Quantity Surveyor Utilities / Streetworks
8 hours ago
Southampton
Location: Home-based with regular travel to sites across the South Coast Salary: Competitive base salary plus excellent company benefits Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am 5:00pm, 40 hours per week Job Type: Permanent Sector: Utilities, Smart Metering, Streetworks, Infrastructure, Commercial, NEC Contracts RecruitME is recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor Utilities / Streetworks to support a major smart metering and boundary box replacement programme. This is a home-based role with regular travel to sites across the South Coast , making it ideal for a commercially minded Quantity Surveyor , Utilities QS , Commercial Quantity Surveyor , Commercial Analyst , Commercial Officer or NEC Contracts professional with experience across utilities, infrastructure, smart metering, streetworks, excavation works, operational reporting or commercial assurance. The role sits between Commercial, Operations, Planning, Streetworks, Finance and Programme teams , ensuring aborted installation jobs, excavation requirements, boundary box replacements and enabling works are correctly evidenced, commercially validated and managed in line with contract requirements. Whats in it for you? Youll receive a competitive package including: 25 personal holiday days plus 8 public holidays Holiday allowance increasing to 30 personal days after 5 years service Option to buy and sell holiday Home-based / hybrid working options Automatic enrolment into the Employee Participation Plan Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave 24/7 confidential employee assistance service Medicash health plan, including optical, dental and physio cashback Discounted gym memberships Free 24/7 online GP Life insurance at 4x annual salary Pension matching scheme up to 5% Internal and external training, accredited courses, secondments and study support The Role As Quantity Surveyor Utilities / Streetworks , you will be responsible for reviewing, validating and managing aborted or failed smart meter installation jobs that may require excavation, enabling works, boundary box replacements or Streetworks activity . Youll assess operational evidence including photos, surveys, operative notes and asset data to confirm whether dig works or follow-on works are genuinely required. This is a commercially important role focused on reducing unnecessary costs, preventing unsupported dig claims, improving data quality and providing audit-ready commercial assurance across the programme. Key Responsibilities Review and validate aborted or failed smart meter installation jobs Assess photos, surveys, operative notes and asset data Confirm whether dig works, excavation, boundary box replacement or enabling works are genuinely required Ensure abort reasons are accurately classified, evidenced and commercially supported Ensure activity is managed in line with NEC4 TSC contract requirements and Scope obligations Support payment validation, compensation event reviews, Pay Less support and dispute defence Identify trends linked to operational, contractual or data quality issues Produce dashboards and reports covering aborted jobs, dig volumes, defect trends, excavation requirements and financial exposure Analyse repeat failures, operational inefficiencies and high-risk locations Manage incidents and defects through systems such as MWorks, Power BI, Freshdesk or similar platforms Track follow-on actions, permits, excavation requirements and remediation activity Work closely with Commercial, Operations, Streetworks, Finance and Programme teams Act as the link between operational field data and commercial decision-making About You Were keen to speak with candidates who have experience in utilities, infrastructure, smart metering, streetworks, commercial reporting, operational data analysis or NEC contract environments . Youll ideally have: Experience as a Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Analyst, Commercial Officer or Commercial Assurance professional Experience in utilities, infrastructure, smart metering, telecoms, water, energy, streetworks or civil engineering Experience working with NEC contracts or regulated environments, ideally NEC4 TSC Experience managing operational and commercial datasets Strong Power BI and reporting capability Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills Strong analytical and commercial judgement Confidence challenging unsupported operational claims Experience producing dashboards, trend reports or continuous improvement reporting The ability to manage multiple priorities and work at pace Strong communication skills and the ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders A proactive, resilient and commercially aware approach A relevant university degree would be beneficial, although equivalent commercial, utilities, infrastructure or operational experience will also be considered. Why Apply? This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading smart energy and utilities business in a role that combines quantity surveying, NEC contract awareness, commercial validation, operational data analysis and stakeholder management . Youll play a key role in supporting a major Boundary Box Replacement Programme , helping to validate excavation requirements, reduce unsupported claims, improve cost control and strengthen commercial assurance across the programme. Apply Now Apply now for this Quantity Surveyor Utilities / Streetworks role, or contact RecruitME for a confidential conversation. 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