Quantity Surveyor

Build a legacy that flows for generations. Join Farrans on the Living Water Enterprise.

Are you ready to bring your expertise to one of the most ambitious infrastructure programs in UK water history?

Farrans Construction is a proud delivery partner of Living Water Enterprise (LWE)—a groundbreaking £3.6 billion capital investment program and secure 12-year pipeline of work dedicated to transforming the region’s water and wastewater networks.

This isn't just about moving muck and laying pipes. We are completely overhauling critical infrastructure, protecting local rivers, and pioneering low-carbon, nature-based engineering solutions.

Looking to make a real impact on major construction and infrastructure projects?

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be at the heart of project delivery, driving commercial performance, controlling costs, maximising revenue, and protecting project profitability. Partnering with operational and delivery teams, you'll provide commercial expertise throughout the design and construction phases, ensuring projects are delivered safely, sustainably, on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing business with a strong project pipeline, where you'll play a vital role in delivering successful outcomes for our clients and communities.

• To achieve the appropriate commercial result for projects through the provision of accurate financial reporting.

• Build and maintain working relationships with the supply chain and clients.

• Manage subcontractor supplier accounts, financially and contractually. Monitor subcontractors against the programme. Negotiate final accounts.

• Place supply chain orders in accordance with the procurement schedule.

• Complete measurements and valuations of work executed, ensuring that they meet the conditions of the contract.

• Ensure payments to Sub Contractors and Supplier are made to the terms and work in progress cash targets.

• Ensure that Farrans Construction is compliant with all contractual requirements.

• Monitor project expenditure against budget.

• Provide analysis of cost over-run and cost projections.

• Explore opportunities to maximise value and minimise cost.

• Liaise with clients on commercial issues, including agreement of variations, claims and additional payments.

• Identify legitimate contractual claim situations and prepare suitable and documentation to clients.

• Strive for continuous improvement within the commercial process and your area of responsibility

• Abide by all business compliance requirements in line with Company policies

• Educated to degree level in Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management or equivalent qualification

• Prior pre and post contract experience in a construction QS role working on major projects

• Strong understanding of modern building techniques, plant and equipment and an appreciation of logistical needs/issues

• Strong understanding of construction contract conditions

• Appreciations of the impact of cost in the completion of a programme and development of a construction solutions

• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and database software