Commercial Graduate (Quantity Surveying and Contract Specialist)

Salary: £33,000, Permanent role.
Start date: September 2027

Locations -

Quantity Surveying: Lincoln, Peterborough or Norwich.

Contract Specialist: Peterborough
Please note your placements and final role may vary across the region and departments, so flexibility is essential.

Help shape the future of water, the environment and the communities we serve

With a plan worth over £11 billion of investment, we're building for better — for you, for the communities we serve, for our environment. As part of this we are looking for you to join Anglian Water's Graduate Programme and tackle some of the biggest environmental and infrastructure challenges facing the region. From climate resilience and major engineering projects to digital innovation and customer experience, you'll develop the skills, experience and support needed to become one of our future leaders or specialists.

Your career path

The water industry is changing rapidly, creating exciting opportunities for the next generation of talent. At Anglian Water, you'll work on real challenges that matter, developing expertise across your chosen profession while contributing to projects that support customers, communities and the environment.

You'll learn from experienced colleagues, take on meaningful responsibility and build the skills, knowledge and confidence to shape your future career, while helping us shape the future of water.

Professional Development & Memberships

We're committed to helping you build a career, not just gain a job. Through our two-year graduate programme, you'll experience different placements, work on real business challenges and learn from experienced colleagues across the organisation. You'll have access to a wide range of development opportunities, support towards professional qualifications and funded membership of a relevant professional institution, helping you grow your expertise and achieve professional accreditation where appropriate.

Your programme

We are recruiting for two exciting graduate opportunities within our Commercial Operations team:

• Graduate Construction Contract Specialist

• Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Both roles offer the chance to develop your career while supporting the delivery of major infrastructure and capital investment projects across Anglian Water's investment programme. You'll work alongside experienced professionals, gain hands-on experience, and build the skills needed for a successful career within the construction and infrastructure sector.

Graduate Construction Contract Specialist

As a Graduate Construction Contract Specialist, you'll support the commercial and contractual management of complex infrastructure projects. This role provides exposure to contract management, commercial strategy, procurement, risk management, dispute avoidance, and construction law.

Working with experienced contract specialists, you'll assist in the drafting, review, negotiation and administration of a wide range of agreements, including NEC contracts, framework agreements, development agreements and other specialist construction contracts. You'll gain valuable experience in contract governance, commercial risk assessment, procurement activities, stakeholder engagement, and resolving contractual challenges, while developing your legal, commercial and analytical skills.

We're looking for graduates who are curious, motivated and keen to learn, with strong communication, analytical and problem-solving abilities.

You will hold, or be on track to achieve, a degree in Law, Construction Law or a related discipline and have an interest in pursuing a career in contract management within the construction and infrastructure sector.

Graduate Quantity Surveyor

As a Graduate Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a key role in supporting the commercial delivery of construction and infrastructure projects. You'll gain practical experience in commercial management, cost control, procurement, contract administration and project reporting.

Working alongside experienced Quantity Surveyors and commercial professionals, you'll support activities such as valuations, cost forecasting, subcontractor management and financial performance monitoring. This role will help you develop strong technical, commercial and stakeholder management skills while building a solid foundation for a career in quantity surveying.

We're looking for enthusiastic graduates with strong numerical, analytical and communication skills who are eager to learn and develop their careers. You will hold, or be on track to achieve, a degree in Quantity Surveying or a related construction, engineering or commercial discipline.

What We Offer

Whichever role you join, you'll benefit from:

• Structured graduate development and training

• Mentoring from experienced industry specialists

• Exposure to major infrastructure and capital investment projects

• Professional development and support towards relevant accreditations

• Opportunities to build a rewarding long-term career within Anglian Water

• A collaborative, supportive and forward-thinking team environment

If you're looking to make a real impact while developing your professional skills on projects that help shape the future of our region, we'd love to hear from you.

What you will bring

We are looking for people who are curious, ambitious and ready to learn. Individuals who enjoy solving problems, working collaboratively and bringing different perspectives to the challenges we face. Most importantly, we're looking for graduates who want to help shape the future of water while developing a successful and rewarding career of their own. We welcome applicants who are excited about technology products and passionate about the water industry.

For this role, you’ll need to have obtained in the last 3 years or be studying towards a minimum 2:2, ideally in the preferred degree disciplines listed, and have graduated by September 2027 for the 2027 intake.

Benefits

Alongside a competitive salary, you'll receive a comprehensive health and wellbeing package, private healthcare, 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, and a double-matched pension scheme with up to 21% total contribution. We also offer an excellent family leave package, including enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave, helping you balance your career with the moments that matter most.

Closing Date: 27th September 2026

Assessment Centres (in Person): 5th November in Peterborough or 6th November in Huntingdon