Full Time, Permanent

Principal Quantity Surveyor

Posted by Pertemps • Reading, England, United Kingdom

📍 Reading, England 🕒 January 30, 2026

About the Role

Join our growing team as we embark on an ambitious £multi-billion journey to develop and modernise our Water and Wastewater Treatment Works. This is an opportunity to lead a dedicated team of Quantity Surveyors and provide them with support and guidance within the Major Projects and Programmes division at Thames Water. This is a significant role, and you will oversee a programme valued at around £500 million, playing a vital role in protecting our communities, safeguarding our infrastructure, and ensuring the cleanliness of our rivers.

What you’ll be doing as a Principal Quantity Surveyor
  • Working closely with the Managing Quantity Surveyor, managing a team of Quantity Surveyors, and ensuring they deliver their outputs.
  • Ensure cost management against the budget, highlighting commercial challenges early, including managing and reporting on contingency/risk.
  • Manage the cost estimating process using our Estimating Team; understand Business Plan budgets; v...
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