Assistant Quantity Surveyor

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will be required to assist and support the management of a portfolio of capital projects across a range of engineering disciplines, ensuring best in class commercial and cost management that demonstrates value for money on all projects delivered. Your responsibilities will include: 1. Identifying and implementing best practice commercial and cost management from across the water and other sectors of the construction industry. 2. Ensuring Welsh Water's interests are protected at all times and that risks to the business are minimised. 3. Providing commercial and cost management support across a range of projects simultaneously. 4. Assisting with procurement and allocating of capital work to framework contractors. 5. Evaluating tender returns for projects. 6. Preparing Welsh Water project approval documents and ensuring processes are followed. 7. Assisting with the validation and agreeing contract values within the agreed framework of contractors. 8. Assisting in the development of risk registers. 9. Carrying out daily evaluations of completed work. 10. Managing the flow of financial information between finance, SAP teams, project managers and contractors. 11. Developing and supporting internal and external benchmarking. 12. Preparing, agreeing and signing off final account documentation. 13. Preparing, agreeing and signing off Data Capture documentation. 14. Produce estimates/quotes as required. 15. Undertaking appropriate 'lessons learnt' analysis upon project completion in order to ensure that there is a continuous improvement process applied.Who you'll work with Internal

• Operations, Asset Strategy, Finance, Commercial and Procurement
• DCWW Leadership Team
• All levels of management within DCWW
External
• Regulators, Local Authorities, CCW, EA
• Capital Partners
• Framework contractors, consultants and equipment suppliers
  
  Qualified to a minimum of HNC level
• Experience of working in the water industry
• Experience of NEC contract administration
• Experience and understanding of Health and Safety Legislation
• Excellent communicator and team player who understands the importance of ownership and accountability
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplined team environment
• Ability to work to tight regulatory and project timelines
• Knowledge and understanding of NEC contract administration
• Excellent analytical and data interrogation skills with an ability to extract relevant information and present it in a logical and structured manner.
Good to know

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas. To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company's required security objectives. We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve. In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for. Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT © Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019. Job Segment: Contract Manager, Construction, Procurement, Wastewater, Engineer, Legal, Engineering, Operations

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:
• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions - Up to 11% employer contributions
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site parking at all our sites
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme
• Health CashBack scheme
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment. Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest. Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.