Senior Quantity Surveyor

Mott MacDonald; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their dynamic team. This exciting role offers the chance to work on complex infrastructure projects across the UK, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery while maintaining high-quality standards. The ideal candidate will possess a strong commitment to safety and excellence, with the opportunity to develop robust client relationships and lead commercial processes. Join a forward-thinking consultancy that values diversity and innovation, and contribute to meaningful projects that improve society and the environment.

Benefits

Pension matched up to 7%

Life insurance

Annual professional institution subscription

Continuous development opportunities

Agile/flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Access to Advanced Employee Networks

Qualifications

• Chartered Quantity Surveyor with extensive experience in NEC4 Contracts.
• Strong problem-solving and team management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide robust estimates aligned to project scope and risks.
• Manage contracts and ensure compliance with requirements.
• Develop strong client relationships and proactive risk management.

Skills

Project Management

Cost Management

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Client Relationship Management

Team Management

Adaptability

Education

Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS)

Tools

NEC4 Contracts

Job description

Reading, UK / London, UK / Brighton, UK / Cambridge, UK / Bristol, UK

Country: United Kingdom

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern: Full Time

Market: Environment and society

Sector: Environment, Cost and quantity surveying, Water

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Overview of the role:

Owing to the expansion of our Environment and Water portfolio, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join us on a permanent basis. The successful applicant will exhibit a keen enthusiasm for collaborating with our client teams to ensure the successful delivery of their complex projects on schedule, within budget, and to high-quality standards, while upholding a strong commitment to safety. This exceptional opportunity provides the successful candidate with exposure to complex infrastructure projects in the UK.

What you will contribute to the team:

• Ensuring robust estimates are provided that are aligned to scope and make due allowance for all risks and opportunities.
• Managing commercial inputs to the procurement process including ensuring that strategies are developed and agreed.
• Contracts are properly managed and administered in accordance with contract requirements including compliance with all responses to communications, payments, programme submissions etc.
• Ensuring robust cost management is undertaken at all times, taking a proactive approach, providing solutions with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Ownership of accurate commercial reporting.
• Proactive management of project and programme risk including ensuring that mitigation plans are in place and implemented.
• Development of strong client relationships across its organisation.

Required for the position of Senior Quantity Surveyor:

• Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS).
• Extensive experience with NEC4 Contracts.
• Skilled in prioritizing tasks and performing well under pressure.
• Capable of building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Exceptional presentation and communication abilities.
• Flexible and adaptable in approach to work.
• Technically and commercially proficient, delivering comprehensive pre and post contract services.
• Strong problem-solving and advisory skills.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Effective team management capabilities.
• Able to make well-reasoned, timely decisions considering the needs of the situation, clients, and team members.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred, but not required:

• Knowledge and expertise of projects within the Environment/water/waste water industry sector.
• Experience of working on flood risk management projects.

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

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.

Environment & water:
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.

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.

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.

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Pension matched up to 7%.
• Life insurance.
• An annual professional institution subscription.
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive.
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5.
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and caregivers.
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest-free season ticket loans.
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions, and access to learning and support resources.
• Access to 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.