Quantity Surveyor

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Locations:
Birmingham, London, Cambridge, Reading, Bristol, Cardiff, Sheffield, Southampton

Recruiter contact:
Alice Roostan

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy dedicated to improving society through sustainable solutions. Our purpose focuses on excellence, digital innovation, and transforming our clients’ businesses, communities, and employee opportunities while respecting each person’s differences.

We’re expanding our Environment and Water portfolio and have fantastic opportunities for Quantity Surveyors to join us. If you are passionate about collaborating with clients to deliver complex projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards while maintaining a strong commitment to safety, we want to hear from you!

• 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 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, clarifying queries with relevant Consultants and Contractors.
• Carry out periodic commercial checks and due diligence with the Project Manager to ensure records correspond to submitted information.
• Provide ongoing assessment of Consultant and Contractor’s estimates to completion.
• Receive and check final accounts, negotiate amendments, and recommend acceptance or rejection.
• Prepare estimates and cost plans to support project development and budgetary governance.
• Prepare standard documentation – reports, valuations, letters, financial statements, etc.

• Degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying.
• Experience with NEC contracts and other target cost or cost reimbursable contracts.
• Proven skills and experience delivering within a Cost Consultancy or Main Contractor environment.
• Developed contract management skills.
• Experience on large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Pre- and post-contract experience.
• Experience working in collaborative teams.
• Willingness to travel to client sites, with potential overnight stays.

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

Mott Mac Donald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme, and commercial management services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. Projects range up to £20 bn in scale and complexity across disciplines such as programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education.

Our multidisciplinary experts help water, wastewater, and government organisations find sustainable, cost-effective solutions addressing climate change, net‑zero, water scarcity and environmental protection. We provide services across the full project lifecycle, from pre‑contract cost estimating and benchmarking to post‑contract quantity surveying and commercial assurance. Projects range from a few hundred thousand pounds to major programmes worth over £0.5 bn.

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, promoting fair employment practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

We want you to perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reaso, and we will discuss how we can support you.

We welcome discussions on flexible working to support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

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