Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor - MEP | Hyperscale Data Centre, Blyth UK

• A senior commercial position on a major hyperscale data centre development.
• A long-term pipeline of data centre and mission-critical projects throughout the UK.
• Career progression opportunities towards MEP Commercial Manager or Project Commercial Manager.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Structured professional development and support towards chartership.
• Exposure to complex, high-value mechanical and electrical packages.
• The opportunity to work with an experienced construction, engineering and commercial team.

A leading Tier 1 Contractor is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor with a strong MEP background to join the commercial team on a major hyperscale data centre development in Blyth, Northumberland
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The Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor will take commercial responsibility for a range of high-value mechanical, electrical, controls and commissioning packages. These may include HV and LV distribution, generators, UPS systems, containment, cabling, cooling systems, pipework, ventilation, fire protection, BMS and EPMS installations.

Working closely with the MEP Commercial Manager, Project Director, engineering teams and specialist subcontractors, you will manage package procurement, cost control, valuations, contractual change and final accounts while protecting the contractor's commercial position.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor looking to work on one of the UK's most significant mission-critical construction projects.

• Take commercial ownership of designated mechanical, electrical and specialist systems packages.
• Manage packages from procurement and subcontract award through construction, commissioning and final account.
• Develop a detailed understanding of each package scope, programme and contractual requirements.
• Provide commercial advice to the MEP Commercial Manager, Project Director and package management teams.
• Monitor package performance against agreed budgets and commercial objectives.
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities and potential areas of financial exposure.
• Ensure commercial activities comply with company procedures and client requirements.
• Protect the contractor's contractual and financial position throughout the project lifecycle.

• Establish and maintain detailed budgets for allocated MEP packages.
• Monitor committed costs, actual expenditure, accruals and forecast costs.
• Prepare monthly cost-value reconciliation reports.
• Develop accurate cost-to-complete forecasts for mechanical and electrical packages.
• Analyse package performance against budget and explain commercial movements.
• Maintain cash-flow forecasts and support overall project financial reporting.
• Identify potential cost overruns and agree appropriate mitigation measures.
• Provide commercial updates for project and senior management reviews.
• Maintain accurate records and supporting commercial documentation.

• Support or lead the procurement of mechanical, electrical, controls and commissioning packages.
• Prepare tender documentation, scopes of work, bills of quantities and pricing schedules.
• Undertake measurements and quantity take-offs from drawings, specifications and BIM models.
• Issue tender enquiries and manage subcontractor clarifications.
• Complete detailed commercial comparisons and tender analysis.
• Identify qualifications, exclusions, scope gaps and commercial risks within tender returns.
• Participate in commercial negotiations and subcontractor interviews.
• Prepare subcontract award recommendations for management approval.
• Ensure subcontract agreements clearly define scope, programme, testing, commissioning and handover requirements.

• Administer subcontract agreements in accordance with the relevant conditions of contract.
• Ensure contractual notices and commercial correspondence are issued within the required timescales.
• Maintain accurate records of instructions, notices, quotations and agreements.
• Review subcontractor applications for payment and assess completed works.
• Prepare valuation recommendations, payment notices and pay‑less notices where required.
• Manage retention, contra‑charges, damages and other contractual deductions.
• Monitor subcontractor insurances, bonds, warranties and collateral warranties.
• Support the administration of NEC, JCT or bespoke construction contracts, as applicable.
• Maintain a clear commercial audit trail throughout the project.

• Identify changes arising from design development, client instructions, RFIs and site conditions.
• Maintain accurate variation, compensation event and change‑control registers.
• Prepare and submit quotations for instructed or anticipated changes.
• Assess subcontractor variation submissions and challenge costs where…