Quantity Surveyor

Meridian Business Support Ltd; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £55k (DoE)

Car allowance

Immediate start

Pension scheme

Laptop & phone

Holiday entitlement 21 days + BH

Office near Leigh

Sickness benefit

Death in service

Job summary

Meridian Business Support Ltd is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join an established North‑west M&E contractor’s commercial team. You’ll gain training and upskill in the M&E sector, with a stable pathway to grow within the business.

The role involves pricing regional M&E projects across the North‑west, maintaining profitability, and delivering robust cost control. Excellent communication, team work, and MS Office skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Completed RICS or equivalent course.
• Experience in M&E is not required, but transferable skills help.
• Excellent communication skills and strong MS Office capability.

Responsibilities

• Manage value and cost of commercial M&E projects at various stages.
• Act as the focal point for communications between clients, stakeholders and internal teams.
• Deliver profitability on assigned projects and meet targets and deadlines.
• Manage risk and change processes and work with legal teams on contract documentation.
• Provide commercial advice and support to the client ensuring quality is maintained.
• Produce client applications and cost value reconciliations (CVRs).
• Monitor and manage project cost reporting and risk meetings with directors.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

RICS or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Quantity Surveyor

Meridian are working with a well-established M&E contractor in the North-west who are growing their M&E commercial team. They are looking for an aspiring Quantity Surveyor who shows a willingness to learn the M&E industry and be trained up with necessary skills to flourish in the M&E market. If you're looking for a stable and rewarding role where training and upskilling is readily available, then this is perfect for you!

Benefits include (but are not exclusive to):

• Starting salary of c.£55k (negotiable DoE)
• Companycar allowance
• Immediate start available (subject to successful application)
• Working with and pricing regionalised commercial projects across the North-west
• Business expenses
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Company pension scheme
• Office-based role nearLeigh
• Sickness and Death in Service schemes
• 21-days holiday plus Bank Holidays, with additional holiday purchase scheme available

Duties include (with training provided where skills may need additional upskilling):

• Managing the value and cost of commercial M&E projects at various stages of project delivery
• Becoming the focal point for effective communicationsbetween clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to meet supply and delivery targets and reporting into commercial directors
• Delivering profitability on assigned project(s) and working with others to ensuretargets and time demands are met
• Managing risk and changeprocesses
• Working with legal teams to create agreements and contract documentation
• Providing commercial advice and support to the client, making sure quality is never compromised
• Produce client applications and cost value reconciliations (CVRs)
• Implement and monitor administrative and management systems to supportexisting project control systems
• Monitor and manage compliance with commercial agreements and administration
• Work closely with your directors and commercial teams to present in regular project cost reports and risk meetings

Requirements for the role:

• Already completed RICS or equivalent course
• Experience within M&E is NOT required, but similar sector experience would be beneficial due to transferable skills
• Bonus if you have experience within commercial M&E projects and building services, and an understanding of pre-construction as well as project delivery (not essential)
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong computer-literacy and MS Office capability
• Ability to work with others and in team environments, with an emphasis on problem-solving and conflict resolution
• Excellent presentation skills in verbal and written formats

If you are an ambitious and Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor looking to join a well-established UK consultancy then this role is perfect for you!