Senior Quantity Surveyor

United Utilities; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 26 days

Pension contributions

Healthcare plan

Gym discounts

EVolve car scheme

ShareBuy & enhanced benefits

Job summary

United Utilities is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead high-value contracts within the Commercial team in Warrington. You will drive value, ensure compliance and oversee a team of QS professionals across major programmes.

The role offers hybrid working with a competitive salary and bonus, and the chance to influence transformation across essential infrastructure in the North West.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large-volume contracts end-to-end.
• Solid understanding of QS processes across the full lifecycle.
• Strong commercial negotiation and dispute-resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial leadership across projects within the category plan.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to align commercial strategy with business needs.
• Ensure contractual compliance and manage consultant/contractor performance.
• Lead contract administration across the project lifecycle.
• Build strong supplier relationships and drive performance.
• Manage post-contract processes including early warnings, changes and final accounts.

Skills

Contract management

MS Office

QS processes

Construction scheduling

NEC contracts

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

About us

Job Description for: Senior Quantity Surveyor - Professional Services

Advertised salary: Competitive Salary

Location: Lingley Mere (UU), Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP

The role

Competitive Salary + Bonus

Location: Lingley Mere, Warrington + Hybrid Working

United Utilities is on a mission to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West — and our commercial teams play a critical role in making that happen. As a FTSE 100 organisation operating at scale, we offer the complexity, challenge and long-term stability that senior commercial professionals value.

We’re now looking for experienced Senior Quantity Surveyors to join our Commercial team and take ownership of high-value, strategically important contracts that directly support our transformation journey.

If you’re a commercially sharp QS with a construction background — and you want to influence major programmes, lead a team and drive real value — this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact

Why join us?

You’ll be part of a respected organisation with a strong purpose, a collaborative culture and a commitment to innovation. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) + 8 bank holidays
• Up to 14% employer pension contribution
• Up to 10.5% performance-related bonus
• Company-funded healthcare plan
• MyGymDiscounts – up to 25% off memberships
• EVolve car scheme
• ShareBuy, flexible benefits and enhanced parental leave
• Mental health first aiders and Employee Assistance Plan

This is a place where you can grow, lead and shape your career for the long term

Job Purpose

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll deliver a high-quality commercial service across a portfolio of complex contracts, ensuring value for money, contractual compliance and strong supplier performance. You’ll work closely with operational and senior stakeholders, aligning commercial strategy with business priorities and influencing decisions at every stage of the project lifecycle.

You’ll also lead and develop a team of Quantity Surveyors, supporting their growth while ensuring consistent, high-quality commercial delivery.

This is a role with visibility, influence

What you'll be doing

• Deliver commercial leadership across projects within the category plan
• Engage with senior stakeholders to align commercial strategy with business needs
• Ensure contractual compliance and proactively manage consultant and contractor performance
• Act as a subject matter expert on commercial and contractual matters
• Manage competing priorities across multiple stakeholders with confidence
• Provide timely escalation and support to the Commercial Manager and Managing QS
• Identify, mitigate and manage commercial and business risks
• Produce and maintain accurate commercial and contractual data
• Lead contract administration throughout the full project lifecycle
• Build strong supplier relationships and drive performance
• Manage post-contract processes including early warnings, change control, forecasting, payments, cost audits and final accounts
• Negotiate and resolve claims and disputes
• Ensure collaborative working across the commercial and regulatory procurement teams

Compliance

What we're looking for

• Strong experience managing large volumes of contracts through to completion
• Proficiency in Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Deep understanding of QS processes across the full project lifecycle
• Knowledge of construction programming/scheduling methodologies
• Experience working with NEC contracts
• Strong commercial negotiation and dispute-resolution skills
• Confident communication and stakeholder-management capability

Essential Qualifications

• Quantity Surveying degree

Ready to shape the future of essential infrastructure?

If you’re a Quantity Surveyor who thrives in a fast-paced, commercially complex environment — and you want to be part of a major transformation programme that benefits millions — we’d love to hear from you.