Quantity Surveyor

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Norwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Competitive pension

Up to 26 days annual leave

Flexible benefits

EE discounts

Cycle2Work

Free parking

Life Cover

Personal Accident cover

Job summary

Anglian Water Group Ltd. is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial activities across an alliance programme in a busy water sector environment. You will work under the Commercial Lead to maintain robust reporting, governance and contractual compliance.

The role requires NEC3 contract knowledge, strong communication with stakeholders, and willingness to travel for meetings across the AW Region. A professional qualification such as RICS, CIOB or ICE is preferred, with a relevant

Qualifications

• Good understanding of NEC3 forms of contract.
• Thorough understanding of construction and contract law.
• Strong commercial acumen and governance awareness.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel across the AW Region for meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial management for an allocated programme area.
• Be accountable to the Commercial Lead and deliver accurate commercial reporting.
• Ensure governance and contractual compliance across alliance projects.
• Identify and deliver commercial process efficiencies.
• Identify, report and manage financial and commercial risk.
• Foster close working relationships with alliance partners and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate proactive commercial challenge and cost control.

Skills

NEC3 forms of contract

Contract law

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration in matrix env

Dispute management

Accountability

Resilience

Proactive issue escalation

Education

RICS

CIOB

ICE

Job description

Quantity Surveyor Location: Peterborough or Norwich Contract: Permanent/Full time Salary: dependent on experience and skills

At Anglian Water our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring.

Who are we? The IOS Contract is a 5-year programme valued at approximately £444 million, delivering specialist water and water recycling projects.

This role involves managing projects under the NEC3 contract suite, with a focus on Option E (Pre-Contract Planning) and Option A (Priced Contract with Activity Schedule). The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the Project Manager and delivery teams to ensure robust management of contractual obligations and compliance with Anglian Water’s governance standards.

The role is employed by Anglian Water and involves working in partnership with alliance partners Barhale, Kier, and M Group.

What will you be doing as our new Quantity Surveyor?

You will provide commercial management for an allocated programme area of an alliance contract, you will be accountable to the Commercial Lead and responsible for the following:

• Demonstrating the highest levels of commercial integrity and financial self-assurance
• Commercial management of the allocated programme area
• Providing transparent, accurate and timely commercial reporting
• Adherence to the alliance internal governance to satisfy contractual and legal requirements
• Constantly striving to employ best commercial management practices
• Identifying and delivering commercial process efficiencies
• Identifying, reporting and proactively managing financial and commercial risk
• Fostering close working relationships with all key stakeholders
• Engendering a culture of commercial challenge
• Controlling costs, maximising value and minimising future liabilities

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours

• Good understanding of NEC3 forms of contract
• Working in a complex matrix team environment
• Thorough understanding of relevant construction and contract law
• Relevant professional qualification e.g. RICS, CIOB, ICE
• Relevant degree in construction or commercial management
• Excellent commercial acumen
• Willingness to travel across the entire AW Region for meetings
• Ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders
• Ability to manage and mitigate commercial disputes
• Act in a truly collaborative fashion and inspire others to do the same
• Be proactive in managing allocated programme and promptly escalates issues as necessary
• Demonstrate resilience if there are setbacks
• Be accountable and take personal responsibility for resolving problems
• Constructively challenge decisions and behaviours that do not provide the best outcome
• Be trusted by all stakeholders to provide clear and unambiguous commercial information
• Promote a commercial team culture that works and respects & understands the commercial requirements of all stakeholders.

Why Anglian Water?

At Anglian Water, our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure their hard work is recognised and rewarded.

Some of our benefits include:

• Bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• Competitive pension scheme
• Up to 26 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme
• Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks
• Life Cover at 8x your salary
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential. We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment.

Closing date: 23rd September 2026