Senior Quantity Surveyor – Mechanical & Engineering

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Mechanical & Engineering

Location:

London

Contract:

Permanent

Salary: £54,360 - £61,686

Our client, a leading London Local Authority, is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor specialising in Mechanical & Engineering services to join their property and housing division on a permanent basis. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of the commercial management of some of the authority's largest and most complex mechanical services contracts, with annual contract values exceeding £20 million.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the delivery of safe, compliant and resilient heating, water hygiene and energy management services to thousands of residents across the borough.

• Commercial responsibility for a portfolio of major contracts including Heating & Water Contract A (£7.9m), Heating & Water Contract B (£7.4m), District Heating Improvement Programmes (circa £8m) and Building Energy Management Systems (circa £100k).
• Ensure safe, compliant and resilient delivery of heating, water hygiene and energy management services.
• Lead commercial management across all heating and water contracts, ensuring value for money, compliance and financial control.
• Review contract documentation and support procurement and tendering of district heating schemes.
• Prepare budget forecasts and monthly financial reports.
• Undertake monthly valuations, including verification of Prime Cost sums.
• Review dayworks, manual orders and Schedule of Rates compliance.
• Monitor Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) expenditure.
• Conduct post‑inspection reviews and adjust contractor valuations where appropriate.
• Reconcile historic accounts and maintain robust audit‑ready documentation.
• Issue valuation reports, certificates and pay‑less notices in accordance with contractual timescales.
• Challenge valuations, variations and commercial submissions through effective negotiation.
• Provide forensic quantity surveying support where required.
• Support workforce development and social value initiatives.

• Significant Quantity Surveying experience within mechanical services, district heating or complex M&E environments.
• Proven experience managing high‑value, multi‑contract portfolios.
• Strong commercial and contractual knowledge.
• Experience managing structured monthly valuation cycles.
• Excellent analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Confidence in challenging valuations, variations and contractor submissions.
• Strong financial reporting, forecasting and record‑management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with engineers, technical specialists and contractors.

• Permanent position with a leading London Local Authority.
• Salary: £54,360 - £61,686.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Excellent training and career development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work on major infrastructure and housing programmes with significant public impact.