Quantity or Senior Surveyor – Water Civil Engineering Projects

About the role

We’re seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join a friendly, collaborative commercial team delivering water and wastewater projects. You’ll ensure accurate measurement, valuation and cash-flow management across allocated schemes, maintaining robust financial control and contractual compliance to support safe, timely and profitable delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and submit interim valuations and final accounts.
• Procure subcontractors in line with programme and company policy (competency checks, recommendations, orders, warranties), including pre-order meetings.
• Administer subcontracts (progress meetings, delay evaluation, variations, dayworks, notices, damages, defects, waste control).
• Assess and certify timely, accurate payments to subcontractors, including payment and pay-less notices and any contra-charges.
• Agree subcontract final accounts.
• Measure quantities from site and drawings as required.
• Value and track variations promptly; maintain a live register.
• Support weekly direct labour and plant/subcontract payments where required.
• Control material costs and mitigate waste.
• Produce internal valuations, subcontract liabilities and CVRs to the commercial reporting timetable.
• Work closely with the Site Manager and wider delivery team to monitor progress, margins and monthly cost-to-complete forecasts.
• Keep high-quality records (correspondence, site diaries, notices, evidence).
• Identify and notify delays in accordance with the contract, escalating with your QS line manager where appropriate.
• Attend and contribute to design reviews and internal/external progress meetings.

Note: Responsibilities may vary from time to time in line with the needs of the business.

Qualifications & experience

• Relevant degree/HND (or equivalent) preferred.
• Demonstrable experience in the Water Industry, for example:
• Potable & wastewater treatment processes
• Water storage and conveyance
• MEICA
• ICA & SCADA
• Environmental considerations and flood risk/mitigation
• Experience working on sector frameworks and design & construct schemes.
• Strong knowledge of NEC target cost contracts and associated procedures.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and comfortable with common CDE/extranet and electronic project management systems.
• Sound understanding of project planning interfaces.

Skills & behaviours

• Clear, professional communication (written, verbal and telephone).
• Accurate, deadline-driven, with strong attention to detail.
• Positive “can-do” approach; reliable and punctual.
• Safety- and efficiency-focused, with good time management.
• Keeps stakeholders informed on progress and issues.
• Open to new ideas; listens and collaborates well.
• Takes ownership of personal performance and development.
• Courteous, approachable and professional at all times.



Other: Valid UK driving licence.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Your details will not be shared with anyone until we’ve discussed the opportunity in more detail and you’re happy to proceed.

We will also confirm the name of the company hiring for this role during the same conversation.

To apply, simply click “Apply for this Job” on this listing, or email your CV to cv@fulcrumrecruit.com If you have any questions beforehand, feel free to call me on 07880 369 557.