Quantity Surveyor
Quantity Surveyor – OCU (Peterborough)
Location: Peterborough, UK
Salary: Competitive + Company Car or Car Allowance + Benefits
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
OCU Group is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Quantity Surveyor to join our dynamic team in Peterborough. You’ll play a key role in managing project costs, ensuring value for money, and supporting the delivery of high-quality infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and manage project budgets and cost plans
- Conduct valuations and manage subcontractor payments
- Monitor project progress and provide financial reports
- Ensure compliance with contractual and commercial requirements
Requirements:
- Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field
- Proven experience in a similar role, ideally within utilities or infrastructure
- Strong analytical and negotiation skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Why Join OCU Group?
We’re not just another contractor — we’re on a mission to lead the UK’s energy transition. With backing from private equity and exciting projects ahead, there’s huge opportunity for you to grow your skills, career, and impact here.
- Clear development paths & training
- Work with experienced professionals & top-tier clients
- Be part of a business closing in on a £1 billion turnover
- A people-first culture that values integrity, growth, and delivery
Be part of the UK’s energy evolution. Grow with us. Travel with us. Build the future with us.
- Division
- OCU Utilities
- Locations
- Peterborough
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Employment Status
- PAYE/Staff
Peterborough
Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
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