Quantity Surveyor

Costain Group; Warrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Warrington is looking for a Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial support on water and wastewater projects. The successful candidate will manage project portfolios, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery while exceeding customer expectations. Qualified candidates should hold an RICS/CICES accredited degree and have relevant experience in the water sector. This role requires strong skills in contract management, cost analysis, and effective communication with diverse project teams.

Qualifications

• Holds an RICS/CICES accredited degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in commercial practices within water sector projects.
• Full Clean Drivers Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Commercially manage a portfolio of projects.
• Maintain registers of variations and claims.
• Prepare monthly progress valuations and claims.
• Liaise with client teams for project optimization.
• Produce monthly cost reports and forecasts.

Skills

Experience of NEC form of Contract

Previous commercial experience in the water sector

Knowledge of various contract forms

Business systems and cost analysis

Risk management process understanding

Education

RICS/CICES accredited degree

Relevant degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

United Utilities have awarded Costain a Managed Service Provider (MSP) framework contract. Under the contract Costain provide the overall management and delivery of United Utilities’ larger-scale water and wastewater asset maintenance activities across the entirety of its network, including 96 water treatment and 575 wastewater treatment sites, which serves over six million people in the Northwest of England.

The role of the Quantity Surveyor is to provide commercial support on projects to ensure that it is procured, delivered within budget and to the highest quality whilst exceeding our customers' expectations. You will support the development of efficient and effective management and issue of accurate, timely and compliant notices and correspondence and ensure the compliance of all contractual activities on the project. You will ensure contractual and commercial risks and opportunities are identified to the Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager and address in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Commercially manage your own portfolio of projects from the development stage through to final account
• Maintain registers of variations, delay, extension times and claims, effective and consistent implementation of the Company's commercial policies and procedures, within a timely manner
• Assist with preparation of monthly progress valuations and claim for work completed.
• Liaise with Employers commercial team & client team within a collaborative manner to leverage opportunity and optimise the project outturn
• Produce pre-Contract tender negotiations & reports where necessary
• Produce monthly cost reports, forecasts, and Contract Budget reports to ensure details are appropriately underpinned and robust
• Review value management / value engineering exercises
• Advise on Risk management & participate in Risk workshops
• Prepare, review and complete sub-contract documentation
• Identify and price specification changes
• Manage subcontracts from initial placement of order to final account
• Attend site meetings where necessary to guide any direct reports, review progress and implement best practice
• Reconcile weekly plant, material, labour reconciliation against budget
• Monitor cash to ensure payments made on time to Costain

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Experience of NEC form of Contract
• Previous commercial experience preferably in the water sector
• Increasing knowledge of a variety of forms & options of contracts
• Have a good understanding and experience of business systems, spreadsheet development, cost analysis, programme evaluation and development, compensation event and/or variations assessment and evaluation
• Have experience or appreciation of the risk management process for both schedule and cost and the use of Earned Value Management

Qualifications

• Holds an RICS/CICES accredited degree or enrolled on an accredited part-time post graduate degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience
• Relevant degree / equivalent in Quantity Surveying
• Full Clean Drivers Licence
• Full Membership of the RICS or CICES desirable, or enrolled on the approved training scheme for membership