Quantity Surveyor

MWH Treatment; Preston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

MWH Treatment is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management for a major water infrastructure project at Wigan WwTW. You will own commercial aspects, reporting to the Managing Quantity Surveyor, and work closely with client teams to control cost, value and contractual obligations.

Based on a site environment, you will collaborate with design, construction and supply chain teams, administer NEC3 contracts, and mentor junior staff while ensuring robust reporting and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in major infrastructure projects.
• NEC3 contract experience essential.
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quantity surveying activities for allocated projects and work packages.
• Collaborate with design, construction and supply chain teams to capture, analyse and control cost.
• Administer the main contract, ensuring notices and correspondence are issued when required.
• Prepare and issue subcontract documentation.
• Support the management and performance of subcontractors.
• Manage the preparation, submission and agreement of applications for payment.
• Prepare accurate project cost and value reports, budgets and forecasts.
• Support mentoring and development of junior commercial team members.
• Demonstrate strong commercial judgment and proactive problem solving.
• Build constructive relationships with clients, delivery teams and supply chain partners.
• Represent the Commercial team professionally with confidentiality.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Commercial Management

Contract Administration

NEC3 Experience

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent

Chartered status or working towards

Tools

CostX

MS Excel

Job description

We are strengthening our Commercial team and are looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the successful delivery of a major water infrastructure project at Wigan WwTW. This is an opportunity to take commercial ownership of significant project and work packages in a complex, highly collaborative delivery environment., Site-based reporting directly to the Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will take responsibility for the quantity surveying duties associated with a major project. You will provide robust commercial management, work closely with the client and project teams, and help ensure that cost, value and contractual obligations are controlled effectively.,

• Lead the quantity surveying activities for allocated projects and work packages.
• Work closely with design, construction and supply chain teams to capture, analyse and control cost.
• Collaborate with the client to understand and meet business and project requirements.
• Administer the main contract, ensuring that contractual notices and correspondence are identified, prepared and issued when required.
• Prepare and issue subcontract documentation.
• Support the management and performance of subcontractors.
• Manage the preparation, submission and agreement of applications for payment.
• Prepare accurate project cost and value reports, budgets and forecasts.
• Support the management, mentoring and development of junior commercial team members.
• Strong quantity surveying and commercial management experience, ideally gained on major infrastructure, utilities or water-sector projects.
• Sound knowledge of main contract and subcontract administration, including notices, correspondence, payments and commercial reporting.
• The ability to build constructive relationships with clients, delivery teams and supply chain partners.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with clear communication and sound commercial judgement.
• A commitment to professional development and keeping current with industry change and innovation.
• The ability to represent the Commercial team and MWH Treatment professionally, positively and with appropriate confidentiality.
• Flexibility to undertake reasonable duties, training or working hours consistent with the seniority of the role., Essential
• Degree or equivalent
• Working towards or have chartered membership of a recognised institution
• Experience in utilities/civil engineering/MEICA sectors
• NEC3 Experience

Desirable

• Experience of managing and developing an individual or small team

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances.

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills. As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don't just tick boxes; we live these values every day.

What MWH offer

A competitive salary
Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
Contribution Pension scheme
Life Assurance
Health Insurance
Private Medical Insurance
And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc