercial risk
• Processing payments following approval of application and resolving any issues that may arise
• Analysing and managing information from systems such as SAP, BPM and Teamworks to ensure that policies, reports and commercial information are accurate and timely
• Providing an efficient service to DS developers / customers
• Assisting with the development of policies, general commercial management and the delivery of services to business customers.

This will include:

• Assessing payment applications to check that they are in accordance with contracts (for example with NEC3).
• Providing contract and commercial advice to Dev Services engineers to help ensure that projects are delivered on time and within agreed cost.
• Interfacing with developers and customers when required. This can be challenging where additional funds are required for settlement
• Working with engineers to produce cost estimates for proposed work that are comprehensive and auditable
• Providing reports and information on commercial risk and costing for all requisition and rechargeable projects.
• Working collaboratively with the DS design and build team, capital partners, cost consultants, suppliers and other departments.
• Ensuring DCWW’s processes, procedures and guidelines are followed at all times
• Processing payments to framework and tendered contractors as directed by the Project Owners
• Assisting the commercial team in monitoring and reviewing relevant water industry legislation and regulation matters and contributing to the drafting / development / adaptation of policies for the DS function as required
• Supporting the departmental response to regulatory and audit related queries and requests for information.
• Assisting with data extraction and reporting in response to regulatory enquiries & information requests from the wider business.
• Supporting team members with general commercial / financial tasks and processes
• Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business.

About you

• Qualified to relevant degree level and working towards chartered status
• An in depth understanding of the forms of contract used by Developer Services including the various options for the New Engineering Contract and the framework contracts entered into by DCWW
• Cost and contract management experience in the water industry demonstrating an excellent track record in the commercial management of projects ranging from £5k to £2m
• Knowledge and experience of Developer Services project lifecycles from developer application to on-site delivery and final account
• Experience in SAP finance \ project management and SRM modules
• Enthusiastic about putting our customers first every day
• Understanding of Health and Safety
• Strong numeracy, spreadsheet and financial skills

Good to know

• If you would like further information on this role, please contact [e-mail]
• 2 days working in Linea, 3 days working from home
• Interviews week commencing 19th October

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions - Up to 11% employer contributions
• Free Mortgage Brokering Services
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
• Many more can be found on our website.

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT

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