Managing Quantity Surveyor
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Anil Bhattia
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Managing Quantity Surveyor
We're looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Anglian Water IMRDS Framework team based in the West region.
Location: West region
Hours: Flexible working available - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to take commercial leadership of our Reactive and New Connections portfolio for Anglian Water. You'll be accountable for commercial performance, governance and team leadership, working collaboratively with operational colleagues and clients to protect our contractual position whilst driving performance and growth. This role offers the chance to make a real impact, developing your team and shaping commercial strategy across a significant infrastructure portfolio.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Managing Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the commercial team, supporting them in delivering excellent commercial performance across the portfolio. Your day to day will include:
- Leading and developing the commercial team, setting clear priorities and standards whilst managing performance and capability
- Reviewing and assuring all commercial outputs including CVRs, forecasts, applications and cash reporting before submission
- Managing NEC3 contracts, compensation events and change processes to protect contractual entitlement and prevent loss
- Leading recovery strategies for under-certified value and resolving commercial issues through clear, constructive dialogue
- Building strong client relationships with Anglian Water and providing commercial advice that supports successful delivery
What are we looking for?
This role of Managing Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:
- You have a relevant Quantity Surveying qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience with substantial experience at Managing Quantity Surveyor level
- You have strong practical knowledge of NEC contracts, ideally including ECC and PSC Options
- You can lead, organise and develop a commercial team, managing performance in a supportive and constructive way
- You have strong capability in forecasting, cash management, change control and final accounts
- You have excellent client-facing, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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Location: Cambridge
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Vacancy ID: 12962
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Background check: None
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Closing date: 11 Nov 2026
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Contract type: Permanent
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Working hours: Full Time
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Flexible working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
