Senior Quantity Surveyor

JN Bentley; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mott MacDonald Bentley is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to contribute to multi‑disciplinary projects for a diverse client base. You will manage costs, risk, and commercial performance from early involvement through to handover, ensuring value for money and NEC contract compliance.

Reporting into the commercial team, you will mentor junior staff, support site travel across the region, and develop your career toward a management role in the future.

Qualifications

• Experience with NEC contracts and commercial management.
• Strong numerical and analytical capabilities for cost control.
• Ability to communicate clearly with clients and team members.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring robust cost management processes with accurate reports.
• Working with the delivery team to implement efficiency plans.
• Challenging team members to drive value for clients.
• Ensuring understanding of contractual arrangements and client needs.
• Supporting clients to maximise opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Advising on contractual and commercial aspects for project control.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Guiding and supporting junior commercial staff.
• Aiming for development into a management role in the future.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cost management

Communication

Problem solving

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering

Tools

NEC Contracts

Job description

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business combining the design expertise of Mott MacDonald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley to deliver award‑winning projects. With an annual turnover surpassing £600 million, Mott MacDonald Bentley cements its position as a leader within the industry. The sustained, robust business performance creates an ideal environment for career growth.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor working within this unit, you will contribute to multi‑disciplinary projects for a diverse portfolio of clients – including the Environment Agency, Associated British Ports (ABP), Rolls Royce, Canal and River Trust, the Mining Remediation Authority, National Grid, Cadent Gas, P&G and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), as well as local authorities. These projects range from flood alleviation, water treatment and infrastructure construction to industrial buildings and gas network upgrades.

You will be involved throughout the entire project life cycle, from early contractor involvement, optioneering, tender negotiation through to the design, procurement, construct, commissioning and handover of schemes.

You will ensure that our projects are financially viable, legally compliant, and completed to the required standards.

Your Role As Senior Quantity Surveyor Includes

• Ensuring robust cost management processes are in place, providing accurate and timely reports, data, and analysis to assist in commercial decisions.
• Working closely with the delivery team to identify, implement, and monitor efficiency plans throughout the project lifecycle.
• Actively challenging team members to drive best value for clients in project delivery.
• Ensuring all project team members understand the contractual arrangements to meet client requirements.
• Supporting our clients to maximise opportunities and mitigate risks to help deliver successful outcomes.
• Influencing and advising on the contractual and commercial aspects of schemes to ensure robust project control.
• Creating, fostering and maintaining strong client relationships, understanding client needs and ensuring clear communication at all times.
• Providing guidance and support to junior commercial staff.
• Aspiration for development into management role in the future.

What You’ll Need

• Preferably a degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or related field.
• Experience and knowledge of NEC Contracts.
• A practical mindset, good math skills, the ability to solve problems and manage project finances.
• Flexibility and adaptiveness to work in client environments to meet the needs of the projects.
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across your operational region.

What’s In It For You

Alongside our significant training and development investment, bespoke progression plan and support to achieve professional chartership, we offer a wide range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

To view our full range of benefits, please see the Bentley benefits brochure attached.