Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor

MWH Treatment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water sector provider is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join their Commercial team. The role involves financial control of projects, contract management, and mentoring the project team. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree, experience with NEC4 contracts, and previous work with main contractors. This position offers a competitive salary and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Car/car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Contribution pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts and savings Hub

Kids Pass

Qualifications

• Experience working with a main contractor.
• Desirable: Experience working within Water.
• ARICS or studying for APC.

Responsibilities

• Applications, valuations / cost value reconciliation.
• Cost control and forecasting.
• Supply chain management.
• Assisting with Risk and Value Management.
• Contract Management.
• Prepare subcontract enquiries and negotiate contracts.
• Ensure all notifications/documents are kept up to date.
• Liaise with site team and subcontractors.
• Provide contractual advice as required.

Skills

Cost control

Contract management

Risk management

Supply chain management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Tools

NEC4 contracts

Job description

Overview

We are looking to strengthen our Commercial team with a Quantity Surveyor based at Beckton Water Treatment Works with hybrid working available. You will report directly to the Managing QS and you will be expected to take responsibility for several key accounts on a large project or the overall financial control of smaller projects.

Responsibilities

• Applications, valuations / cost value reconciliation.
• Cost control and forecasting. Prepare and feed information for monthly reports: value, cost, profit/loss, cash flow.
• Supply chain management.
• Assisting with Risk and Value Management to optimise solution. Mentor and regularly review with the project team.
• Contract Management - including all relevant contractual forms, methods of budgetary control and relevant software applications.
• Prepare subcontract enquiries, negotiate and set up contracts.
• Ensure all notifications/documents are kept up to date.
• Ensure all safety risk situations are brought to the attention of site management.
• Ongoing liaison with site team, subcontractor(s) and clients' representative(s).
• Provide contractual advice to the site team as and when required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Experience of NEC4 contracts.
• Experience working with a main contractor.
• Desirable: Experience working within Water.
• ARICS or studying for APC.

About Us

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

• Packages include - A competitive salary
• Hybrid Working
• Car/car allowance
• 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