Quantity Surveyor

The Clancy Group; Sawbridgeworth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in the UK is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team in Sawbridgeworth. The successful candidate will oversee cost control, manage subcontractor relations, and ensure project efficiency, especially within the utilities sector. A degree in Quantity Surveying or related fields is preferred. The role offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits, including discounts and a cycle-to-work scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

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, ideally within the water industry.
• Experience managing high-volume, low-value works.
• Solid understanding of NEC contract schemes.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Cost control

Microsoft Excel expertise

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

HNC/HND in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Quantity Surveyor

£45,000 - £55,000

Sawbridgeworth

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 control and profitability.

We have an opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our high-performing commercial team. As a utilities contractor, we work with some fantastic clients, and this is an exciting time to join us as the industry embraces innovation and greener working practices. This role is aligned with our Affinity Water client.

Your role will be critical to ensuring our commercial success, enabling us to invest in new technologies and deliver infrastructure that is sustainable, carbon-positive, and maintained in a way that supports our planet for future generations.

Here are some of the activities you will be involved in:

• 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 being achieved
• Pricing completed jobs for high-volume works
• Developing relationships with clients during 'Work in Progress' days
• Analysing weekly and monthly cost and revenue data

We would love to hear from you if

You are an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a strong background in utilities, civil, or mechanical engineering, ideally within the water industry.

You should have experience managing high-volume, low-value works and a solid understanding of NEC contract schemes, along with experience in subcontractor management.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, proactive, and a great problem solver, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Strong Microsoft Excel expertise is essential, including proficiency with formulas, pivot tables, and VLOOKUPs, alongside 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!

Benefits

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.