Quantity Surveyor

United Infrastructure; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure seeks a Quantity Surveyor to join the Water team in Wakefield. You will manage contracts in line with NEC 4, handle subcontractor negotiations, and oversee cost reporting to keep projects financially on track.

You will contribute to forecasts, risk reviews, and value reporting while ensuring robust commercial documentation and timely communication with stakeholders across the utility sector.

Qualifications

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or related commercial field.
• Professional membership status desirable (RICS, ICES) may be advantageous.
• Strong numerical and analytical capabilities and time management.

Responsibilities

• Contract management in line with NEC 4 (Options A, B, C & E).
• Subcontractor negotiations and contract management.
• Produce monthly Cost Value Reconciliation and Earned Value analyses.
• Budget, cost and change reporting with timely accuracy.
• Forecasting and performance tracking for Client and Subcontractors.

Skills

Strong numerical skills

Analytical mindset

Effective communication

Team player

Diligence and organisational

Willingness to develop

Full UK driving licence

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Contract management in line with NEC 4 (Options A, B, C & E)
• Subcontractor negotiations, and contract management
• Application for payments both Client and Subcontract
• Forecasting and performance tracking both Client and Subcontractors
• Project risk management, reviewing day-to-day project risks
• Site visits for monthly AFP, sub-contract assessments
• Create and manage cost to completes to ensure the business is aware of the project position
• Deliver accurate and timely budget, cost, and change reporting
• Produce monthly Cost Value Reconciliation and generate Earned Value Analysis reports, whilst maintaining robust commercial documentation
  BSc in Quantity Surveying or a related commercial field
• Professional membership status desirable (RICS, ICES)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with a strong emphasis on Excel
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Ability to produce accurate work under tight deadlines
• Excellent diligence and organisational skills
• Effective communication and people skills
• Enthusiasm, commitment, and flexibility
• Willingness to take responsibility for own development and extend knowledge of software packages
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Previous experience in the water industry
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel as required
  United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face. Utility Infrastructure - Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power, and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK's largest network owners and operators. One of our key strengths lies in our ability to deliver projects nationally, but also ensuring that within each programme of work, we engage with local communities. We do this through employing people who are representative of the local communities we work in, training and developing them to take pride in the work they do, and to be responsible for delivering leading levels of performance across our projects., United Infrastructure is looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Water team based in Wakefield. As part of a dynamic, fast-growing division, you will be at the heart of nationally significant infrastructure projects that will shape the UK's future.