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Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km’s of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential service and have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic. At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open

What you’ll be doing
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will primarily be responsible for all the commercial and operational aspects of contracts within your department. You will join one of our established and expanding Commercial Teams and over the course of your career at Thames Water, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects ranging in value from £25k to £200M. You will be commercially ensuring Thames Water meets all its contractual, legal and commercial obligations whilst engaging and advising professional service colleagues such as Senior Management Accountants and Operations Managers. A tenacious approach and a keen eye for detail are required whilst carrying out site measurements, estimating/producing month-end valuation documentation and assessing payment applications.

  • £4,500 Car allowance
  • Hybrid working – Can be based in the London area or Thames Valley
  • Attend ad hoc meetings or site when required
  • 36 hours per week, Monday-Friday
  • Full training and excellent wider benefits package

We’re looking for you to

  • Have held the position of Quantity Surveyor or had extensive experience in a commercial role covering contract management and price negotiation, dispute resolution and accurate financial reporting etc
  • Hold a degree in Quantity Surveying or similar
  • Have site measurement experience or similar
  • Be excellent at building and maintaining relationships
  • Have experience of engaging at local management level
  • Hold a Full UK valid Driving Licence

What’s in it for you?
You will be a part of a highly professional Quantity Surveying team empowered to make decisions and responsible for all commercial aspects of their contracts.  The role will provide a diverse range of Quantity Surveying duties in pre and post contract areas.

You may also have an opportunity to become a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and you will work within a very successful structured APC training programme with the support network of several Chartered Quantity Surveyors, RICS APC assessors and colleagues studying to become MRICS and FRICS.

Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme.

We’re proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles we’re moving to a hybrid approach where we’ll provide options around working from our offices, our operational sites and home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader and we’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.

Click here to find out more about working at Thames Water