Quantity Surveyor
M Group Water
Date: 12 hours ago
City: Colchester, England
Contract type: Full time

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career; with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
This role will be within our water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment.
Want to be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
M Group Water have recently signed a 5-year extension to our long-standing Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) Alliance contract with Anglian Water to deliver circa £400million of both infrastructure and non-infrastructure design and build work across both water and water recycling assets over AMP8.
The Integrated Operation Solutions (IOS) provide totex solutions across the Anglian Water region to emergent needs which are too complex to be delivered by our client to safeguard future water supply. You can help play a vital role to provide commercial support to the delivery team to ensure our customers across the region continue to receive a great service with as little interruption as possible whilst remaining within budget.
As our Quantity Surveyor, you’ll act as the commercial conscious to the integrated delivery team, supporting the project management and on-site delivery teams.
You'll be working under the NEC3 Option A form of Contract, you’ll be responsible for the commercial management and reporting of performance of a project.
Embracing the outperformance mentality, you’ll ensure that operations are carried out to control costs, maximising value, minimising future liabilities and maintaining the required standard of quality and safety.
Assist estimating to ensure robust tenders are provided that align to scope and make allowance for risks and opportunities as required.
Oversee procurement processes and manage contracts with suppliers and subcontractors. Work closely with the construction team in preparing Subcontracts and procurement strategies which covers the agreed scope.
Produce accurate live forecasting, considering the programme and reporting in accordance with the respective work / cost breakdown structure.
Monitor project progress, prepare reports, and present updates to senior management and stakeholders. Ensure actual costs are monitored and assessed against baseline, value of work done, and final outturn calculations.
Ensure that all project team members (including site staff) understand the contractual arrangements, to satisfy Client & Partner organisation requirements.
Ensure that proper records are kept & maintained so financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available.
Identify and mitigate risks to ensure project objectives are achieved.
What You’ll Bring
To join us for this opportunity, you’ll have experience of Contract Law (NEC3/4 forms of contract) and are able to evidence your commercial and contractual understanding.
With excellent IT skills (specifically Excel), you’ll be able to communicate with a wide range of audiences. Acting as a proactive team member, you’ll have strong organisational and prioritising skills to underpin your enthusiasm and thirst to learn to make a positive impact.
You’ll can demonstrate experience manging commercial change control, preparation of monthly applications and the preparation and issuing of sub-contract orders.
Finally, this role requires a full driving licence.
If you are looking for a fantastic opportunity to continue your career in the commercial field, please apply today!
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
#MGroupW
Where will you be working?
We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
This role will be within our water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment.
Want to be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
M Group Water have recently signed a 5-year extension to our long-standing Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) Alliance contract with Anglian Water to deliver circa £400million of both infrastructure and non-infrastructure design and build work across both water and water recycling assets over AMP8.
The Integrated Operation Solutions (IOS) provide totex solutions across the Anglian Water region to emergent needs which are too complex to be delivered by our client to safeguard future water supply. You can help play a vital role to provide commercial support to the delivery team to ensure our customers across the region continue to receive a great service with as little interruption as possible whilst remaining within budget.
As our Quantity Surveyor, you’ll act as the commercial conscious to the integrated delivery team, supporting the project management and on-site delivery teams.
You'll be working under the NEC3 Option A form of Contract, you’ll be responsible for the commercial management and reporting of performance of a project.
Embracing the outperformance mentality, you’ll ensure that operations are carried out to control costs, maximising value, minimising future liabilities and maintaining the required standard of quality and safety.
Assist estimating to ensure robust tenders are provided that align to scope and make allowance for risks and opportunities as required.
Oversee procurement processes and manage contracts with suppliers and subcontractors. Work closely with the construction team in preparing Subcontracts and procurement strategies which covers the agreed scope.
Produce accurate live forecasting, considering the programme and reporting in accordance with the respective work / cost breakdown structure.
Monitor project progress, prepare reports, and present updates to senior management and stakeholders. Ensure actual costs are monitored and assessed against baseline, value of work done, and final outturn calculations.
Ensure that all project team members (including site staff) understand the contractual arrangements, to satisfy Client & Partner organisation requirements.
Ensure that proper records are kept & maintained so financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available.
Identify and mitigate risks to ensure project objectives are achieved.
What You’ll Bring
To join us for this opportunity, you’ll have experience of Contract Law (NEC3/4 forms of contract) and are able to evidence your commercial and contractual understanding.
With excellent IT skills (specifically Excel), you’ll be able to communicate with a wide range of audiences. Acting as a proactive team member, you’ll have strong organisational and prioritising skills to underpin your enthusiasm and thirst to learn to make a positive impact.
You’ll can demonstrate experience manging commercial change control, preparation of monthly applications and the preparation and issuing of sub-contract orders.
Finally, this role requires a full driving licence.
If you are looking for a fantastic opportunity to continue your career in the commercial field, please apply today!
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
- Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
- My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
- Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Personal Accident Cover
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
#MGroupW
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