Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure & Water Projects

Mott MacDonald Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions 4.5–7%

Annual bonus schemes

Flexible benefits

Employee ownership

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is recruiting for the Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit in the UK to support water sector programmes with commercial insight and governance. The role focuses on cost management, contract administration, and project controls across large infrastructure initiatives.

You will work within a collaborative, employee-owned environment offering hybrid working, professional development, and opportunities across communities and regions in the UK.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying.
• Experience working with NEC Contracts and other target cost, or cost reimbursable contracts.
• Proven skills and experience of delivering within a Cost Consultancy or Main Contractor environment.
• Experienced on large scale infrastructure projects.
• Chartered or working towards MRICS Chartership.
• Environment and Water project experience.

Responsibilities

• Support Water Companies in delivering large capital programmes, providing an essential service, and improving the environment
• Provide commercial support to a large project or programme of works
• Support and advise the Project Manager in fulfilling their contractual obligations
• On behalf of the Project Manager, monitor and process commercial queries from Consultants and Contractors
• Attend progress meetings to respond to commercial matters raised
• Assess applications for payment and support the payment process
• Carry out periodic commercial checks and due diligence in conjunction with the Project Manager
• In conjunction with the Project Manager provide ongoing assessment of Consultant and Contractor’s estimate to completion
• Receive and check Consultant and Contractor’s final accounts. Negotiate amendments and reach a final figure
• Prepare estimates and cost plans to support project development and budgetary governance
• Preparation of standard documentation – reports, valuations, letters, financial statements etc
• A degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying
• Experience working with NEC Contracts and other target cost, or cost reimbursable contracts
• Proven skills and experience of delivering within a Cost Consultancy or Main Contractor environment
• Experienced on large scale infrastructure projects
• Pre and post contract experience
• Experience working in collaborative teams
• Demonstrable experience working within a management services environment
• Chartered or working towards MRICS Chartership
• Environment and Water project experience

Skills

NEC contracts experience

Cost consultancy experience

Large infrastructure projects

Team collaboration

Management services environment

MRICS chartership candidate

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Job description

Mott MacDonald is recruiting for the Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit in the UK to support water sector programmes with commercial insight and governance. The role focuses on cost management, contract administration, and project controls across large infrastructure initiatives.

You will work within a collaborative, employee-owned environment offering hybrid working, professional development, and opportunities across communities and regions in the UK.