Who are we?Here within the Anglian Water, we are always looking at ways we can improve the services we offer to our customers and communities as we live by our purpose to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop.We have recently gained permission to begin the design work to build a modern, low carbon waste water treatment plant to provide vital services for the community and environment which will recycle water and nutrients, produce green energy and help Greater Cambridge to grow sustainably.Known as the Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Project, Anglian Water will work with our partners, MMB, MWH and Skanska to help deliver this fantastic opportunity for the Greater Cambridgeshire area to provide 8,350 homes, 15,000 new jobs and a wide range of community, cultural and open space facilities.You can find out more about this exciting project below:As we look to begin design work on this truly unique and potentially career- defining project, we are looking for a Senior Design Manager to play a vital role in this project and lead on delivering high quality resources and outputs to enhance technical design delivery efficiency.What will you be doing as our new Senior Quantity Surveyor?As our new Senior Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for, The commercial and cost management of a project from inception through to close out.To be the commercial conscience to the delivery team, providing commercial support to both the delivery management and on-site delivery teams.Responsibility to ensure that operations are carried out to control costs, maximising value, minimising future liabilities and maintaining the required standard of quality and safety whilst also ensuring that maximum efficiencies are obtained and full compliance with the CWRC and Anglian Water governance procedures is achieved.All to be done working as part of an integrated delivery team providing commercial challenge and recommending actions to achieve and create an environment of out-performance.Key responsibilities:Manage all aspects of commercial and cost management of the project as designated by the Commercial Manager;Assist the estimator to ensure robust estimates are provided that align to scope and make allowance for risks and opportunities including any necessary analysis, transfer of data to our Procurement system and Cost Base.Subcontracts are properly prepared & reflect agreed scope. Subcontracts are properly managed in accordance with contract requirements including compliance with all responses to communications, payments, early warnings, compensation events, programme submissions etc., that all contract files are maintained & kept up to dateWork closely with the procurement team, Construction Manager and Project Manager to develop & monitor procurement strategy.Work closely with the site team, attending site regularly to ensure they are aware of and can manage the allowances and outputs, provide robust challenge to achieve outperformance, communicate change control and escalate when necessary.Ensure robust cost management is always undertakenAccurate live forecasting taking into account the programme and reporting in accordance with the respective work breakdown structure / cost breakdown structure.Actual costs are monitored and assessed against baseline, value of work done, solution cost progress, affordability challenges and final outturn calculations, reporting either weekly or otherwise as agreed with the Commercial Manager whilst observing the project’s governance.Ensure all efficiencies are reflected in the reporting tools provided, to the Client’s timeline.Provide reports on actual costs vs. estimate & identifying underlying reasons for any variance & resolutions, in particular highlight, challenge & resolve variance to latest plans.Commercial Awareness - Ensure that all project team members (including site staff) understand the contractual arrangements, in order to satisfy Client & Partner organisation requirements.Collaboration - Working in collaboration with the Delivery Team to identify implement and monitor efficiency plans throughout the lifecycle of a project.Record Keeping - Ensuring that proper records are kept & maintained so financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available. Final accounts are prepared timely and accurately.A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours….Essential:Experience in managing costs through a complex Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).Experience in NEC forms of contract.Experience working on projects with strict town and country planning requirements, specifically any Development Consent Order (DCO) conditions.Experience and strong understanding of wate-water process.Proven record in delivering large projects to program, budget, and quality requirements, by managing competing tensions.Developing a collaborative team culture, as well as working effectively within a multidiscipline and diverse teamBuilding partnering relationships and undertaking stakeholder management.Strong interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence, with an ability to understand the needs and views of others and adapt own approach.Working within a high performance team.Able to organise own workload, with an ability to proactively plan.Ability to follow leadership and in cases provide guidance on priorities and empower others to make decisions.Where applicable, assess competencies, support performance management, and undertake mentoring of staff.Comfortable in presenting to, influencing and negotiating with a wide range of teams, stakeholders, and customers.Desirable:Degree level (or equivalent) in an engineering/ management/ cost discipline.Chartered surveyor or working towards chartered status.To be considered for this exciting opportunity , you’ll ideally hold a relevant Engineering degree and have extensive experience in a technical role. You’ll demonstrate experience with the management of designs and multi-disciplinary projects and the capability to inspire, encourage and support others to achieve critical tasks and outcomes within non- infrastructure projects.You’ll manage situations proactively, with the ability to think and plan ahead as well as owning excellent organisation skills in order to organise own and team’s workload and priorities. You’ll show resilience by maintaining energy and focus when under pressure and experiencing significant setbacks alongside being open to new challenges and provide the drive to continuous improvement.If the opportunity to make a real differenceOur ValuesTo bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop we:Build trust; Do the right thing; Are always exploringClosing Date: 31st May 2024
