Quantity Surveyor in Southampton

CMDP, a Joint Venture between Costain and MWHT, have been selected by Southern Water to deliver essential infrastructure solutions for its next AMP8 investment programme. The award is for an initial seven-year term worth at least £500m to Costain, with an option to extend by up to five years. The strategic delivery partner framework will deliver upgrades to water and wastewater assets, including treatment sites, pumping stations and reservoirs, during Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) and beyond. Southern Water expects that its AMP8 programme, which runs from 2025 to 2030, will be the largest it has ever undertaken.

The role of Quantity Surveyor is responsible for providing accurate and value generating input to projects. The role ensures that all commercial aspects are carried out in accordance with the contract, company policies and procedures, and to the satisfaction of the customer and/or contract leader. This role may work independently or under the direction of a more senior Quantity Surveyor. The Quantity Surveyor will be able to demonstrate the ability to function as a member of an integrated team.

Responsibilities

• Efficient and effective management and issue of accurate, timely and compliant notices and correspondence
• Ensure contractual and commercial risks and opportunities are identified to the Project Director/Manager
• Maintaining registers of variations, delay, extension times and claims, effective and consistent implementation of the Company's commercial policies and procedures.
• Assist with preparation of monthly progress valuations and claim for work completed.
• Liaise with Employers commercial team & client team
• Produce pre-Contract tender negotiations & reports where necessary
• Produce monthly cost reports, forecasts, and Contract Budget reports
• Review value management and advise on Risk management
• Prepare, review and complete of sub-contract documentation
• Plan change management and cost control
• Prepare & agree interim applications for payment
• Prepare & agree final accounts with sub contractor
• Manage subcontracts from initial placement of order to final account
• Monitor and update Procurement Plan, Sub-contract procurement including analysing commercial comparisons
• Reconcile weekly plant, material, labour reconciliation against budget

Qualifications

• Hold / nearing completion of Full Membership of either RICS or CICES
• Relevant degree / equivalent in Quantity Surveying
• Experience of NEC form of Contract
• Significant commercial experience preferably in the water sector
• Increasing knowledge of a variety of forms & options of contracts
• Have a good understanding and experience of business systems, spreadsheet development, cost analysis, programme evaluation and development, compensation event and/or variations assessment and evaluation
• Have experience or appreciation of the risk management process for both schedule and cost and the use of Earned Value Management
• Full Clean Drivers Licence

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.