Senior Quantity Surveyor

Ganymede Solutions Ltd; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Long-term position

Hybrid work model

Derby/Coventry locations

Job summary

Ganymede Solutions Ltd partners with a leading organisation to recruit Senior Quantity Surveyors for a major UK water sector investment programme. You will be seconded into Severn Trent, joining a client-side team delivering a large portfolio of capital works across the Midlands.

The role requires strong NEC contracts experience, cost control, and ability to manage commercial risk within infrastructure projects. Hybrid work with 3 days in Derby or Coventry offices is offered.

Qualifications

• NEC3/NEC4 contract experience.
• Experience on infrastructure or capital delivery projects.
• Strong cost management, forecasting and commercial reporting.
• Experience managing change and compensation events.
• Knowledge of procurement, valuations and final accounts.
• Experience within Water, Utilities, Civil Engineering or infrastructure environment.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and contractual management across projects, supporting delivery teams.
• Cost control, forecasting and budgeting across a portfolio of schemes.
• Assess contractor applications and payment valuations.
• Working closely with Project Managers and delivery teams.
• Manage compensation events and project change.
• Review Defined Cost and support commercial decision making.
• Procurement and tender evaluation activities.
• Identify and manage commercial and contractual risk.
• Maintain accurate commercial records and reporting.
• Support resolution of contractual issues and claims.
• Manage projects through to final account.
• Build relationships with contractors and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior commercial team members.

Skills

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Cost management

Forecasting

Commercial reporting

Change management

Procurement

Final accounts

Stakeholder management

Mentoring juniors

Contractual risk

Education

Quantity surveying degree

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Water

Location: Derby
Salary: Up to £80,000 + package
Working Pattern: 3 days per week office/site based

Ganymede Solutions are working in partnership with a leading organisation to recruit experienced Senior Quantity Surveyors to support a major long-term investment programme within the UK water sector.

The successful candidates will be seconded into Severn Trent, joining an established client-side commercial team responsible for supporting the delivery of a significant portfolio of capital works across the Midlands.

This represents an excellent opportunity for experienced infrastructure Quantity Surveyors looking for a long-term position with exposure to one of the UK's largest water infrastructure programmes.

The Role

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will provide commercial and contractual management across a portfolio of projects, supporting delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Commercial and contractual management of projects under NEC3 and NEC4 contracts
• Cost control, forecasting and budget management
• Assessment of contractor applications and payment valuations
• Working closely with Project Managers and delivery teams
• Management and negotiation of compensation events and project change
• Reviewing Defined Cost and supporting commercial decision making
• Procurement and tender evaluation
• Identifying and managing commercial and contractual risk
• Maintaining accurate commercial records and reporting
• Supporting the resolution of contractual issues and claims
• Managing projects through to final account
• Building effective relationships with contractors and key stakeholders
• Supporting and mentoring junior commercial team members where required

About You

We are looking for experienced Senior Quantity Surveyors with a strong infrastructure background and good knowledge of NEC contracts.

You will ideally have:

• Strong NEC3 and/or NEC4 contract experience
• Experience working across major infrastructure or capital delivery projects
• Strong cost management, forecasting and commercial reporting experience
• Experience managing change and compensation events
• Good understanding of procurement, valuations and final accounts
• Experience within Water, Utilities, Civil Engineering, Rail or another infrastructure environment
• Previous client-side experience would be advantageous but is not essential
• A degree or equivalent qualification within Quantity Surveying or a related commercial discipline
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Previous water sector experience would be beneficial, although candidates with strong transferable infrastructure experience will also be considered.

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to £80,000, dependent on experience
• Competitive benefits package
• Long-term position supporting a major UK water infrastructure programme
• Direct exposure to Severn Trent's capital delivery programme
• Opportunity to work within an established client-side commercial team
• Long-term career development and progression
• Positions available in Derby and Coventry
• Hybrid working with an expectation of 3 days per week in the office/on site

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation