Managing Quantity Surveyor

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?

We are looking for a commercially astute Managing Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial delivery of complex and high-value projects within the water sector. This is a strategic leadership role, overseeing cost management and contract performance across a portfolio of technically challenging infrastructure schemes, including clean and wastewater treatment, network upgrades, and resilience programmes.

You’ll play a key role in shaping commercial strategy, driving performance, and ensuring robust financial governance across all stages of project delivery.

Lead and mentor a team of Quantity Surveyors across multiple water infrastructure projects.

Manage commercial risk, procurement strategies, and contract negotiations (NEC/JCT).

Oversee cost planning, forecasting, and reporting to ensure financial targets are met.

Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and client teams to ensure alignment on scope, budget, and delivery.

Support the development of commercial frameworks and continuous improvement initiatives.

Ensure compliance with regulatory and client standards, including AMP and environmental targets.

What you'll bring

Extensive experience in a senior QS role within the water or utilities sector.

Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts and public sector procurement.

Proven track record of managing large-scale, complex infrastructure projects.

Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related field; RICS or equivalent chartership preferred.

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

In addition, this role offers;

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

Private health care for you     and your family

Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!

25   days annual leave plus bank holidays

Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

Personal Accident Cover

About us

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

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

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 3 rd  party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.