Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor

Salary: From £50,000

Location(s): Flexible across Anglian Water region

Working Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week. Flexible working opportunities available, to be discussed during the interview process.

Closing Date: 9th August 2026

About the Role

Central Services is a newly formed team dedicated to delivering safe, effective, and professional maintenance and engineering services across Anglian Water. As a Quantity Surveyor within Central Services, you will play a pivotal role in providing commercial assurance and financial control across a high volume of lower-value Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) projects, primarily during the pre-construction phase. These projects vary in complexity, with most falling under low to medium CDM risk categories.

You will work closely with project managers, engineers, and contractors to ensure projects meet stakeholder expectations while maintaining financial efficiency and contractual compliance. The role is integral to embedding commercial assurance, ensuring robust governance, value for money, and contract compliance across all areas of delivery. You will also contribute to the development of a self-delivery operational maintenance capability, focused on minor building works and mechanical and electrical projects, to enhance agility, quality, and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide accurate cost estimates and manage project budgets throughout the lifecycle
• Prepare and evaluate tenders, contracts, budgets, bills of quantities, and other commercial documentation
• Monitor project progress, manage cost variations, and deliver timely financial reporting
• Administer various forms of contracts, ensuring full compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks to protect project outcomes and business interests
• Support the Commercial Manager and Senior Commercial Manager in the resolution of contractual and financial disputes

Key Skills & Behaviours

• Experience in a similar Commercial/Contract Management role, with a degree in Quantity Surveying or Finance and working towards professional body membership (e.g., RICS, CIOB, ICE)
• Strong understanding of commercial contract management, NEC form of contracts, and financial processes (budgeting, forecasting, reporting)
• High proficiency in IT, especially MS Excel, and excellent organisational skills
• Ability to build strong working relationships, communicate effectively, and work both independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrates ownership, clear communication, curiosity, and a commitment to continuous improvement and learning

Benefits

• Personal private health care
• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service
• Flexible working
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

About Anglian Water

Anglian Water is one of the leading providers of water and water recycling services in the UK and an industry benchmark for quality and customer service. The organisation is committed to providing the development people need to make a real difference, with career opportunities that provide ongoing learning and professional development within a challenging work environment delivering a vital service for customers.

Inclusion at Anglian Water

• Committed to making sure all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed
• Signatory to the Social Mobility Pledge
• Signatory to Business in the Community's Race at Work charter
• Hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers
• Accredited Disability Confident employer
• Leading participant in the Women's Utility Network

Anglian Water is committed to reflecting the diversity of the communities served in both the workforce and supply chain partners. The organisation will support candidates with disabilities or long-term conditions, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the application process and make any necessary adjustments.

How to Apply

You will need to provide your up-to-date CV. A cover letter is also recommended – please tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position.

Following the closing date, you will be contacted after your application has been reviewed. If offered a job, you will be subject to relevant employment checks for the role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check, and verification of your right to work in the UK.

For any support needed, please contact resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk