Senior Quantity Surveyor

Edinburgh, United Kingdom / Glasgow, United Kingdom

Location/s: Edinburgh, Glasgow
Recruiter contact: Aoife Cullen

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

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,healthand care sectors.

We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients’ key challenges, combining our world-leading projectexpertisewith unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.

APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education,healthand care management.

Due to continued growth in our defence portfolio, we are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team.

This is a senior commercial leadership role supporting complex programmes across defence infrastructure, defence equipment delivery, and defence nuclear environments.

You will play a pivotal role in delivering robust commercial strategies, managing risk, and acting asa trusted advisor to defence clients, ensuring value-for-money outcomes across critical national programmes.

Mott Mac Donald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery teams support high-profile defence clients including the MOD, DIO, and strategic delivery partners, working across:

• Support to defence equipment programmes and facilities integration
• Specialist defence nuclear infrastructure, including submarine and dockyard facilities

Projects are delivered in secure, highly regulated environments requiring strong governance,assurance, and commercial discipline.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor will take a leading role in commercial delivery across defence programmes.

The role focuses on strategic cost management, NEC contract leadership, and client-facing commercial assurance within complex and secure environments.

• Lead the administration of NEC3/NEC4 contracts across defence programmes
• Provide senior commercial leadership on infrastructure, equipment, and nuclear-related projects
• Own cost forecasting, reporting, and financial governance at project/programme level
• Lead valuation of works and ensure robust commercial reporting
• Act as a trusted commercial advisor to clients and stakeholders, including MOD-facing teams
• Drive value engineering and commercial efficiency across delivery partners Lead on change management, risk mitigation, and contract compliance Mentor and support junior QS staff
• Ensure compliance with defence assurance, security, and governance processes

• Significant experience in quantity surveying/commercial roles
• NEC ECC accreditation with strong senior-level NEC3/NEC4 experience Chartered (MRICS) or close to completion
• Experience delivering commercial management on complex, high-value programmes in regulated environments
• Strong…