Quantity Surveyor (Sizewell C)

Key Responsibilities

• Contract & Commercial Administration
  • Support the administration of WJ's SZC packages under NEC3/4, and project-specific nuclear framework requirements.
  • Prepare and issue contractual notices, early warnings, and programme-impact information in accordance with NEC procedures.
  • Work closely with SZC client teams, main contractors and WJ site staff to ensure contractual obligations are understood and met.
  • Assist with the preparation of time submissions, compensation events and variations arising from complex groundwater conditions, additional pumping requirements, or drilling changes.
  • Maintain accurate and detailed commercial records to satisfy nuclear-sector auditing and compliance standards.
• Financial Management & Cost Control
  • Maintain live cost plans, CVRs, and forecasting specific to SZC project scopes.
  • Validate and track costs associated with: well drilling/installation, pumping systems and energy usage, pipework and discharge arrangements, water treatment systems, monitoring instrumentation, subcontractors and specialist plant.
  • Prepare accurate monthly valuations and applications for payment in line with SZC reporting cycles.
  • Identify commercial risks and opportunities early and report to the Managing QS.
  • Ensure all commercial inputs align with WJ's financial controls and IMS requirements.
• Measurement, Valuation & Change Management
  • Regularly attend SZC site to measure progress and verify quantities of completed works.
  • Track changes arising from unforeseen ground conditions, productivity variations, layout changes, or extended pumping durations.
  • Assist in preparing compensation events, quotations and re-measures, ensuring alignment with nuclear-sector documentation standards.
  • Support preparation of interim and final accounts.
• Client & Stakeholder Interface
  • Attend SZC progress meetings and commercial reviews at least twice weekly.
  • Maintain strong working relationships with EDF/SZC client teams, main contractors, commercial managers, and project stakeholders.
  • Provide accurate and timely commercial updates, ensuring transparency and collaborative commercial behaviour.
  • Serve as a consistent on-site commercial presence representing WJ Groundwater professionally.
• Support to Operations & Project Delivery
  • Work with Project Managers to ensure operational decisions on site consider commercial implications.
  • Support procurement of specialist drilling equipment and water management systems within commercial constraints.
  • Ensure compliance with WJ's IMS, quality, environmental and health & safety expectations (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001) and with SZC project governance, including security and documentation requirements.
  • Promote continuous improvement in commercial processes and reporting.
• Reporting, Forecasting & Governance
  • Produce regular commercial updates, CVR data and cash-flow forecasts for the Managing QS and Operations Manager.
  • Ensure robust, auditable data for nuclear-sector governance and SZC reporting requirements.
  • Support month-end reporting with accurate project metrics, cost data and risk management commentary.

Working Conditions

• Based primarily at Kings Langley Head Office.
• Mandatory minimum of two days per week at Sizewell C site, with flexibility depending on project phase.
• Additional travel to WJ's Bilsthorpe yard or other project locations may be required.
• Routine use of Visual Display Unit (VDU).

Physical Requirements

• The role is predominately office based but does require that the candidate utilises a Visual Display Unit (VDU) as part of their day-to-day activities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management.
• 2-5 years’ experience in construction, civil engineering, M&E, temporary works or specialist subcontracting.
• Experience with NEC3/4 and/or JCT contracts and change management procedures.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships with project teams and client stakeholders.
• Strong communication and report-writing skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel routinely to a major infrastructure site (SZC).
• Experience working on large infrastructure, nuclear, energy, or civil engineering projects.
• Knowledge of dewatering, groundwater control, drilling operations or environmental systems.
• Progress toward RICS/ICES or similar professional status.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.