Quantity Surveyor

MWH Treatment is looking to strengthen their Commercial team with a Quantity Surveyor for our @one Alliance framework. The @one Alliance is a totally collaborative organisation made up of seven partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and their extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

The @one Alliance are heading into their latest Asset Management Period, known as AMP 7 and this will see them deliver a £1.4bn programme of work over the next five years. Are you ready to join us as we gear up to deliver the most exciting and innovative AMP we have ever seen?

What will you be doing as our new Quantity Surveyor?

As our new Quantity Surveyor, you’ll act as the commercial conscious to the integrated delivery team, providing commercial support to both the delivery management and on-site delivery teams.  Ensuring that that operations are carried out to control costs, maximise value, minimise future liabilities and maintain the required standard of quality and safety, you’ll also oversee the full compliance with the Alliance and Anglian Water governance procedures on a consistent basis.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of commercial and cost management of a project or group of projects as designated by the Project Commercial Manager


• Ensure robust cost management processes are undertaken at all times with accurate and timely reports, data and analysis on hand to assist in commercial decisions


• Ensure that all project team members (including site staff) understand the contractual arrangements, in order to satisfy Client & Partner organisation requirements


• Work in collaboration with the Delivery Team to identify, implement and monitor efficiency plans throughout the lifecycle of a project or programme of projects


• Ensuring that proper records (including final accounts) are kept & maintained so financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available

Skills/Experience

To be considered for this position, you’ll have extensive experience in managing costs. Whilst a Degree level (or equivalent) in an engineering/ management/ cost discipline would be beneficial, the passion and desire to pursue a career in Commercial Management is more important.

Showcasing your first-class customer service and leadership skills, you’ll have an in depth knowledge of construction and safety and be comfortable challenging processes, practices and norms to improve the overall commercial offering to the business.

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. We have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting six long term water sector frameworks operating both as MWH Treatment and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

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Living these values and committing to diversity and inclusion supports and enhances our employees and acts as a key differentiator in the market.

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