Project Quantity Surveyor

Costain Group PLC

Project Quantity Surveyor providing commercial support on projects for Strategic Pipeline Alliance framework. Involves planning, design and construction of large diameter clean water pipelines.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timePeterborough • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and develop the efficient and effective management and issue of accurate, timely and compliant notices and correspondence and ensure the compliance of all contractual activities on the project
Project day to day guidance, and provide strategic advice to technical and construction staff for matters having significance to the projects, risks and commitments
Ensure contractual and commercial risks and opportunities are identified to the Project Director / Commercial Manager and address in a timely manner
Maintain registers of variations, delays, extension times and claims, effective and consistent implementation of the Company's commercial policies and procedures
Assist with preparation of monthly progress valuations and claims for work completed
Liaise with Costain commercial & client teams within a collaborative manner to leverage opportunity and optimise the project outturn
Produce pre-Contract tender negotiations & reports where necessary
Produce monthly cost reports, accurate and regularly updated forecasts, and contract budget reports to ensure details are appropriately underpinned and robust. This will involve regular visits to site and working with site team and collaborative planning board to ensure that forecast reflects all works required to be undertaken including resources
Review value management / value engineering exercises
Prepare, review and complete sub-contract documentation
Prepare & agree final accounts with sub contractors
Be fully responsible and accountable for procurement and management of subcontracts from initial placement of order to final account
Monitor and update procurement plan, sub-contract procurement including analysing commercial comparisons
Understand and evaluate entitlements to extensions of time / loss & expense / claims and/or disputes relating to outstanding payments to sub-contractors

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant commercial experience preferably within the Water Sector
Experience of NEC form of Contract
Increasing knowledge of a variety of forms & options of contracts
Have a good understanding and experience of business systems, spreadsheet development, cost analysis, programme evaluation and development, compensation event and/or variations assessment and evaluation
Have experience or appreciation of the risk management process for both schedule and cost and the use of Earned Value Management
Full Clean Drivers Licence
Relevant degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent and RICS / CMinstCES qualified or finalising qualification
Hold or be nearing completion of Full Membership with RICS / CIECS

Benefits

Comp & perks

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract managementcost analysisprogramme evaluationvalue managementvalue engineeringprocurement managementrisk managementNEC form of ContractEarned Value Managementsub-contract documentation

Soft Skills

strategic advicecollaborative communicationproject guidancetimely decision makingaccountabilityproblem solvingnegotiationleadership

Certifications

RICS qualifiedCMinstCES qualifiedFull Membership with RICSFull Clean Drivers Licence