Quantity Surveyor

Mott MacDonald; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Wellbeing program

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Quantity Surveyor in Belfast to join the ENW Portfolio within its Advisory and Programme Delivery unit. You will report to the Senior Quantity Surveyor and help manage the commercial delivery of clean, wastewater and environmental projects across the built environment.

You will monitor project risks, manage stakeholders, and contribute to governance while working collaboratively with client teams to deliver time, cost and quality with safety at the forefront.

Qualifications

• Excellent IT skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to present clearly.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel to client sites and MM offices as needed.

Responsibilities

• Commercial management of one or more projects.
• Budget management including month end reporting (actuals, variances, accruals).
• Risk management and reporting; dispute resolution/avoidance.
• Offer commercial strategy advice and review of subcontractor acceptance.
• Assess compensation events and monthly payment applications.
• Carry out commercial audits and mentor junior team members.

Skills

IT skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Travel flexibility

Education

MRICS status or in progress

Degree qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Location/s: Belfast, UK
Recruiter contact: William Bates

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors.

Our multidisciplinary experts help water, wastewater, and government organisations find sustainable, cost-effective solutions to the challenges of climate change, net‑zero, water scarcity and environmental protection.

Overview of the role

As Quantity Surveyor you will report to the Senior Quantity Surveyor and will assist on the commercial management of various interesting clean, wastewater and environmental projects. As part of a Core Team within the ENW Portfolio, you will work closely with the wider Advisory Project and Programme management teams to manage the project deliverables to the Client expectations. You will demonstrate a passion to work collaboratively with our client teams to deliver their complex projects to time, cost and quality with a commitment to safety. You will drive innovation of our service delivery and provide advice to the team and an integrated client. You will take ownership of and responsibility for the successful delivery of your projects, identifying and monitoring project risks and opportunities, managing stakeholders taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests and ensuring good project governance.

Key responsibilities and duties

• Commercial management of one or more projects
  • Budget management including month end reporting (actuals, monthly variances, accruals and annual variances)
  • Risk management and reporting
  • Dispute resolution / avoidance
  • Offering commercial strategy advice
  • Review and recommendation of subcontractor acceptance
  • Assessment of compensation events
  • Assessment of monthly payment applications
  • Commercial audits
  • Mentoring of junior members of team

Candidate specification

Desirable

• Ideally Chartered QS MRICS or working towards chartered status (MRICS) and a commitment to CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
• Cost planning skills and experience of delivering ideally within a cost consultancy / multi‑disciplinary environment
• Previous experience of contract administration, cost estimates and NEC contracts
• Relevant experience working in water, environment and regulated industries

Essential

• Ideally degree qualified
• Ability to operate both autonomously and as a part of a larger team
• Excellent IT Skills – Word/Excel/PowerPoint
• Strong communication skills including writing reports and presenting
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients, stakeholders, colleagues and the supply chain
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work
• Flexibility to travel to client sites and other MM offices

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing programme, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4× your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6× your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.