Job summary

Our Water framework client is seeking Quantity Surveyors at all levels on refurbishment projects across the South West (Bristol, Bournemouth, Poole).

Key skills required for this role

Quantity Surveying, NEC, Costing, Risk, Finance, Construction, Water, Wastewater

Important

Previous QS experience in construction is essential

Job description

Our Water framework client is seeking Quantity Surveyors at all levels on refurbishment projects across the South West (Bristol, Bournemouth, Poole).

Are you ambitious and looking for a development role in a commercial environment? Is it time to use your experience and qualifications at the next level? If so, this a great opportunity to gain professional experience on a programme of capital investment schemes. Our client is seeking Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors, Senior Quantity Surveyors and Managing Quantity Surveyors.

Our client provides water and sewerage services to 2.8 million customers across the south west of England. Their Engineering and Sustainable Delivery (ESD) business is responsible for designing and building the infrastructure for services, including sewage treatment works, pumping stations and reservoirs.

Our client has requirements across their patch but has specific projects including

1. Water Recycling Centre - Day to day, you will be reporting to the Manging Quantity Surveyor and form an integral part of the commercial team that is responsible for a programme of investment works at a Water Recycling Centre in Bristol. You will manage all aspects of procurement, perform cost estimating and prepare and process payments. You will also negotiate variations, payment applications and final accounts, across a portfolio of projects that vary in scale, in addition to carrying out up to date and accurate cost value forecasting and reporting.

2. Treatment - This role will see you as a valued member of a Commercial team and reporting directly to the Managing Quantity Surveyor. The role involves major projects across the whole of our clients' region which covers Bristol, Salisbury, Bournemouth, Bridgwater and everything in between. This is an opportunity to manage all commercial aspects of projects from initial inception and tender through to the settlement of final accounts. Typically, you will manage all aspects of pre and post contract duties for major projects, ranging in value up to a maximum of £30m. You will manage contract change, opportunity and risk, payment applications and final accounts, in addition to carrying out project forecasting and reporting whilst working closely with other team members, such as project managers, designers, engineers and estimators, as well as attending regular financial meetings with senior ESD staff. You will work to financial targets and deadlines, interpret project programmes, understand risk, and react to the demands of construction delivery to ensure best value for the company. Most of all, you are expected to understand, and be committed to, the company mission, values, goals and department ethos.

Skills/experience/qualifications

• Quantity surveying experience in the construction industry, preferably with experience in the NEC Suite of Contracts
• completed a degree in quantity surveying or similar construction-related qualification
• membership of the RICS/ICES is also desirable but not essential
• a strong attention to detail, self-motivation, a problem-solving nature and a drive to succeed
• the ability to interpret technical/design detail to assist in problem solving and valuing engineering options as appropriate
• experience with change and risk management, as well as tender and final account negotiation skills
• have good people skills, including leadership skills and the ability to foster professional relations with others
• a strong customer focus, while also being a team player
• a sound knowledge of health and safety related to the role.

As this position will require travel between offices and construction sites, a full driving licence is required

Benefits

• Pension - up to 20% combined contribution
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service
• Opportunity to buy and sell up to five days' holiday
• Health benefits package
• Life assurance (up to four times your salary)
• Electric vehicle salary exchange
• Flexible working - our client is open to speaking to any candidates that can commute a 2/3 days to a site across their large South West patch
• Cashback and discounts from over 1,200 retailers
• Paid volunteering day
• Enhanced family leave
• Interactive health and wellbeing platform
• Support from mental health first aiders