Quantity Surveyor

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Location/s: Birmingham, London, Cambridge, Reading, Bristol, Cardiff, Sheffield and Southampton

Recruiter contact: Alice Roostan

Mott Mac Donald is 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, communities and employee opportunities.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

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, all 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 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. Clarify any queries with the relevant Consultants and/or Contractors so they can be agreed with the Project Manager.
• Carry out periodic commercial checks and due diligence in conjunction with the Project Manager to ensure information submitted corresponds to records held by the Consultant or Contractor.
• 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 any amendments and reach a final figure and recommendation for acceptance or rejection.
• 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.
• Developed contract management skills.
• Experienced on large scale infrastructure projects.
• Pre and post contract experience.
• Experience working in collaborative teams.
• Willing to travel to client site, with potential overnight stays.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of 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 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.

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.

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. 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.