Quantity Surveyor

The Clancy Group; Exeter; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Exeter is looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team. This role involves managing major projects in water and utilities sectors, focusing on cost control and project delivery. The ideal candidate will have a background in civil engineering or mechanical engineering, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication abilities. A competitive salary, alongside unique employee perks such as discounts and a cycle to work scheme, is offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Healthcare

Holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days

Employee benefits programme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong background in utilities, civil, or mechanical engineering, preferably within the water industry.
• Knowledge of NEC contract schemes and subcontractor management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, and VLOOKUPs.

Responsibilities

• Generate weekly revenue and cost reports.
• Control submissions of daily completed jobs.
• Produce ‘Schedule of Rates’.
• Reconcile subcontractor costs and prepare payment certificates.
• Liaise with operations and planning to monitor job progress and scope changes.
• Develop relationships with clients.

Skills

Utilities background

Civil engineering knowledge

Mechanical engineering knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Strong problem-solving skills

Microsoft Excel expertise

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

HNC/HND in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

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We do what we say!
That’s why we need people like you, to help us deliver on our promises. People who enjoy getting things done with a focus on cost controls and profitability.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our high performing commercial team.

We can offer longevity, stability and excellent support, whilst you work on some of the most innovative civil engineering projects, in some of the most picturesque and beautiful areas the UK.

The Role

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will be working on major projects, that tackle significant challenges, such as reducing the use of storm overflows and strengthening water resilience etc.

Here are some of the activities you will be involved with…

• Generating weekly revenue and cost reports
• Controlling submissions of daily completed jobs
• Producing ‘Schedule of Rates’
• Reconciling Subcontractor costs and preparing payment certificates
• Liaising with Operations and Planning to monitor job progress and scope changes
• Reviewing scheme works to ensure targets are on track to be achieved
• Developing relationships with clients to 'Work In Progress' days
• Analysing weekly and monthly cost and revenue data

We would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate...

You are an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a strong background in utilities, civil, or mechanical engineering—ideally within the water industry. You should have knowledge of NEC contract schemes and subcontractor management.

You’ll need to be enthusiastic, proactive, and a great problem solver, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Strong Microsoft Excel expertise is essential, including proficiency in formulas, pivot tables, and VLOOKUPs, along with a keen eye for data integrity and financial analysis.

A degree in Quantity Surveying or an HNC/HND in Civil or Mechanical Engineering with commercial management experience would be highly desirable.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.