Quantity Surveyor (Sizewell C)

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Quantity Surveyor (Sizewell C)

WJ Groundwater Ltd – Sizewell C

Key Responsibilities

  • Contract & Commercial Administration
    • Support the administration of WJ’s SZC packages under NEC3/4, and project-specific nuclear framework requirements.
    • Prepare and issue contractual notices, early warnings, and programme‑impact information in accordance with NEC procedures.
    • Work closely with SZC client teams, main contractors and WJ site staff to ensure contractual obligations are understood and met.
    • Assist with the preparation of time submissions, compensation events and variations arising from complex groundwater conditions, additional pumping requirements, or drilling changes.
    • Maintain accurate and detailed commercial records to satisfy nuclear‑sector auditing and compliance standards.
  • Financial Management & Cost Control
    • Maintain live cost plans, CVRs, and forecasting specific to SZC project scopes.
    • Validate and track costs associated with:
      • Well drilling/installation
      • Pumping systems and energy usage
      • Pipework and discharge arrangements
      • Water treatment systems
      • Monitoring instrumentation
      • Subcontractors and specialist plant
    • Prepare accurate monthly valuations and applications for payment in line with SZC reporting cycles.
    • Identify commercial risks and opportunities early and report to the Managing QS.
    • Ensure all commercial inputs align with WJ’s financial controls and IMS requirements.
  • Measurement, Valuation & Change Management
    • Regularly attend SZC site to measure progress and verify quantities of completed works.
    • Track changes arising from unforeseen ground conditions, productivity variations, layout changes, or extended pumping durations.
    • Assist in preparing compensation events, quotations and re‑measures, ensuring alignment with nuclear‑sector documentation standards.
    • Support preparation of interim and final accounts.
  • Client & Stakeholder Interface
    • Attend SZC progress meetings and commercial reviews at least twice weekly.
    • Maintain strong working relationships with EDF/SZC client teams, main contractors, commercial managers, and project stakeholders.
    • Provide accurate and timely commercial updates, ensuring transparency and collaborative commercial behaviour.
    • Serve as a consistent on‑site commercial presence representing WJ Groundwater professionally.
  • Support to Operations & Project Delivery
    • Work with Project Managers to ensure operational decisions on site consider commercial implications.
    • Support procurement of specialist drilling equipment and water management systems within commercial constraints.
    • Ensure compliance with WJ’s IMS, quality, environmental and health & safety expectations (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001) and with SZC project governance, including security and documentation requirements.
    • Promote continuous improvement in commercial processes and reporting.
  • Reporting, Forecasting & Governance
    • Produce regular commercial updates, CVR data and cash‑flow forecasts for the Managing QS and Operations Manager.
    • Ensure robust, auditable data for nuclear‑sector governance and SZC reporting requirements.
    • Support month‑end reporting with accurate project metrics, cost data and risk management commentary.

Working Conditions

  • Based primarily at Kings Langley Head Office.
  • Mandatory minimum of two days per week at Sizewell C site, with flexibility depending on project phase.
  • Additional travel to WJ’s Bilsthorpe yard or other project locations may be required.
  • Routine use of Visual Display Unit (VDU).

Physical Requirements

The role is predominately office based but does require that the candidate utilises a Visual Display Unit (VDU) as part of their day‑to‑day activities.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management.
  • 2‑5 years’ experience in construction, civil engineering, M&E, temporary works or specialist subcontracting.
  • Experience with NEC3/4 and/or JCT contracts and change management procedures.
  • Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills.
  • Ability to build effective relationships with project teams and client stakeholders.
  • Strong communication and report‑writing skills.
  • Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel routinely to a major infrastructure site (SZC).
  • Experience working on large infrastructure, nuclear, energy, or civil engineering projects.
  • Knowledge of dewatering, groundwater control, drilling operations or environmental systems.
  • Progress toward RICS/ICES or similar professional status.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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Posted: May 19th, 2026