Quantity Surveyor

Are you a commercial professional looking to make a splash in a sector that truly matters? Are you looking for a role where your expertise directly impacts the local community? This isn't just about spreadsheets and contracts; it’s about being the commercial heartbeat of our Engineering team. You’ll support our Project Managers in delivering a diverse portfolio of water infrastructure projects, ensuring we deliver on time and on budget while maintaining the high standards our customers expect. If you want a role where your technical input is valued and your professional growth is a priority, you’ll fit right in.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure the appropriate administration of all Engineering, mainly the NEC framework contracts.
• Support the Project managers in contract administration and commercial negotiations.
• Help draft NEC compliant contracts and support the technical Engineering team in drafting compliant works information sections and scopes.
• Report monthly project performance against key KPIs.
• Assess pricing and risk elements of tender returns, pricing or quotations.
• Complete directorate reporting of forecast completion, cost and value to date, forecast outturn and planned completion for all projects within allocated project portfolio.
• Advocate and support the following and continual improvement of the departments processes and procedures, including adjustments to contracts as required.
• Support the departments Health, Safety and Wellbeing approach by visiting site and completing a safety observation and supporting safe sites.
• Actively undertake the appropriate training in company mandatory areas with focus on NEC contract training and seeking RICS chartership status.
• Manage Early Warning, Compensation Event and Risk tools as well as business systems.

You’ll need:

• Degree level in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering.
• Excellent team management skills.
• Excellent report writing, editorial skills and good oral communication.
• Delivery focused with a good team ethic and organisational skills.
• Experience in quantity surveying or contract management in the construction industry with practical awareness of NEC contracts and contract administration.
• Understanding of the Health and Safety regulations that affect their area of work.

We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for. We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.

Benefits package:

• Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing related benefits.

What can you expect from your recruitment?

To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career’s website. It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water. Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks. If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!

South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency.

Compensation package: £55,000 - £60,000 p.a. dependant on experience.