Quantity Surveyor

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City:
Cardiff

Address:

Cardiff, Wales, GB, CF3 0LT

Job Requisition Number 9508

Work Type Permanent

Job Function Cost Management

Salary Range £47,492.00-£54,618.00

Base

Closing Date

South East Hub (Hybrid 3 days per week in South or North Wales office base - to be agreed at interview).

23:59 on 22 November 2026

Ready to put your commercial expertise to work on projects that make a real difference? You’ll play a key role in the commercial and cost management of capital projects across Wales, working collaboratively with project teams and framework contractors to deliver great outcomes.

• Provide professional commercial and cost management across multiple capital projects, supporting project managers and project engineers within Welsh Water Frameworks.
• Support procurement and allocation of capital work to framework contractors, including detailed cost analysis of tender returns.
• Prepare works orders, ensuring Welsh Water project approval processes are followed, and agree contract values and target costs with framework contractors.
• Identify, analyse and manage commercial project risks, ensuring risks are understood, valued and correctly allocated.
• Carry out monthly valuations, recommend completed work for payment and manage financial information between Finance, SAP teams, project managers and contractors.
• Provide advice on contractual claims, early warning notices and compensation events, supporting dispute resolution between third parties and Welsh Water.
• Agree and sign off final accounts at contractor and project level, ensuring accurate and timely management information.
• Complete lessons learnt analysis to support continuous improvement following project completion.
• Understand and apply relevant Health and Safety Regulations, undertaking other duties where required to meet business needs.

Essential Experience, Qualifications and Skills

• Qualified to degree level (or equivalent considerable relevant experience) and working towards chartered status.
• Knowledge, experience or understanding of NEC and other contract administration.
• Excellent analytical and data interrogation skills with an ability to extract relevant information and present it in a logical and structured manner.
• Cost management experience, demonstrating an excellent track record in the commercial delivery of projects ranging from £25k to £2m.
• Excellent communicator and team player who understands the importance of ownership and accountability.
• Experience and understanding of Health and Safety Legislation.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplined engineering delivery team environment.
• The ability to work to tight regulatory and project timelines.
• A valid UK driving licence.

There are two positions available.

• Location:This role can be based in North or South Wales
  , which will be discussed during the interview process and based on your current location.
• Working Pattern
  :
  Hybrid working, with a minimum of three days per week spent on site or in the office, and two days working remotely. This arrangement can typically be agreed directly with the successful candidate, although occasional travel will be required to attend meetings at various locations across Wales.
• Travel: Regular travel to sites within the agreed region will be required. Business mileage and fuel expenses can be claimed in line with company policy.

Closing Date

• We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received, or to extend the closing date if required.

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band…