Senior Quantity Surveyor

Yorkshire Water; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life Assurance flex

Partner cover

Retail savings scheme

Online GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership discounts

Wellness day

Critical illness insurance

Dental insurance

Job summary

Yorkshire Water is expanding its Capital Commercial Services team in Bradford to recruit Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors. You will manage procurement, contract strategy, cost assurance, and commercial controls across a portfolio of schemes within the Capital Programme.

The roles require NEC contract knowledge, supplier negotiations, risk management, and strong stakeholder engagement. Hybrid working with office days in Leeds after relocation and a robust benefits package are

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the administration associated with construction contracts.
• Ability to identify, quantify and control commercial risks.
• Knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts, contract management practices, procedures and systems.
• Ability to work with all stakeholders, provide guidance and support key decision commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Procurement and contract strategy development and implementation.
• Cost assurance pre and post contract.
• Development and implementation of key commercial controls.
• Supporting negotiations with partners.
• Evaluating financial risks.
• Contract administration in line with NEC contracts.
• Process Partner Applications for Payments.
• Change control assurance.
• Supporting successful completion of schemes.
• Providing guidance and support in risk management and cost control.
• Liaising with Stakeholders.
• Supply chain management and procurement support.

Skills

Contract administration

Commercial risk management

NEC contracts

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Professional qualification

Job description

Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, 4a to 4b, £45,427 - £73,000, depending on experience
• Annual incentive related bonus -£1000 maximum Bonus Opportunity for the Performance Year
• Attractive pension scheme (up to12% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with theQuantity Surveyor progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• A great benefits package choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location:

Bradford , hybrid working 2 office days per week (office move to Leeds from Summer 2026)

Work type:

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday Friday

We have an exciting opportunity for Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors to join the Capital Commercial Services Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, its so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshires water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the regions health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Capital Commercial Services team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

To meet this challenge, we are expanding our Capital Commercial Services Team, offering rewarding career opportunities to drive the transformational change to ensure resilient and sustainable supply across our business. The roles offer excellent prospects supported by training and development to suit the individual.

We are looking for Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors to be accountable for a portfolio of schemes cross our end to end process associated with the delivery of Yorkshire Waters Capital Programme. This includes:

• Procurement and contract strategy development and implementation
• Cost assurance pre and post contract
• Development and implementation of key commercial controls
• Supporting negotiations with partners, ,
• Evaluating financial risks
• Contract administration in line with the NEC suite of contracts
• Process Partners Applications for Payments
• Change control assurance
• Supporting successful completion of schemes
• Providing guidance and support in aspects such as risk management and cost control.
• Liaising with Stakeholders
• Supply chain management and procurement support
• Further developing commercial behaviours that are suited to a multi-party collaborative enterprise

The Capital Commercial Services Team work closely with the Capital Delivery Programme Managers, Capital Delivery Senior Project Managers and Project Managers to optimise contract performance and deliver contracts within budget and on schedule.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Knowledge of the administration associated with construction contracts
• Ability to identify, quantify and control commercial risks
• Knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts, contract management practices, procedures and systems
• Ability to work with all stakeholders, provide guidance and support key decision commercial outcomes that benefit Capital Delivery

Youwill also benefit from having:

• Understanding and usage of framework agreements
• Understanding working within an Alliance environment
• Knowledge associated with developing commercial processes and procedures
• Experience in supplier relationship management
• Experience or knowledge of behavioural management techniques and tools
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Experience in water / utilities (or wider infrastructure sector)
• Professional qualification, or working to a professional qualification, associated with the role

We embrace a flexible working model, where our hybrid setup typically requires an average of two days in the office per week. This could be slightly more when collaborative efforts, training or meeting deadlines demand it. For those who prefer to work on-site, our office is open Monday-Friday during working hours.

If youre a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

No agencies please