Quantity Surveyor

Mott MacDonald; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions matching 4.5–7%

Life assurance up to 4x salary

Income protection

Bonus schemes

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in Belfast seeks a Quantity Surveyor to join the Advisory and Programme Delivery team, supporting commercial management on clean water, wastewater and environmental projects.

You will manage budgets, evaluate compensation events, review payments, and mentor juniors. Degree qualified with MRICS preferred or working towards chartered status; hybrid working is available with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Commercial management of a project or multiple projects.
• Budget management including month end reporting.
• Risk management and reporting.
• Dispute resolution / avoidance.
• Review and recommendation of subcontractor acceptance.
• Assessment of compensation events and monthly payments.
• Mentoring of junior team members.
• Ideally MRICS chartered or working towards MRICS, with CPD commitment.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial management across clean water, wastewater and environmental projects.
• Manage project budgets, variances and cash flow.
• Provide commercial strategy advice and governance on projects.
• Review subcontractor bids and payments, assessing compensation events.
• Mentor junior members and support team development.
• Ensure strong client relationships and effective stakeholder communication.

Skills

Commercial management

Budget management

Risk management

Dispute resolution

Subcontractor management

Cost planning

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree qualified

Job description

Project programme and commercial management

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.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‑owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit 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.

We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients’ key challenges, combining our world‑leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.

APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management.

About the division

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.

We work with around half of the UK’s regulated water and wastewater companies, and our work stretches across the entire project lifecycle – from pre‑contract cost estimating and benchmarking, to post‑contract quantity surveying and commercial assurance.

For project and programme management, we deliver capital projects on behalf of our clients, both internal and external that range from several hundred thousand pounds in value to major projects and programmes worth over £0.5bn.

Overview of the role

As Quantity Surveyor you will report to the Senior Quantity Surveyor and will assist on the commercial management on various interesting clean, waste‑water 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 include:

• Commercial management of a project or multiple projects, including:
• 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
• Mentoring of junior members of team
• 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
• Ideally degree qualified
• Ability to operate both autonomously and as a part of a larger team
• 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

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as 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.

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.

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.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day 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 program, 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 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x 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.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.