Senior Quantity Surveyor

Thames Water; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to shape the future of water infrastructure. You'll oversee high-profile projects, managing budgets of circa £30m yearly while ensuring optimal performance and efficiency. Required qualifications include a degree in Quantity Surveying and knowledge of civil engineering projects. This role offers a competitive salary of £54,000 to £70,000 and numerous benefits, including 26 days annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual Leave - 26 days

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Educated at a degree level and chartered (or working towards) in Quantity Surveying.
• Knowledge of commercial and contractual contracts.
• Ability to offer reasoned advice in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in producing and delivering estimates and costs.
• Monitor project performance and ensure robust forecasting.
• Negotiate with suppliers for effective cost management.
• Ensure delivery of regulatory outputs and improvement of capital efficiency.

Skills

Knowledge of Civil Engineering projects

Ability to negotiate with suppliers

Understanding of construction contracts

Financial accountability

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Major Projects | Thames Water

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join Thames Water as a Senior Quantity Surveyor and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of water and wastewater infrastructure.

As part of our Major Projects Delivery Office, you’ll work on high-profile, multi-million-pound projects that drive innovation and sustainability. From pre- to post-contract stages, you’ll be instrumental in delivering new builds and significant developments across our water and wastewater networks. This role is a key contributor to Thames Water’s Capital Delivery Programme and Turnaround Plan, ensuring efficient project execution and cost management.

What you’ll be doing as a Senior Quantity Surveyor

• Assist in producing and delivering estimates and costs for all production and network capital solutions. Ensure the timely delivery of estimates/target costs that meet the relevant brief and are within budget.
• Monitor project performance and ensure robust forecasting. All financial systems are updated to time, cost, and quality, appropriate KPIs and targets are in place, non-performance is identified, and corrective actions are implemented. Benchmarking is also in place.
• Assist in the financial accountability for circa £30m per annum of a delivery programme, negotiating with suppliers as appropriate—demonstrable programme delivery in terms of time, cost, and quality.
• Delivery of regulatory output, improvement of capital efficiency (Key Performance Indicators), and delivery of projects within the business plan.
• Responsible for internal and external stakeholder engagement relating directly to project delivery. Appropriate processes are in place and monitored, non-performance is identified, and corrective actions are implemented, embedding relationships with Asset Management and Operations.

Working location: This role will be based on a hybrid basis at Clearwater Court; you must be on-site 3-4 days a week as the business requires.

Working pattern: Thirty-six hours a week, Monday to Friday.

It would be ideal for the successful candidate to hold a driver’s licence and have access to transportation.

What you should bring to the role

• Being educated at a degree level and chartered (or working towards) in Quantity Surveying or equivalent is required for this role.
• Knowledge of Civil Engineering projects in a pre- and post-contract environment.
• Hold your ground and offer reasoned advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of commercial and contractual contracts with an in-depth understanding of construction contracts, e.g. NEC.
• Understand the costs and risks associated with project delivery.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £54,000 to £70,000 per annum, depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else, just let us know. We’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.