Salary staring from £52k, salary depending on skills and experience Location: Peterborough / Hybrid working Hours/shift pattern: Full-time 37 hours. We offer flexible working opportunities, which can be discussed further during the interview process. Role Summary Central Services is a newly formed team dedicated to delivering safe, effective, and professional maintenance and engineering services across Anglian Water. As a Quantity Surveyor within Central Services, you will play a pivotal role in providing commercial assurance and financial control across a high volume of lower-value Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) projects, primarily during the pre-construction phase. These projects vary in complexity, with most falling under low to medium CDM risk categories. You will work closely with project managers, engineers, and contractors to ensure projects meet stakeholder expectations while maintaining financial efficiency and contractual compliance. The role is integral to embedding commercial assurance, ensuring robust governance, value for money, and contract compliance across all areas of delivery. You will also contribute to the development of a self-delivery operational maintenance capability, focused on minor building works and mechanical and electrical projects, to enhance agility, quality, and cost efficiency. Key Responsibilities Provide accurate cost estimates and manage project budgets throughout the lifecycle. Prepare and evaluate tenders, contracts, budgets, bills of quantities, and other commercial documentation. Monitor project progress, manage cost variations, and deliver timely financial reporting. Administer various forms of contracts, ensuring full compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. Identify and mitigate commercial risks to protect project outcomes and business interests. Support the Commercial Manager and Senior Commercial Manager in the resolution of contractual and financial disputes. Key Skills & Behaviours Experience in a similar Commercial/Contract Management role, with a degree in Quantity Surveying or Finance and working towards professional body membership (e.g., RICS, CIOB, ICE). Strong understanding of commercial contract management, NEC form of contracts, and financial processes (budgeting, forecasting, reporting). High proficiency in IT, especially MS Excel, and excellent organisational skills. Ability to build strong working relationships, communicate effectively, and work both independently and as part of a team. Demonstrates ownership, clear communication, curiosity, and a commitment to continuous improvement and learning. As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to: Personal private health care 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service Flexible working Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 7% Bonus scheme Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle. Why Anglian Water? Here at Anglian Water, we are one of the leading providers of water and water recycling services in the UK and our organisation is an industry benchmark for quality and customer service. But what makes us unique is our commitment to providing the development people need to make a real difference. Our career opportunities provide on-going learning and professional development within a challenging work environment, which provides a vital service for our customers. Inclusion at Anglian Water: Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network. Closing Date: 26th November 2026 #loveeverydrop We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential. We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [email protected]’ To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date. If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our Privacy Notice. Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.

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