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Overview
We are thrilled to offer a Principal Quantity Surveyor an extraordinary opportunity to lead a dedicated team of Quantity Surveyors essential to supporting the successful delivery of Major Projects and Programmes in AMP8 at Thames Water. You will oversee a contractor programme value of up to £200m per annum in AMP8, playing a vital role in helping us deliver life’s essential service to customers.
Responsibilities
- Providing Commercial Assurance of Major Projects and Programmes Contracts.
- Providing Contractual advice and guidance to the delivery teams.
- Ensure cost management against the budget, highlighting commercial challenges early, including managing and reporting on contingency/risk.
- Management and development of Team Members, including their progression towards chartership.
- Accountable for ensuring that the team carries out the following:
- Challenging and agreeing on Project Tenders.
- Ensuring that payments are made on time and in accordance with the Contract.
- Assessing the Quantum of Change and/or Extension of Time.
- Data Collection of Projects.
- Auditing and agreeing on Project Accounts.
- Ensuring appropriate processes are in place and monitored for your Delivery Area to ensure contractual compliance and acting as the first point of escalation for any non-performance and corrective actions.
- Supporting procurement by ensuring suppliers and contractors are engaged under the most appropriate terms and conditions.
- Providing commercial support during the procurement of the contracts, including assisting in preparing tender documents.
- Ensuring financial governance and providing expert input to financial and contract governance proposals.
- Advising and supporting the management and optimisation of budgets and spending on the portfolio of projects.
- Supporting the Principal and Managing Quantity Surveyor with the resolution of claims as necessary.
Location and Hours
Base Location: Reading – Hybrid. Maple Lodge – Hybrid. Working pattern: 36 hours per week.
Qualifications
- Hold a degree or a master’s in quantity surveying or equivalent.
- Have a background in working in the civil engineering sector, such as transportation, nuclear, utilities or similar fields.
- Be competent in line managing a small team and developing them to success.
- Experience in both pre and post contract quantity surveying duties.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills are crucial, as well as the ability to bring numerous stakeholders together to bring opportunities to fruition.
- Self-starter, resilient and tenacious under pressure.
Benefits
- Competitive salary from £76,000 to £86,000 per annum, depending on experience.
- Annual leave: 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
- Car allowance.
- Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
- Generous pension scheme through AON.
- Private medical health care.
- Access to a range of benefits to support health, wellbeing, and finances, including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
Company: Thames Water
Location: Reading
Job Description:
Overview
We are thrilled to offer a Principal Quantity Surveyor an extraordinary opportunity to lead a dedicated team of Quantity Surveyors essential to supporting the successful delivery of Major Projects and Programmes in AMP8 at Thames Water. You will oversee a contractor programme value of up to £200m per annum in AMP8, playing a vital role in helping us deliver life’s essential service to customers.
Responsibilities
- Providing Commercial Assurance of Major Projects and Programmes Contracts.
- Providing Contractual advice and guidance to the delivery teams.
- Ensure cost management against the budget, highlighting commercial challenges early, including managing and reporting on contingency/risk.
- Management and development of Team Members, including their progression towards chartership.
- Accountable for ensuring that the team carries out the following:
- Challenging and agreeing on Project Tenders.
- Ensuring that payments are made on time and in accordance with the Contract.
- Assessing the Quantum of Change and/or Extension of Time.
- Data Collection of Projects.
- Auditing and agreeing on Project Accounts.
- Ensuring appropriate processes are in place and monitored for your Delivery Area to ensure contractual compliance and acting as the first point of escalation for any non-performance and corrective actions.
- Supporting procurement by ensuring suppliers and contractors are engaged under the most appropriate terms and conditions.
- Providing commercial support during the procurement of the contracts, including assisting in preparing tender documents.
- Ensuring financial governance and providing expert input to financial and contract governance proposals.
- Advising and supporting the management and optimisation of budgets and spending on the portfolio of projects.
- Supporting the Principal and Managing Quantity Surveyor with the resolution of claims as necessary.
Location and Hours
Base Location: Reading – Hybrid. Maple Lodge – Hybrid. Working pattern: 36 hours per week.
Qualifications
- Hold a degree or a master’s in quantity surveying or equivalent.
- Have a background in working in the civil engineering sector, such as transportation, nuclear, utilities or similar fields.
- Be competent in line managing a small team and developing them to success.
- Experience in both pre and post contract quantity surveying duties.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills are crucial, as well as the ability to bring numerous stakeholders together to bring opportunities to fruition.
- Self-starter, resilient and tenacious under pressure.
Benefits
- Competitive salary from £76,000 to £86,000 per annum, depending on experience.
- Annual leave: 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
- Car allowance.
- Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
- Generous pension scheme through AON.
- Private medical health care.
- Access to a range of benefits to support health, wellbeing, and finances, including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
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Posted: May 17th, 2026