Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
This role will be within our MEICA and capital maintenance team. Our Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation (MEICA) experts offer a one-stop solution, including ongoing operation and maintenance services.
Want to be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
As a Quantity Surveyor, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting financial and contractual aspects, ensuring the smooth operation of our capital maintenance projects. You’ll work closely with clients to understand their needs, negotiate agreements, and foster strong, long-term relationships that drive success.
You'll assist in managing costs, contracts, and commercial risks and support our capital maintenance team.
You’ll provide commercial guidance, helping to maintain compliance with industry standards and best practices.
Documentation and reporting will be key aspects of your role, ensuring that all commercial processes are up to date and aligned with company requirements. You’ll also oversee supplier agreements, monitor performance, and contribute to strategic decision-making to support the growth and stability of the business.
Key responsibilities include:
- Support the administration of NEC3/4 contracts and advise the project management team on commercial influences around Cost and Value
- Administer Early Warning and Compensation Event process.
- Maintain accurate records of contract correspondence, change control and cost tracking
- Support monthly CVRs and reporting processes, ensuring timely and accurate updates.
- Liaise with Project Managers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure contract requirements are met.
- Administer subcontractor contract, including subcontractor engagement, tracking progress and monitoring performance.
- Support in the review and commercial assessment of subcontractor applications variations and final accounts.
- Assist in the preparation of applications for payment, valuations and final accounts
- Help identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle
- Conduct business cost analysis for fleet
What you’ll bring
- Do you have proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor, with experience in cost management, contract administration, and change control?
- Have you got detailed knowledge, understanding and previous experience of working under NEC contracts?
- Do you have effective communication, negotiation and presentation skills?
- Have you got knowledge of work activities undertaken - Administrative and Operational?
- Do you have a good understanding of all relevant statutory, regulatory and company policies and guidelines?
- Are you someone who has the ability and desire to identify opportunities for improvement, and influence change?
- Have you got proven knowledge of service delivery within the utilities sector?
- Do you have a Relevant Hons Degree level qualification or equivalent?
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
- Contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
In addition, this role offers;
- Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
- My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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