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You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.\nA little more about your role…\nOur Water business is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to work across our portfolio of projects and provide commercial leadership to multi-disciplinary teams; the role plays a crucial part in delivering key infrastructure for clients including the Environment Agency, tier 1 contractors, local authorities and water companies..\nYour role will be to embed a strong project culture around commercial excellence, balanced with the need to satisfy client, staff and commercial expectations along with business operational performance. You’ll be highly collaborative, a natural problem solver and well used to tackling the myriad challenges that complex infrastructure projects can present.\nWe’re looking for someone who brings genuine passion and enthusiasm to our work, a constructively challenging mindset and an open, honest and accountable approach. 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Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.\nImagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.\nWork on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?\nWith us, you can. 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